The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

Owen "Richard, I have greaves with my 1st C. kit, and they are authentic and appropriate. They only cover the front (and the knee), though, not the back of the calf." Good point, but you are also a pre-medieval Roman. I always think of the SCA as knightly combat between people who could be visitors ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. Thanks Vitus.

Richard Blackmoore

Broken ankles suck. Mordreth broke his ankle at one point if I remember correctly. And I was once fighting one of his squires, a tough, short, muscular lefty. He tabled his shield and did an interesting series of rotations beneath it so I had trouble telling where he was and his sword blocks were go...

Richard Blackmoore

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cedric: Mail can be done without major bruises and broken armbones." >Well sure maille protects great, IF you wear other armour with it to make up for its utter lack of prot...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "What if, perhaps, this individual has an oxblood belt, with plaques, buckle and tip, hand cast by him, which matches (and is permanently attached to) a leather scabbard with chape and locket brazed, silver-soldiered and set with semi-precious stones. This red oxblood colour and plaque combin...

Richard Blackmoore

Mr. Clements techniques are excellent. I particularly enjoy his use of invective and sarcasm. Seriously, any book or work that teaches you how to use a sword may be applicable to the SCA. Due to the fact that we are trying to emulate medieval armoured tournaments, some techniques, such as draw cuts,...

Richard Blackmoore

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Lodhur: OK, So we've heard everyone's gripes about the SCA, both from outside & inside. Most of them seem to regard the SCA's self-representation as an historically based g...

Richard Blackmoore

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vitus: I hate to pick nits, but the exerpts from Froissart that I posted in this thread strongly6 suggest that oftentimes there was no particular difference between a "lance...

Richard Blackmoore

Hi again. If you are looking for good quality reproduction armour, that is much easier to get than an extant piece that survived from the 16th century or older. However good quality reproduction can mean many different things. Most reproductions that this board would consider decent quality, appear ...

Richard Blackmoore

You are welcome. For what it is worth, Wade has probably forgotten more about armour than I ever knew in the first place. He can give you good advice. I am curious however. What do you plan to do with the armor, put it on display or do you actually want to wear it? If you want to wear it, finding a ...

Richard Blackmoore

Bump. 1) Sir Mordreth was looking for this thread, so I moved it up. 2) Anyone come up with any resources to help me find out diff's if any spear vs. lance? 3) Quote "...ultimatly one mans katana is another mans bastard sword, since basicly its just a stick, there is not enough about it to realy sep...

Richard Blackmoore

I think that SCA singles tournament combat, when done well in a proper setting, captures the spirit and flavor of medieval tournament combat better than most other groups if your goal is to allow unchoreographed competition in a medievil setting, in armour with blows thrown with moderate force allow...

Richard Blackmoore

Morgan. Just to clarify, Mordreth is Sir Mordreth of the SCA, a longtime member of the East Kingdom and he also has more than passing familiarity with the early days of MSR as well. So he is familiar with SCA combat conventions, but I liked your explanation as well http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/s...

Richard Blackmoore

"Get this, the pig says 'I'd like to be taller'"

Richard Blackmoore

Beat me to it. Park Lane is the one I was thinking of.

Richard Blackmoore

Well, sometimes they do. Although "power" in the SCA is generally held by the best "singles" fighter or those that he (the crown) elevates or appoints to kingdom level administration positions, often other fighters or those who share the mindset of the single combat victor. This can be a good thing,...

Richard Blackmoore

Actually George, damage to armour is one of the main controversial topics we discuss on the archive and I had informed Mordreth that is a point of interest to many here. As Vitus pointed out, weapon's damage to both armour and the person inside, brings up many complicated discussions, including the ...

Richard Blackmoore

There are several sources if you are looking for partial armours or individual components. If you mean full harnesses without missing pieces, they are harder to come by. On full harnesses, most are not homogenous, most are composite harnesses (mixed pieces from multiple suits, mostly from different ...

Richard Blackmoore

What I should have said is that I have failed to live up to my potential in terms of my accomplishments to this point in my life. I have not always managed my time well and have let certain mundance circumstances you are all too well aware of get in the way more than they should have. If I had done ...

