The Armour Archive

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I raise my glass to Sir Jon.

Uric

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Can't be complete without a head bong!

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Found a few action shots.

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Also, get a roll of the wood grained contact paper (used for lining kitchen cabinets) and cover the back of the shield. It gives it the look of wood with almost zero additional weight. I am also experimenting with gluing a layer of luan door skin to the back of an old aluminum shield to see how that...

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Audax, normally I do not. Camric (greenshield) puts a strip of plastic around his edges. On the shield pictured, I put some plastic hose over the top, where it usually starts to break. That is why across the top rawhide I had to put the small cuts in the back, since I used wider rawhide to cover the...

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Ludial, I think you really need to get out to a few SCA wars and see how fast they are over. Rarely are they spread out so much that a fast group can slip around and out flank people. The flanking usually occurs when the lines are engaged and the side with more numbers starts to roll around the othe...

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Animal, you can get sides of rawhide from Tandy Leather Factory. We cut it into strips about 2 1/2 inches wide and soak them in warm water. Once they are soft, we attach them to the egde of the shield with carpet tacks. Make sure you round off the edges of the wood first. http://i119.photobucket.com...

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Your Grace, ask on the SCA chiv list. Last Pennsic I believe it was the king of the West that gifted the Gleann Abhann royalty with coins and the dies that made them as gifts. Someone there can probably point you to them.

Uric

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There are many of us that do not hate CA, we just want one rule set. I do not want anyone to be allowed to shoot or hit someone in the back, period. If archers want to shoot unaware people in the back, then they should be subject to getting hit unawares in the back. I hate the 'more realistic' argum...

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Have your squire adorn his chain. It is what I do.
Plain and simple.

Uric

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Wow, that spear tip looks a little loose!

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Bear, PM sent.

Grimr, thanks! Glad you like it.

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Smaller version holds approximately 24-25oz. 50 USD.

Same materials as above bottle.

Uric

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I have this bottle for sale. 60 USD. http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/monkeybite/100_4562.jpg 8-10 oz veg tanned leather. Sealed inside & out with beeswax. Hardwood stopper and leather carrying strap. Holds approximately 36oz. Paypal preferred with 5 USD shipping. Uric

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While I come from a kingdom where knights wear gold and squires wear silver, I make my squires adorn their chains. My squire is the only one in Gleann Abhann that does, or that I have seen. I do it to respect the traditions of other kingdoms and the fact that the Society reserves unadorned chains fo...

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Here is me with mine. Love it!

Uric

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Master Knuut has a standard 5/16" for stainless. I wear a light gambeson under mine, but mail in general does not offer a lot of protection in rattan fighting. It does make you look sexy though. He doesn't take money up front, so you get about a year to save up once you get in his cue. You wait...

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Jestyr, I am 5'7" and 165 lbs and I have one of Master Knuut's welded stainless hauberks. Mine comes right to my knee and weights just over 14 pounds. It ran me right around 900 bucks but you can't beat it for durability. It may cost you a little bit more up front, but you will never have to wo...

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Matt, thanks for coming out and sharing this with us. You are a model for how a lot of guys need to run their businesses.

I hope after you are caught up that you can use your talent to help calm your mind and find as much peace as you can.

Good luck to you.

Uric

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If some of the older fighters are lying to new people, you totally need to pull them aside and confront them on it. If they feel you hit too hard, they should be working with you, not scaring new people. Gossip is destructive and they need a reality check. Try to talk it out with them, but if they h...

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Quick bump. Ask for George in my camp down by the archery field. He will have these items from Monday on. I will be there Thursday evening on.

2 bottles & 2 sheaths left.

Uric

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I have the same type of pell as John describes and recommend them for the same reasons. Plus it is cheap.

The no bounce back is a big plus.

Uric

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David, look at the Bayeux Tapestry. You basically want a long sleeve knee length tunic. I would highly recommend going with a heavy weight linen that you can get online from Fabric Store .com. For color, again look at the BT. If you don't want to spend the extra money on the linen you can go with a ...

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That looks really good. Now you just need to paint that bar across the eyes black.

Uric

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Nothing takes away from the look of a good helm like a bar across the eye slots.
Good job though.

Uric

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Keep your back split a little lower than the front. This will help keep your skirt from flaring out too much when you move.

Uric

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Duke Gavin has it right on the ego part. Many people on both sides need to get over themselves. We have a few crossover people in Gleann Abhann and very little of the animosity. What we do have is the spirit of inclusion. We recognize our fencers as part of our army and support them. Our fencing com...

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It is a good solid shield Animal, especially if you get one curved. It takes a bit to learn to keep it positioned right so your bottom point stays in the right spot to protect your legs. It is weak in a shield wall for melee though. It will generally always leave one of your legs open to a spearman....

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With sabatons you would be fine. And while leather turn shoes offer no real protection either, I think you are risking more with just chain on your feet.

I would rather leather smashed on my foot then chain links.

Uric

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What kind of shoe are you going to wear them on? People fight in turn shoes and tennis shoes, so if you put mail over those you would be ok.

Now if you wore them over bare feet, then no, you would need more.

Uric

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I would probably put Duke Radu, Duke Havord and Earl William (Camric Greenshield) as the top guys who could travel anywhere and compete at a top level. They combine the mental aspect of the game with the physical more than most. But lucky for us in Gleann Abhann we have a lot of really good technica...

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Am also offering a rattan seax with the sheaths for 10 dollars more. http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/monkeybite/100_4563.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/monkeybite/100_4564.jpg Approximately 18.5" long with thrusting tips. 13" blade. Black sheath sold, both browns are s...

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Remember Magnus there is also no set rule. You will find short people very effective with long swords and tall people very effective with short swords. If you are newer start to experiment with a long sword and gradually cut an inch or so off at a time until you get comfortable with it. Seek out guy...

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Not you E the Eager. Cam was referring to the Eirik with the big black kidney belt doing the earlier period persona.

Uric

leather bottles for sale - SOLD