The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

I wear these from Mac and have never gotten seriously hurt through them, even from blows that have necessitated having the gauntlets dissassembled and rebuilt. And you know what? The finger lames don't reach down to the rattan, or any of the other silly Marshallate nonsense made up by people who ju...

Richard Blackmoore

Jeff: We expect to offer discounts for quantity orders of 6 or more lance bases, but have yet to determine the amount. >Sounds good. Jeff: Sorry, I have no intention to make shouldered balsa as I can't make them cheap enough, as they would have to be lathe turned. Nobody would buy them at what I'd h...

Richard Blackmoore

I was not planning to use the hardwood inserts for shattering, just for ring and quintain passes, etc. So $20 or even more seems fine. The group I have in mind might end up has three riders at a time currently, could end up with 4 and I was thinking 4 lances each, hence the discount question. For ba...

Richard Blackmoore

Okay, the villagers are in a panic, cause the tyrants army has just been spotted riding over the hill. Your squire is away on an errand, though, and your lady faire is in bed with the sniffles, so you've nobody to help you. All alone (or at least with the minimum of assistance) how long does it usu...

Richard Blackmoore

Rhys is 100% right. Though we should add that in some areas and times where such friendly contests involved sharp non-rebated/non-saftey weapons, the armour chosen for such contests often was geared toward providing greater margins of safety than when rebated weapons were used or when thrusting was ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. PLEASE forward pricing on both solid poplar and balsa 3' plug in tip extensions and projected availability when you are ready. And if discounts would be available for bulk purchases on the either. I'm assuming the tips will come with the back end reduced and ready to pop into the ferrule, iden...

Richard Blackmoore

I remember seeing a picture of a very familiar looking, but left handed German 1400's harness on horseback in one of my books. Complete with the lance rest on the left side of the breastplate and the sword strapped on the wrong side. Given that there is almost zero documentation for left handed figh...

Richard Blackmoore

The lance without the tip is only 94", that's 7 foot 10" long. If you remove the ferrule, it's only 90", only 7-1/2 feet. It'll fit under most ceilings, unless you're putting it on a riser or something. Between carpeting and other issues, my ceiling is really about 7' 10". Then the armor stand base...

Richard Blackmoore

Doug is wonderful to deal with. I could not recommend Talbot's more.

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Richard Blackmoore

I think these look bad-ass. Even if you never intend to use them, they'd make awesome props against an armour rack by your pavilion, or mounted on your wall at home, or on the fireplace, or... Steve Yeah. Jeff Wasson has my daughter's armour stand almost done. I thought about putting the lance on t...

Richard Blackmoore

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Richard Blackmoore

I ordered a lance and a jousting shield. Early birthday and Christmas presents. Just could not resist them. Now I just hope I have time to ride and use them. Jeffrey, let us know when the vamplates and any other accessories like tips & grappers become available. Sorry to hear the Northeast Knight's ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cat, I only shoot at the face. It actually makes it more fun for me, because I have to work to get a kill. Otherwise it is not combat it is just murder. It is just too easy. I am known as a pretty good spear fighter and I can rack up a big body count, but with a bow it is ridiculous. If I have 25 r...

Richard Blackmoore

Richard trust me I understand all this but you can't deny there is a large movement towards plate armor rules, which makes more since with the whole foot tourney theme of the SCA. This movement I suspect lead to the alternative CA rules. Oh. Got it. I agree a lot of people do like transitional or f...

Richard Blackmoore

I find a flaw in the standard used at Kingdom Crusades, for does not mail and a gambeson usually cover the armpit? What is the logic for this being a weaker point in the armor? There is logic if you year plate. We all the know the SCA standards are based off some fantasy of maille and leather but t...

Richard Blackmoore

A complete re-write Really would make some happy, or just ban CA outright? Val Well, I think our rules in general (SCA and Kingdom level) could and should be cleaned up, clarified, examined for conflicts and flaws in their logic, made to be consistent, etc. Some of the rules are good rules with goo...

Richard Blackmoore

Since the establishment of this rule efects a substancial part of the fighters in any given kingdom, I would propose that we handle it like any other weapon experiment. For the next 18 months, the Chiv can only be killed by archery with shots to the faceplat and armpit. If it looks safe enough, we ...

Richard Blackmoore

Now the prior East KEM Timothy of Arundale did make a marshal's interpretation public that the East's face thrusting rules were to be interpreted that thrusts to the side/top/back of a helm would not be illegal, but would not count as he declared those areas to be invulnerable to thrusts. AH! But o...

