The Armour Archive

Eamonn MacCampbell

Check out this article from the old Arador sight...

http://www.arador.com/articles/index.html

And take a look at the artwork on these pages...

http://www.liebaart.org/milita_e.htm

http://www.liebaart.org/lans_e.htm

http://www.liebaart.org/slag_e.htm

I think if these are accurate...It would imply that aillettes were not just used for tourney, but also as a defense of the upper shoulder and point of the shoulder..

Eamonn MacCampbell

How would i go about it?? i recently got these boots as a gift and my Dad and i both agree that a new sole of some sort is in order, or at least some sort of tread. the sole is pretty much just a thin layer of smooth plastic with a small smooth heel Aren't those the Robin hood boots from MRL???? Pl...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Rameset.com He does some truly amazing work: A heraldric surcoat he made me: http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp149/Drumgod882/353256016_XxmiH-M.jpg [img]http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp149/Drumgod882/IMG_1006.jpg[/img] Lucas Not to be picky...But I don't think thats really a surcoat...I wou...

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Well then, ask him what they wore back in 1375 for jousting...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Morejello wrote: People get us mixed up all the time, mostly because we appear together frequently. Count Ralph says we're in the running to be couple of the year.

Well....you ARE Normans....

*follows Raven out the door...*

Eamonn MacCampbell

Thanks Conal...Those are some great shots of the effigy...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Walter and a slew of German fellas are coming right around the corner. They demand a certain extra attention because I, like you, am equally fond of the details we see in these 14th century effigies. With some exceptions, my objective is to produce them in rotational volleys: ie, one from the 13th ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Very Nice...I still say you need to have Walter vonHohenklingon.....His effigy is the bomb....

Eamonn MacCampbell

HA! That's Jacob, one of our converts to SCA from Belegarth. He made me a pair of bauzbands in exchange for my copy of the pattern that I got from Bohun. Yes, those are gauntlets made from Bohun's pattern. They hold up pretty good, especially if you already know how to harden leather. The pattern a...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Don Alvarro, I forwarded this onto a budy of mine in Snetinals Keep(Missoula MT) and he replied with a very good question.....Where is it gonna be at??? I know where Avacal is, they tend to come down to my Shire events, BUT...Where in Avacal? I got a feeling my buddy really wants to go to this...His...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Balin50 wrote:Stuff i have found mostly random google surfing:)

I reconized that shield before I ever read the discription....Wonder if Duke Sean has that one somewere.....Might have to let him know it's here...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Those are actually from a kit developed by Bowen the Black...Those gaunts were made by Sir Bartholomew Hightower.....Recognising the guy in the Brotherhood tabard was a dead give away for remembering where I have seen these gaunts before.... Bowen sells the plans and templates for(IIRC) $25 Here's h...

Eamonn MacCampbell

I don't have any inf on how to make the tip, but here is a vid of His Excelency,Sir DaHoud using one....I have to get out to Ely's today I'll pick his brain and see how they did the tips for the Doris they use when fighting as the Spartans...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka1lkdbuNto

Eamonn MacCampbell

Do either of you have the text of the Bull? I would be interested to see if it was concerned with: 1. Replacing Robes with Surcoats 2. Allowing Surcoats (which had perviously been restricted.) or 3. Specifying the colors and decoration of surcoats allowed/reserved to the order. Alvar The sight were...

Eamonn MacCampbell

No tabards. Long flowing sleeveless surcotes. Robes were worn out of armour by the fighting orders. Surcotes were donned for battle. Religeous military orders wore robes into into battle until the Papal bull of 1248 permitted them to wear surcoats. Are you saying that "all" religious orde...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Hi Kerry I think for now I will mainly make hand held weapons: --4 axe styles (early periods to late period) --6 pole arm styles (early to late period) --3 mace styles --2-3 warhammer styles --hilts --and maybe some pommels... for pummeling Andrew..You and I have chatted on many occasion and once a...

Eamonn MacCampbell

When lay on is called, all I want you to think about is "Hit the other guy with the stick". All that other stuff, about breathing, footwork, timing, openings, movement, proper form, and everything else... that's for training. Once lay on is called, hit the other guy really hard, and don't...

