The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "As to 'glass houses', at least I have one to live in - people know my name, my e-mail, and I am a known quantity, rather than a name without any data attatched to it yourself. If you wish to attack me, why not come out like a man and do it, rather than sniping at me from anonimity?" That is ...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Sarnac - Difficult to accept or not - The facts of the matter when dealing with History, or historical research, that we have to deal with the evidence that is left us. If there is no evidence for something, then history is silent on the subject. If something is documentable, then it is hist...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Does anyone know what I mean? Can you grasp the concept?" I think I speak for much of the Chivalry when I answer "No. We have no clue what you squires are thinking. This is why you are still squires." http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Seriously? I used to try to get blows to glance ...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Talk to Duke Tomeeki, who walked on to play football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, or Glen Parker, who has more than one super bowl ring from playing with the Buffalo Bills, but leave me out of your "freak" category - I'm not worthy " Bob, when did the Bills win a SuperBowl with Parker? I tho...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "You may not follow yourself, that is be your own heir, but to my knowledge no kingdom forbids you to follow your heir. Gavin " If it did, there would be a lot less Lucan's. What are we up to, Lucan the 9th at this point? I lost track a long time ago... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile....

Richard Blackmoore

Quote Gavin: "The motion results in a significant impact against your own shoulder muscles. In the East the single most prominent user of the snapwrap technique tore his shoulder apart over the course of a few years"

Would that by any change be Sigfried V.H.?

Richard Blackmoore
East Kingdom

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "But, really, how difficult is it to wear a pair of hosen? I have a pair, and I have only been in the SCA for a month. Wearing sweatpants after so many years in the SCA just speaks to me of laziness and disregard for the tenents that the SCA strives to promote (despite it's members). Edit: I ...

Richard Blackmoore

Not to detract from the seriousness too much, but I seem to remember sitting near some clothing laurels and their minions at Pennsic. A SCA Scottsman walked by in a large, very modern kilt. One of the laurel's minions asked in all seriousness "Mistress, isn't that a great kilt?". The laurel responde...

Richard Blackmoore

Oh. I guess I'll get rid of my steel greaves, sabatons and mail spats. I didn't realize they offended you just because I had sweat pants on underneath. No problem, I'll switch to leather.

Richard.

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Sure, plastic armour isn't period, but then again, neither is groin protection."

Sure it is. Mail underwear and plate cod pieces are depicted in many illustrations and there are extant cod pieces, long skirted armour for foot combat, long mail hauberks, etc.

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "I've been more concerned about having a good style than striking hard." Interesting. I agree good style, if by that you mean proper technique executed in a proper fashion, is important. However, if you use proper style, you will strike hard typically, unless you pull the blow. Blows that lan...

Richard Blackmoore

"4. How much damage to my body will the sword blows produce?"

Ummmm. Please do not do this brave Sir Vitus?

I really don't want you in the hospital.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

You are a fighter when: You walk into a hardware store and duct tape deals make you think of weapons. Your porch collapses and crushes your squire who was sleeping because both of his wives threw him out. Your rolodex has more metal and polishing supply companies in it than relatives. Street signs l...

Richard Blackmoore

Bump & Update. I finally got through my old E-mail backlog on the chivalry yahoo group. Someone did post the poll there for me (thank you!). Unfortunately, it was posted as is and I did not get to post anything saying the results were for general release to places like the archive. While I cannot (i...

Richard Blackmoore

With the exceptions noted regarding poor fit and improper design, it is my opinion that plate armour, as a general statement, if worn with proper padding will protect the wearer from blow damage better than anything else. Period. As far as injuries from falling or grappling, we are not supposed to g...

Richard Blackmoore

Hi everybody. I have been having trouble getting access to a PC lately (except when working!). Gavin, this is Richard Blackmoore KSCA East, are you by chance Duke Gavin? If so, I just wanted to say hello, we have not seen you or many of our other friends for a while, I am glad you have joined the ar...

Richard Blackmoore

In the shape I am in now I'd be worried, unless the knight I was up against was equally fat and old. In shape and on foot I would still be worried since they trained to really hurt you and without all of our safety rules, so I would have the wrong training in may ways and might make in instinctive S...

