The Armour Archive

Oswyn_de_Wulferton

Scuba Diving. If you can find a local place, which will let you get into a pool with gear on, just practice 4 in, 6 out. If you end up gasping for air, stand up, and take out the regulator. That may have the "I am underwater, don't gasp" mentality built in, and help you get around the coun...

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How large? I have a slightly larger head, and may be interested.

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Hal, I wonder if you continued the flutes farther down the helm, almost to the point where they touched the brow. Then using something like a dishing hammer, you could get the "relief" shown in the photo, without having a specialized stake.

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Kind of. Starting to get into this whole metal pounding thing (been working with leather previously). Any closeups you could post (hopefully with a ruler or other dimension in the pic) would be great (for grinding existing hammers to shape), or if you could recommend people who currently make hammer...

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Mac, it is hard to tell from the pictures. Are the hammers you are using more of an oval shape, or rounded? This is a technique i really want to try, but having the right tool seems to help...

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I understand the working rate vs. your time in something. But if you love making helms, Hal, just make them for the love of making them. Then sell them off, and if you cover your material costs, and only work on them when you enjoy it, you come out ahead. And we can still see these wonderful creatio...

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So all of you that are using anvils (both hot and cold working), how much of a difference does it make to have a real anvil vs. an ASO? If the latter is all you can afford now, will it still lend itself towards basic techniques?

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I agree that the cut is far more likely to cause any significant damage. Just felt like I had to at least acknowledge the other side of the coin, after starting the thread, and getting "some" references.

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Apparently, there is some limited evidence to support Alex's claim of thrusting being used during the High Middle Ages, against people in maille. Not much (like on the level of justifying Norse two-weapon fighting), but there is some.

A thread I started on MyArmoury about this

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I am fairly sure those would not pass as full gauntlets without reinforcements.

I was talking about the link Lucas posted (Edited for Clarity).

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Seems like this seller may actually be interested in what they are. Starting bid of $10 and all that. I would think this is a case of msitaken ID vs actually trying to rip someone off, compared to other fakes I have seen.

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D. Sebastian, not Sebastion, IIRC.

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Sean Powell wrote:
Effingham wrote:What's so hard about "muh CHEFF skee?"

Effingham

Because Macjowski isn't in my spelling-checker but no one gives a damn if I miss-spell misspronounceski cause it ain't a real word.

Yeah, it helps if you spell it correctly. Maciejowski.

Oswyn_de_Wulferton

Alex, you entirely missed my point about proving things. I challenge you to prove that ONE thing never existed. Pick anything you want. It is logically impossible to prove ANYTHING did not exist. Yet we say that in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, things are proven. Very well. Tom...

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Alex, you entirely missed my point about proving things. I challenge you to prove that ONE thing never existed. Pick anything you want. It is logically impossible to prove ANYTHING did not exist. Yet we say that in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, things are proven. Here is the lin...

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5mm Luan. It was half the price as the birch plywood. HD cut the sheets in 4'x32" sections that made 24"x32" Heaters. Holes were drilled through stacks of shields, 6 shields at a time. 4 holes at the elbow and 4 at the handle left some adjustment range for simple rope straps. Fabric ...

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You and I both know that documenting something as "not existing" is an impossibility. Then don't take the position that "nobody was doing it". The fact is, our direct knowledge of what they did or not is pretty meager, and mostly inferred from circumstantial evidence and guesswo...

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Edited due to fix.

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Title and pic are of greaves, but post refers to gauntlets

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Yet by the simple fact of the gladius falling out of style, we can assume that the armour got better, and people were more concerned with the strike than the thrust. ... Overall, thrusting during the period we are supposed to be representing is extremely limited, and one would assume since nobody w...

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There is a large FP in downtown Atlanta (Barony of South Downs), along with several shires spread around the outskirts. Any idea of where exactly you plan on moving? Having lived here for several years, I would be happy to help you find an area you would like. The "local" practices are: Ma...

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Well, one might point out the success the Romans had with the thrusting gladius against mail using foes. And my point was the actual penetration of the maille. What you seem to be arguing is that a "telling blow" would typically not penetrate the maille, but only transfer the blunt trauma...

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There is limited evidence for side slits.

The main reason (IMO) is because when it is slit in the front, even without any gores in the bottom, my legs are still covered. Slits on the side tend to expose the leg, even during a walking motion.

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Sounds correct, except the slit up the back (unless you mean just for your legs to move).

The only place I know of doing accurate 12th century gambesons is Matuls.pl, but with the US=EU conversion, they are a bit pricy.

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Would that run afoul of the Laurel "Augmentation"?

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But the madu (by itself, not counting other one handed thrusting weapons) has been shown to be contrary to the incorporating documents of the SCA. That being that it was not used by nobles, in an armoured setting, which would have come into any contact with Western Europe before 1600. Once all of th...

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You are right, when talking about a horn weapon. But if a guy is holding a sword or a short spear one handed, and delivers a thrust? Still cheesy? Or, are we assuming any single handed weapon use only to thrust = madu? Sorry if I wasn't clear. I am more ok with single handed spears, axes held below...

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There isn't enough slack for me to get my head through with leaving it snapped on. I am hoping I can use the existing hole once I remove the snap, as the nylon isn't damaged at all. So does anyone know of any heavy-duty snaps they would trust their head to? Losthelm, it rivets to one side, has a pul...

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No, because even forceful thrusts to the body are a safety measure, compared to the force levels of actual thrusts from swords. Therefore, all such thrusts are cheesy in general, and weapons designed exclusively to take advantage of this (Madu, Christian Greatsword, etc) are the same level of cheesy...

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The problem I am having is that the one of the parts of the snap tends to get bent over time (the short end, not attached to the chin-cup). Comes from taking it on and off a lot. The biggest issue I have had is finding snaps that can take the pressure that is generated. This is the only thing holdin...

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Does anyone know of a good way to replace the snap on an army chinstrap without just installing a new chinstrap? The current riveted location is now under leather which has been glued down, and I don't want to pull it up if at all possible.

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I forget which model I have, but all I wear are these and motocross knees. Works out fine for me...

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First you need to get this...

[img]http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/gorgets/sggorget2.jpg[/img]

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Know someone that may be interested. Will check tonight and let you know.

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Uh, did you see the first picture in the most recent "show your kit" thread?

Re: For Sale: MS Greaves (rough)

Army Chin-strap Snap Replacement