Eamonn MacCampbell

strapped kites and teardrops - these shapes are pretty much the same so fight similarly, you still have corners (really you do), the long tail can help with leg defense but the acute angle will leave your belly open They also help prevent that wrap shot with little movement..But it does as Audex sa...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Congrats! Is there a copy available online for those of us without TVs? Not that I've found. I *did* upload the opening pre-title sequence as a sort of trailer to YouTube, though: m Check it out. Effingham Woah.... ....Way cool....Do you think they will ever put this on DVD?? I just checked..None o...

Eamonn MacCampbell

About this episode: Tokugawa Leyasu is a towering figure in Japanese history. He is Oliver Cromwell, Richard The Lionheart and Alfred The Great combined - the man who overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and established a regime that would last for centuries. Effingham I'm assuming this quote i...

Eamonn MacCampbell

A beltsander works well too, for rounding sharp corners and smoothing egdes. Richard Ya know, they mak a nice fairly cheap tool called an edger for leather...Comes in different sizes...Works mahvalous darlinks..... It's cheaper and safer than a belt sander....That idea just scares me...And I have b...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Ahhh...I see, you're the Padowan King then.... I occasionally have times like this, they happen and I don't realize it till after I take the shot...Unfortunately...I'm a sucky fighter so it doesn't help me....For right now..Maybe someday before I hit 50 I will be a decent fighter..But still havein f...

Eamonn MacCampbell

WOAH....Not only a King...But now, a Jedi master...

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So I have a really awesome, perfectly period sugarloaf from James Gillaspie. Now I need to build the correct period accoutrements around it. I want to do a full tabard w/ sleeves, and hidden armour. Any ideas on where to get such a robe? Correct length? I know as of the 13th cen, you could get away...

Eamonn MacCampbell

It fit's my middle Ireland persona pretty well. I could go heater just as easily considering the close proximity to the English. Just curious...What do you mean by "middle Ireland", the style of shield is also determined(historically speaking) by your time frame.... It serves two purposes...

Eamonn MacCampbell

JillandI wrote:It fit's my middle Ireland persona pretty well. I could go heater just as easily considering the close proximity to the English.

Just curious...What do you mean by "middle Ireland", the style of shield is also determined(historically speaking) by your time frame....

Eamonn MacCampbell

Eamonn, you are more than welcome to come visit us down here any time, my travel is sorta restricted at the moment, gotta build up some credit with my better half so that I can head to Estrella come February Elias keeps suggesting the same thing...unfortunatly, my job doesn't let me out alot...Comi...

Eamonn MacCampbell

as soon as i have the pictures in my hands i'll get them online for you guys, right now my spare hard drive is out of town with them to tranfer the multiple gigs of photos they took that I'll be enterested in. It will be two weeks from now tell I see them and get the drive back full of photos. Tell...

Eamonn MacCampbell

:oops: Shameless plug alert!!!! Here is my booklet on that subject. 3rd from the bottom m Have you added some new stuff there?? Course, It's been awhile since I loked at your booklettes...I think I see where my exta funds for the next couple of months are going...'scuse me, while I go call she who ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

http://aiden-groundpounder.smugmug.com/photos/295843828_z6nAx-M.jpg Yeah, it SEEMS simple enough, but I think there are A LOT of hidden "issues" with this style of bed. Plus, packed away it would be SUPER heavy to move. It will be a couple of weeks tell my copies, but a friend just took s...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Anyone have any sites, or books they might recomend that show how to construct the saddle tree?

I'm a fair hand with wood and been thinking about building me a saddle for my horses,BUT, I'm not sure how to do the tree.

Eamonn MacCampbell

OOOHHHH...Nice helm...And I will get to hit it someday soon....Yes...very pretty helm...I must 'bless" it.....

Eamonn MacCampbell

I would agree with Bob...My Bitzenburger is the schnizzit...Love it..I use both the left and straight on it just cause some like the heli on there arrows...I've been shooting mostly straight the last few years... I also have(damn...brain fart can't think of it's name) but really like my bitz a whole...

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