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

Without trying to say arrows did or did not work against armour.... Vermin is simply asking to set up a logical test. Take a reproduction bow and some reproduction armour and fire a reproduction arrow at the damned armour in a scientifically controlled study with logical substitutes for a real human...

Richard Blackmoore

Bump.

Richard Blackmoore

I am sorry to hear that you are retiring Ron, but I wish you luck in your other endeavours. A lot of people have metal armour instead of plastic because of your efforts to provide affordable armour as well as do it yourself kit components. I hope your successor does well too.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Quote; "If I wanted to fence, I would fence. This idea is not incongruent with what I am trying to express here. I am trying to learn to hit a bit harder, in the name of courtesy. -Vitus " I did not think you did. I thought you were arguing in favor of a logical calibration standard lower than the '...

Richard Blackmoore

Thank you Gilbert, that is the section I was trying to refer Sarnac to. That section, apparently unknown or ignored in some kingdoms, is what SCA calibration in the East and most kingdoms was and is based on. It is the varying interpretations of what constitutes killing/disabling force that leads to...

Richard Blackmoore

Sarnac. The killing/disabled stuff is in the armour standard section. I don't have it in front of me, but it is in there. Blows are to be good based on the section you stated, based upon them hitting a person wearing the target armour and getting the effects described. While I could agree certainly ...

Richard Blackmoore

Originally posted by Morgan: I wanted to mention something: No matter what I think of Richard personally, he didn't write this question very well. When taking a poll, it's important to understand the question one is asking and understand what the answers are. THis question is HUGELY weighed to get p...

Richard Blackmoore

Madus bad. Florentine questionable (but fun to do). Bastard sword very, very good.

Richard Blackmoore

Simple poll. Please, post only name and answer. That way people can easily tabulate results. 1 - The SCA should ban combat archery. 2 - The SCA should retain combat archery as is. 3 - The SCA should retain combat archery but revise its social construct to admit non-nobles and allow "war" scenarios t...

Richard Blackmoore

Simple poll. Please, post only name and answer. That way people can easily tabulate results. 1 - The SCA should ban combat archery. 2 - The SCA should retain combat archery as is. 3 - The SCA should retain combat archery but revise its social construct to admit non-nobles and allow "war" scenarios t...

Richard Blackmoore

I have spoken with a limited number of Tuchux over the years that did not drive me crazy. Bedlam who posts here, seems a decent, intelligent fellow for the most part. The Tuchux as a group? I can't stand them. They caused trouble at virtually every Pennsic they were at, acted like morons and did not...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Exactly. When someone asks you if fighting in a melee is like braveheart, be able to tell them not just no, but the reasons why." Fighting in a melee is sometimes exactly like fighting in Braveheart. Especially if you happened to be standing next to Sigfried Von Halstern with a two handed sw...

Richard Blackmoore

"Jesus Wept, Richard! Don't you guys ever get laid in your perfect Pennsic?" I am a knight, I did not realize you did not know that was one of the perks. Then again, it was not a problem before I was raised to the accolade either. The only way it would not happen now is if I went to Pennsic and my w...

Richard Blackmoore

For the sheer majesty of the form? The European bastard sword with cruciform quillons.

For effectiveness in the SCA and still having fun? Sword and shield.

For tournament fun against a matched weapons opponent? European great sword.

P.S. Madu's are evil and should be banned from the lists.

Richard Blackmoore

I have been away from Pennsic for several years for mundane reasons. However, I agree with many people that problems were arising back then that seem to be a problem now. Based on what I know from past experience and what I have heard about recent Pennsic's, here is my idea of a perfect Pennsic. 1) ...

Richard Blackmoore

There are two things you could do that would probably work fine:

1) Sandblasting.

2) Roll the mail in a barrel of sand. This could take a very long time.

Depending on the specific type of stainless an how hard it is, you might need to use a stronger abrasive than sand.

Richard Blackmoore

In the East Kingdom SCA, there is usually a vigil (almost always, but not always). The vigil is almost never done on a separate day from the knighting. It is usually assumed that a candidate will accept the accolade and they usually do. Candidates are sometimes told in advance that they are being kn...

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