The Armour Archive

Oswyn_de_Wulferton

All you really need is a ball pein hammer, 2 roofing nails, two pennies, and a ball hitch (for a trailer), and a drill. Managed to install one during a practice last night, and still make it out to fight.

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Tandy carries them.

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Hey Jester, what sources do you have regarding half-swording or grabbing opponents blades, pre-14th century? I would have thought they did not need it as a dedicated style due to the inefficiency of armour vs swords (maille does a lot less than plate, but is better than nothing).

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If you had a linen liner, you could always sew the ends of the straps on. Just make sure they are exactly where you want it, and add a ton of stitching to make sure it stays. I just eventually broke down and added two holes to my helm (and got it wrong, so now it has two extra empty holes.

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Just making sure, you do have two pieces cut out like this right? If not, you do know you will need two? Just wanting to make sure that you dont get half a helm done and then wonder what you did wrong.

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Would you consider anything in trade? Unfortunately, I dont have the money to spend on this, but do dabble in quite a bit of trades.

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I thought all places were going to fiberglass shafted CA shafts. The wood ones were getting phased out on an SCA level, or so I heard. Is this completely wrong?

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Sorry Jean-Michael, I was going off of what I heard from fencers who were directly there (household incident, but not in said household). Apparantly, they were able to reconcile but not the rapier community as a whole. Apologies for passing on any other misinformation.

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Hey Irish, looks like we have the same idea about this stuff.

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And our swords don't look like sword. Our swords may not look like a sword exactly, but they do not get confused with other types of weapons based on their shape either. That's because we've all been trained that "this is a representation of a sword". Not because they look anything like a real broa...

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Because it is fun. I put on armour for the first time, got hit, and absolutely loved every minute of it. I fight for the honor of my lady, for the comraderie, and the dreams I had as a kid. I fight because it allows me to release all of the stress I have built up. I stop caring about anything that i...

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Guys, this has been discussed In Kingdom to great length, and a lot of rumors have been spread around about this. Most of the stuff being heard is directly untrue. I would suggest taht unless you heard it directly from someone who was there for "x incident" (which there are really no incidents), ple...

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I think I feel another shield grunt in the making...

Hi, My Name is Oswyn, and I hate spears...
Everyone: Hi Oswyn.

Now you just have to meet the guys on the other side after you both have 5 bodies on top of you. Those happen to be the best conversations.

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Grimstone, I was not in any way trying to imply that LH groups were exclusive. I am sorry if it might have came across that way. I am doing a 12th century Crusader, and have gotten to the point where I think I might be able to participate. I believe the particular problem for me is not that any LH g...

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Just noticed, is there a band of engraved (I would assume brass) around his helm? Can anyone make out the motif, or words? Is this normal, or a "unique" thing to this effigy?

Edited: Which Statue of Roland is this? I keep getting the Bremen one with the giant COA of Germany on it when I search.

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So what exactly are you looking to trade for? Smaller Gauntlets?

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Let me check tonight. I have three kids (in my shire) who are about to start YC and $25 is even cheaper than a hockey helmet (and looks better). I might also be interested in the elbows (at worst, they could be knees for the kids). You might also want to check the pics loaded. Some of them seem to b...

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It just hit me. Sew them all to a dark green cloak like Orc was suggesting, and then put it on Ebay as a Gleeman's cloak (Wheel of Time). I am almost positive someone will grab it, simply to do a Thom Merillin persona for a Con. I just think it sounds like a cool idea, and would look great. If you a...

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Just a reminder, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. We might want to find a couple of other sources. This could (unlikely) be the work of one imaginative individual. I am not meant to imply this is a fraud, just a friendly reminder about Wikipedia.

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Is the sugarloaf 18 ga. throughout, or might be 18 ga.? If it is 18 ga., it is useable by Youth Combat fighters.

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Grimstone, maybe I have a misinformed idea of the cost of LH as apposed to SCA. One of the reasons I enjoyed getting into the SCA is that the minimum standards happen to be fairly low. This meant I was able to "get in the door" at the beginning at a low cost to me. This was fairly important, as I wa...

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Is there any leather on the inside of the glove?

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Quick Aside: Hey Robyn, just as an aside (and I am kicking myself I didnt think of it earlier) there is a woman fighter here who is also under 5' (think 4'10") and she will Crawl Inside of Your Amour and Kick Your A. I am going to try and get her email for you so you two can talk about stuff. that y...

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I will second the House of the Wolf suggestion. One of the guys down here has a pair that he uses, and are 5 years old. All they have to show is a couple of scratches and normal wear and tear. Still hard as a rock, and they look great.

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As far as I have read, We dont know. Going by illuminations of period and the relative numbers of shield bosses, it seems to be that they had shield bosses on strapped shields as well as centergrips and normal strapped shields without bosses. I think it was the Bayeaux Tapestry that had most of the ...

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www.theringlord.com?

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www.theringlord.com might have some.

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Depending on the address of the APO box, some cant be sent priority. If you try, they will get returned. Used to work for a copy center and we found out the hard way (7 1/2 weeks later).

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Depending on the leather, you could make small leather bottles.

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Dude, even if you have to slow production a bit, people will understand. Take it easy and give yourself some time to heal. Then again, some shop time might be just the right medicine to get you feeling like yourself again.

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Just make sure the brackets have enough room to have padding added. It might pose a problem with trying to get the padding to even out, but that is the only concern I would see.

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If it is 18 ga., one of the YC fighters could use it. But I would have to know that it is mild or stainless steel and what gauge.

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What are the dimensions and materials on the greathelm?

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Let us know how it works out. Any chance this friend of yours will take commissions for really deep shields (seeing a war flat-topped kite the approximate length of an SCA scutum, and being able to actually get that full wrap around effect)?

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Hey Michael, you doing any better now?