The Armour Archive

MJBlazek

Not sure I do, but lets find out.
Send me a PM.

MJBlazek

I wonder if that brim was added to an old bascinet to make it look more like an early burg.

MJBlazek

Whats the size on that helmet?

MJBlazek

I was looking at this and thinking: "Wow, I'm a jerk, I totally derailed form the original poster's question."

Oh...

MJBlazek

That one definitely appears to have decoration on the band.

MJBlazek

There is a very fine line.
There is a guy north of me who wears black leather "Lorica," and black leather pauldrons. To me no, he does not look anything different than a Mad Max extra.

And the profile of his loric is in such a way that is would be very easy to cover.

MJBlazek

now THERE is the crux of it.
I have said it before and I will say it again. 90% of all the bad armr out there woudl be fixed with a *Nice* and appropriate covering.

But one has to take the time to do so.

MJBlazek

But a "weight belt" is easier to hide

MJBlazek

No. And no fly either.

(Sorry to hijack this from you Llew. Just trying to help out! plus Im bored at work

)

MJBlazek

I will also look tonight and see if I have any pic of the tent set up from when I had it.

MJBlazek

Lots of late orles: 1435- http://www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3764515043/in/pool-786939@N25 1440- http://effigiesandbrasses.com/1613/1668/ 1441- http://effigiesandbrasses.com/3641/6890/ 1442- http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitrearum/263243719/in/pool-monumentstoday 1444- http://effigiesandbrasse...

MJBlazek

wrong link embeded Konstantin!

That's the Jupon picture.

MJBlazek

White. With light blue trim.

MJBlazek

Lucian Ro wrote:Talking it over with the Lady as we speak, John. Literally.

Matty, if we attend will you be able to, especially with the wee one cometh?

I would have to talk to the wife.
We have been looking for another excuse to visit my family in CT with the baby.

MJBlazek

Since I was the one who traded this tent to Master Llew, I can vouch that it is used, but in good condition!

MJBlazek

They are mostely seen on English well.

I am under the belief that becasue of the nauture of how ornately decorated they became they were more of a fashion accessory later on.

I may be wrong about that though.

MJBlazek

Orles are seen on effegies fairly late.
Here is one from 1425

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/media/cac ... r208_large

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/730/1002/

MJBlazek

Wow, this sounds FANTASTIC.

MJBlazek

Did you not read my * ???

MJBlazek

You might be thinking of the "Mullet Cyclas"

*Do not use this picture for any inspiration other than to show the cyclas that is longer in the back than the front.

MJBlazek

Ugh I wish I could see the pic here at work!

MJBlazek

A nice pictoral on greathelms
http://www.liebaart.org/helm/

MJBlazek

14th century mafia guys on fb generally say its good, not sure what direction to go, so far only thing on the face of a helm i have found is a cross Thats about right yes. Or nothing at all. I would really baulk at allowing the raven that's on the helm you linked to if I were running a deed such as...

MJBlazek

I need enough, and thick enough, to make removable kidney protection to velcro into the back of my gambeson.

MJBlazek

I really only need 4 pieces 10 inch by 10 inch.

MJBlazek

Where can a person find a sheet of it?

MJBlazek

Not the cost of armor keeping me away.
Cost of travel.
With a newborn just can justify it.

MJBlazek

If it were me running the Deed, no I would not accept a helmet with a stylized raven on the face of it. That blatently says "fantasy" to me.
A sugarloaf without a raven on it, perhaps a blackened cross or brass one, yes. That would be acceptable.

MJBlazek

Yup.
It all depends wha the fashion of the area was.

Jupon is a rather clouded term which is used for a number of different garments.

MJBlazek

CTrumbore wrote:If they had them...

I hate you.

MJBlazek

St Maurice is a very nice example of an armored surcoat.

MJBlazek

A churburge, done correctly, will have to much curve to it.

MJBlazek

I had a stainless breastplate that had a matte polish. You could not tell it apart from my mild pieces. Until they rusted

MJBlazek

Not going to happen. Opens the archive up to liability. Just keep the warning threads up and running. All you can do unfortunately.

MJBlazek

Baby came... forward momentum.... grinding halt.

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