The Armour Archive

Saritor

Here's one of the more useful threads from myArmoury.com about the topic: m I got some amusing mileage out of them a couple years ago as an April Fool's joke, but the multi-use combo weapons are more likely fanciful creations for patrons to display the skill of the artificer in an Italian court sett...

Saritor

What's the legality of the Darkwood rapier blades in a schlager kingdom? I'm guessing it's just different terminology. All Darkwood blades are legal for heavy rapier and C&T in all kingdoms that allow rapier, with the exception of the sidesword/backsword and grosse messer blades, which are C&am...

Saritor

Gwain, you realize that there are already those of us in the Outlands who wanted to kill you and loot your corpse, right? You're not helping yourself any, buddy.

--Kieran

Saritor

Fiore is, IIRC, his primary focus.

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pm sent.

Saritor

Later Elizabethan demilancers were issued thicker leather boots that came up above the knees, in lieu of having to equip them with any sort of serious leg protection. I'm not sure off the top of my head where to point you for any sort of reference material on them. I'll have to dig around through th...

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Balin50 wrote:Ahh i see you have found my Helm please send to
Atenveldt
C/O Balin Hauptmann
Eber Hauer

What kind of landsknecht are you, anyway?!

Go earn your armor the traditional way. Kill some Italians, loot their corpses and try to get a few of the bloodstains off.

Saritor

You can also find these on English knights during Henry VIII's reign, sometimes with only one shoulder (so the cut of the chest is at an angle), worn over armor by the knights/heavy cavalry. (As opposed to His demilancers &c.)

Saritor

Smoking - well, this is substantaily a post-period vice. I can't imagine any manner to make it look period. Some people use pipes - but that doesn't solve it and makes others think that they are doing something period - which is wrong. SO, in a sence, it may be better to just use an unobtrusive mod...

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Baron Alcyoneus wrote:I thought that my part of the conversation was a bit fancier than she remembers.

Look, buddy...when a lady recalls how great an admirer of her pickle you were, you...uhm...

You know, it might just be best to leave that at "Thanks."

Saritor

Sweet. I'll test that out on Friday.

Saritor

Rittmeister Frye wrote:and always with a beard.

Or the mustache!

Saritor

Thomas Adler wrote:Dragonspine is closer.

Dragonspine
http://www.dragonsspine.org/wiki/index2.php

Nathrop's zip code is claimed by Dspine.

Saritor

Once you've got the list together, and I owe you bacon for Roak at Estrella a couple years ago anyway, I'd be willing to get in on the bidding.

Why let the prinicpals have all the fun?

Saritor

Check with miscreant.

Saritor

That camelback trim looks like it was tough to put together!

$30

Saritor

The current staff at Society level are doing pretty good with turnaround time, and they're working at making it faster. We've had some people get less than a year turnaround here, but it averages about a year for Outlands submissions. If there's no problems with the name or documentation, then you c...

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Jestyr wrote:And now we are all laced with that attractive mental image. Thanks for sharing.

Sharing means caring? (And decreased mental anguish for La Tasha.)

Saritor

Are you doing pell work with them? Are they working together in groups/with partners? They may honestly want to get more involved, and may want to be better fighters, but are balking at the biggest hurdle -- learning anew, and doing it in front of others who aren't part of their social group. Even i...

Saritor

They worked for me this morning from home, but not here at the office.

Saritor

Maeryk wrote:Hehe.. I just want to make and use a lantern shield in the SCA.

Suggesting I would do that was one of the best April Fool's pranks I ever managed.

Saritor

Gorm wrote:It's one of the things starting to really torque me off about the group.

Only starting to? Slacker.

Saritor

PM sent, in re gorget.

Saritor

The first one is Forgeng's translation and a facsimile without much interpretation. The second is Wagner's interpretation. Just kinda depends on what you're looking for. Jester, occasionally here on the Archive, has been doing some work on I.33 for a while now...you might ask him via pm what his opi...

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So, I either need to just move to southern California or Chicago...hrm...

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Explorers and sailors being all the rage, that's pretty likely. Holinshed, I think, says something about "lusty" or "courageous" gentlemen wearing them.

Saritor

Not sure about 16th C. Italy, but Stubbs and Holinshed both refer to the practice of wearing earring/s in 16th C. England. Shakespeare's portrait with the earring is probably the one most folks would be familiar with.

Saritor

Dangit, Krag...I was just thinking I needed some sort of belt knife.

You're an evil, evil man making me wait to see what else you're going to throw out for us.

Saritor

Alan Frize wrote:Not heard it about the Scots, have heard it about the Welsh though. You'd think someone would see the obvious link between 'lack of clothing' and 'hypothermia'.

That's why yer all so hairy!

Saritor

Any of the Scaino on Tennis translations.

Alas, all the ones I can find are ridiculously expensive.

Saritor

Deutsche Fechtschule The style of Sir Fiore Furlano de Civida d'Austria delli Liberi da Premariacco Ochs, if you're near Bonn, for German styles. m The School of European Swordsmanship, if you're near one of Guy Windsor's groups: m If you're asking which style I'd pick specifically, Fiore's.

Saritor

Effingham wrote:Quick note: That's "TOLL the ancient Yule-tide carol." (As in, "it tolls for thee.")

Mayhap he doth troll for thee?

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Blackstone wrote:The one you covet so much, Kit?

Yes!

By the way, any drool-shaped rust stains on it after next weekend are purely coincidental, and will not be my doing.

Saritor

Maeryk wrote:Nope. Still making it up as we go along, with a hefty does of Gardnerian logic thrown in for good measure.

Ah. That explains the scourges.

Saritor

You contact us, we tell you what measurements we need, we talk about outer and lining materials and buttons and stuff, and we give you a price based on the options. You send us accurate measurements (and money), and in a couple of weeks you get a box of Win and Kittens. Hmm. This seems like a bette...

Re: 1 year in Europe, who would you study with, live steel?