Richard Blackmoore

I find it deeply disturbing that I have failed to live up to my potential. I find it more disturbing that I have failed to help others to live up to theirs. I regret that I have little time to spend in the SCA and that I have missed many opportunities to take part in deeds great and small with other...

Richard Blackmoore

Vitus "Whenever anybody starts in about "barbarian" behavior, I think of Sidonius Apollinarius' biographical sketch of Theodoric II- King of the Visigoths..." You should know me better than that by now Vitus http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I meant morons that wear garb or armour innapprop...

Richard Blackmoore

Hi Murdock. I agree with many of your points, yet I have mixed feelings about switching completely to counted blows for reasons I have stated before. Let me ask if you have a possible solution to one of my main concerns. Under counted blows, the better fighters, typically knights, will win a much la...

Richard Blackmoore

Jehan "Mount Eislinn, before it was populated, when you had to climb through the high grass to get there, at midnight, the night before the first battle, when the sky is clear, the camps are lit by torchlight, and the only noise you can hear is the sound of your breathing. Looking down on a war camp...

Richard Blackmoore

Bascot- I love hearing many of your ideas, thoughts and commentaries, but you do have an annoying habit of sounding like you are purposely trying to come across as a condescending jerk whose main motivation in life is to piss people off for no reason other than the fact that you can. That being said...

Richard Blackmoore

I used to feel like a show off, before armourers stopped delivering new pieces on time and I started wearing a mixture of things I could make myself and pieces armourers made for me. Now I hate my current kit, it is a hodgepodge of formerly good pieces (mostly worn out that I try to keep in shape my...

Richard Blackmoore

OK. What we do in the SCA is definitely a sport. It is a little more complicated, because our SCA sport exists and is affected by, if not defined by, the medieval based environment it exists in. It actually is and should be more than just a sport, as there is a lot more to it, when done properly, th...

Richard Blackmoore

Mordreth! Hail and well met brother knight. It is good to see that you have joined this company of fine fellows. I think your point is well made. The effects of sharp and rebated swords on various types of armour and in various formats (actual battle, tournaments from different periods) is a hotly d...

Richard Blackmoore

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by hjalmr: <<>> Are you also tired of knighting people who don't deserve to be knights? >Absolutely. H...

Richard Blackmoore

OK. I am so sick of hearing about how fighters don't have to be chivalrous, not all want to be knights, should do whatever it takes to win, we fight wars and in wars the infantry would rape, kill, murder, pillage, etc. ad nauseum. Then we get to hear about how the SCA is so all inclusive, that we ha...

Richard Blackmoore

LOL. Lyelf. I was KIDDING! It never occured to me that anyone could possibly have taken that post seriously. It is called sarcastic, dry humour, or at least a poor attempt at such. While it is true that the board often has members of the noble order of the pelican on it (the only way for non-fighter...

Richard Blackmoore

Is skill more important than physical conditioning? In general, yes. There are plenty of out of shape people fighting at knight level, sometime above that. However... Conditioning makes a huge difference in your ability to learn, progress and win. Given equal levels of skill and experience, a well c...

Richard Blackmoore

"Armor standards that would protect the knee and lower legs could be adopted. But, the people who are able to make it happen have too much time and energy invested in learning to fight the old way to make them want to start over a new way. Like face thrusts in the midrealm only worse. In short, it w...

Richard Blackmoore

Bascot. That was pretty funny. I enjoyed reading it. On the other hand, did you perhaps miss the part about "Stop bitching?" http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif By the way, where do you get the furniture legs? It sounds like they might work better than the rattan sticks we use in the SCA. Lov...

Richard Blackmoore

I love the SCA. I hate certain things about the SCA. If the SCA were to go away, I would be very sad. My main frustration with the SCA is that in an attempt to be inclusive and understanding, we set minimums for participation that are extremely low in some areas and then we do not even bother to enf...

Richard Blackmoore

I believe I have a solution that will both make combat more realistic, eliminate the need for counted blows and greatly involve the populace, including our laurels and pelicans. As I see it, those that object to SCA combat have a problem with the concept of a killing blow and would prefer to assume ...

If you don't want to be chivalrous and knightly, don't fight