The Armour Archive

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Yes and if we allow face thrusts we are all going to get our neck broken.... SCApussification. No, there is a big difference between the two. Know someone who had to undergo 2 different surgeries, simply because a blow went low as he was stepping. Not sure what you don't understand about that part,...

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I have also heard, and understand the safety issue. Do we really want someone swinging for shins with a polearm, against a charging unit? Sounds like a recipe for lots of twisted ankles, etc.

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James River (aka. Armourer Eric) does nice conicals, as well as Windrose.

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Link isn't working.

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Actually Woodstock, your PM went to me for some reason. I don't produce helms though...

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Wow. We grapple all the time and it leads to no significant number of injuries. Dunno what you're afraid of. How much training do you give "dogs" (I think that is the right term) before letting them free spar in melee? I think that may have something to do with it, and the degree of trust...

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Replied.

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At least they caught it quickly, and it is a smaller fix (relatively).

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For people looking to go the low-profile look, does the elbow still cover enough without the rondel attached , or do you need it for the added protection?

Probably more of a kit question, as well as varying from person to person. Just checking.

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The pictures I have/had of pavises in the Bavarian National Museum showed a similar construction. One was even cracked along the "seam" between the upper and lower board.

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Is the top/bottom from the brow line, or top of helm?

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PM sent for someone. Dibs.

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Maybe "flying" was a bad word. Try flopping. I haven't seen one fail spectacularly (though seeing exposed ones just hits a bad nerve with me), and most people I know don't tend to break the "tape rope" any faster. Just putting it out there as another alternative, and one you can ...

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Duct tape rope. Take a large piece of duct tape, twirl one end until it is all exposed sticky, and then wrap tightly. You can feel it failing far before a hose clamp, lasts at least as long, and doesn't have a piece of flying metal when it fails.

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Ok, looking around, I am wondering what exactly the "Bari" stands for, as I am having trouble narrowing down the country of origin.

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Then comes the fun of the "hosting group" being over 100miles from the actual site of the event...

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Message from the SEM about just this (someone in our group had a possible issue). VI.F. Hand and Wrist Armor The outer surfaces of the hand, to one inch above the wrist of both arms and including the thumb, must be covered by one or a combination of the following: 1. A rigid basket or cup hilt with ...

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Sidearms allowed? Wrestling on the ground, trying to stab the other guy with a dagger just sounds like it is begging for a picture.

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What timeperiod exactly? 1100AD? The "first" few Crusaders landed in 1096 (right after Peter the Hermit's, who pretty much all died), IIRC (all of my books are packed as well), so you are looking at ~4yrs. "in culture" to adopt. I would go with "not unheard of" but defi...

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That reminds me to get off my *ss and finally write a review of one he did for me...

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Rowan of Needwood wrote:Wait, don't you need to get authorized IN THE WEAPON / weapon type you are using? (isn't that... cheating?) if not, I am there.

As I understand it, Tuchux operate under a different but similar ruleset to the SCA. Therefore being "authorized in X weapon in the SCA" doesn't matter.

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The second part is actually what I was looking for. Now to find someone who has photos of the Church online. Always nice to look at the original sources.

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Didn't Sir Justus show lots of pics and a how-to under the "Cool Weapons" thread?

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Do you happen to have a citation for that photo? I can think of a few sources, but it would be the exception rather than the rule.

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Maybe a quick coat of metallic spraypaint on the inside, before covering with leather? Just trying to think of a quick and easy way to hide the inside when you aren't wearing them, that would hold up to a 5ft. rule. Of course, that job could also be passed on to the customer, especially for the pric...

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Stephen, how much padding is on the back of the hand and cuff with those? My current pair of gloves is wearing out, and these may work for me.

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Just noticed, that in on the second piece, you can see some of the plastic on the back of the greave. Any plans to cover that, or even paint it to quasi-match?

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Finally found a tape measure. Will take the pants. How do I pay you?

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Mail drapes act like "buzz" plates. Except much better.

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Duke Icefalcon wrote:Try Atlanta chainmal. Seem s like a nice guy and does the work here in the States.

If you are looking for him, I believe both is username and Google search shows it under AtlantaArmoury (add a space for google).

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I think that what Effingham was getting at was that adding a seam along the brow (like Duke Phelan's) would have at least distinguished between the parts that were historical (everything above the brow and possibly faceplate) and the back/wrap plate.

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Am I reading this right? An 8lb pommel? Surely a typo...

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May know someone who is interested in the helm.

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The part going around your helm itself needs to be roughly rectangular or cylindrical. After that, it expands into a cone, such as Audax is describing. There are multiple ways of doing so. One is to add expansion links every so often, or you could add multiple triangles and fill in the spaces in bet...

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InsaneIrish wrote:In the coldest winter around here it gets to be about 5 degrees F. In the hottest summer it can get 100+ WITH about 85% humidity.

Yeah, but add a pollen count of over 1000, and you have Meridies. Extreme tops out at like 300. And 100% humidity. And we still don't fight indoors.