Richard Blackmoore

There is a problem, though. You can change the acknowledgement standards, but not the allowed target areas. Limiting arrows to the face and armpits is a change in target areas. Requiring 3 shots to the torso before being sufficiently "injured" to be dead would be a change in acknowledgement standar...

Richard Blackmoore

I have not heard this and it isn't on the KEM East officer's site. Now the prior East KEM Timothy of Arundale did make a marshal's interpretation public that the East's face thrusting rules were to be interpreted that thrusts to the side/top/back of a helm would not be illegal, but would not count a...

Richard Blackmoore

Wow. Perfect. I just ran into some financial issues, which is killing me, because I really want a few of those lances and one of the jousting shields. Maybe I can at least get one of each as early Christmas/Birthday presents. I'll talk to the wife. Do you sell Iron coronels or sharp tips for those (...

Richard Blackmoore

i remeber the guy your talking about i can't think of his last name either. He was not "vegitarian" in the 70's and vegitarian now are different. THen it ment doesn't eat alot of meat. NOW it means east hardly any animal by product or meat. Not vegan by any strech. I _think_ there is some part of "...

Richard Blackmoore

Typical current workout program for me now is this over 4 to 5 days, if 4 I often just combine the chest and back exercises into one day or shoulders and back. Most sets 8 to 10 reps each, sometimes 8 to 12 especially if an exercise feels too easy. I don't like to add in a million exercises right no...

Richard Blackmoore

Regarding RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate), I went and took one of those tests this monday. It was *extremely* informative. After testing my RMR was 2310 calories a day. I was impressed. I didn't think it would be that high. It also (to me) explained why I had sooo much trouble on Weight Watcher's 1300...

Richard Blackmoore

Thank you for the advice everybody. Question, what is the Alexander method? I too agree a strong core is key to fitness. Strong arms don't do much good if they are attached to weak torso. One of Arnold Schwarzenneger's body lifting buddies was an incredibly well built vegetarian whose name escapes m...

Richard Blackmoore

So from this would you say it is more important to build strength first and then add muscle mass? Having dropped 220 lbs in the last 18 months I have lost a tremendous amount of muscle mass. My current workout routine is general conditioning and strength building. I want to know at what point I sho...

Richard Blackmoore

My goals? A mixed bag. Which is never easy to accomplish. Unfortunately, I had gotten into such poor physical condition that my number one priority had to be losing fat. It was affecting the degree of sleep apnea I suffer from even after the sleep apnea surgery. I also wanted to get stronger and sta...

Richard Blackmoore

Where the fat is staying though is the most annoying part. The belly area where the belly button is located and the love handles are the worst. Which makes it hard of course to fit into the 34" jeans comfortably when sitting, even though I need that size for them to not slip down when walking (with...

Richard Blackmoore

October 21 2006, down to 220-221 pounds. The bodyfat machine pegs that as 22% body fat, 48 pounds. The good news is that means I've lost another roughly 11 to 12 pounds since August. I feel much better and am a bit stronger, although I have not gotten as much exercise as I wanted, especially aerobic...

Richard Blackmoore

Are there any non-sca recreation or LH groups in NE US and/or eastern Canada that have fighting (rattan or live-steel)? If so, how are they? I'm looking for something a little more serious, and a little less "society for concenting adults".... Thanks, J Kingdom of Acre/MSR, is similar to the SCA bu...

Richard Blackmoore

Jeffrey wrote "The lance is 3-1/2â€

Richard Blackmoore

Go to his site, it will make you ill. He is one of thoes dudes that can do everything better than I can do anything. At least he is not a knight.... ...yet -Justus I have some pieces on order with Jeff for my daughter and myself, I'm sure they will be wonderful too. Jeff is a knight. Recently Jeff ...

Richard Blackmoore

Jeff, that looks terrific and the price is right, especially with the introductory discount. I can't justify trying to make something like that myself when it is so inexpensive from you. Cool. Do you have a weight estimate on these including the aluminum ferrule (but without the user provided tip ad...

Richard Blackmoore

Then again, I still hear far more still wishing the Tuchux were gone and saying as a whole they are still a problem and don't follow the rules/spirit/guidelines. Maybe they are working on outdated info. Perhaps I should simply wait until I can see it for myself. That is fairly common in life. Peopl...

Richard Blackmoore

Ah yes, the early SCA, before religion was tossed aside and replaced with ninja's, vampires, Tuchux and pirates... Though they did have elves Ah yes, the early days, before the freon tanks were replaced by sticks up the asses of several notables. I dont understand why you must continually be disres...

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