The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

OK... Now that I am done laughing my ass off. 1) I was kind of kidding and I am sorry that I offended people so badly. I should have included a smiley. 2) The basis for some of my joking comments from the latter post, were based unfortunately somewhat on reality. As Gavin pointed out, there was a ti...

Richard Blackmoore

Why should an LH person participate in the SCA? #1. The sheer volume of SCA combattants needing armour, heavily contributed to the US reproduction medieval armour market that now exists. Many higher end armourers that no longer do as much with the SCA, started making armour for the SCA or at least m...

Richard Blackmoore

Fighting is fighting. Nope fighting is fighting. Fencing is an interesting thing to do that sort of resembles non-contact fighting at times, when they are not busy pressing their 18th century lace or auditioning for the death scene from Macbeth. Combat archery is definitely not fighting, though it ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cross posted from the construction & design forum: The sources and the list below are items you all might find interesting. I spent part of my recent convalescence researching and making substantial additions to my arms and armour library and doing research for new armour for myself for SCA combat. ...

Richard Blackmoore

The sources and the list below are items you all might find interesting. I spent part of my recent convalescence researching and making substantial additions to my arms and armour library and doing research for new armour for myself for SCA combat. Partly for research for my new SCA harness, partly ...

Richard Blackmoore

The king could also have a) Implemented rules for fencing in his home kingdom via kingdom law, to eliminate the portions of SCA fencing that he considers unsafe. Much as kingdoms often augment SCA rules and equipment minimums. b) Implemented rules and guidelines via kingdom law to eliminate any face...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. How about pics, pricing and a link to his website?

Richard Blackmoore

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Richard Blackmoore

OK. Other than the big plate at the end of the finger tips, these look like many other finger gauntlets. Why do these protect better, is there special padding or rivitted articulation or something? And yes, what do they cost?

Richard Blackmoore

When female would be fighters ask for help or advice I give it. When female fighters want my support, advice or to spar with me, I give that attention freely. But I will admit that because of my upbringing (Midwest United States from age 0 to 8 and two years of college in Michigan), I always have th...

Richard Blackmoore

I let it sit for 10 minutes and got nothing. I don't know if there is a problem, I have a cable modem so things normally load really fast.

Is the link working right?

Richard Blackmoore

Any fighter hurting another fighter on purpose to put a notch on his belt, is worse than an idiot. He deserves to have his card yanked and be banned from the SCA. For hurting a Lady on purpose, fighter or not, he ought to have his balls cut off. I hope this isn't a real issue, few fighters I know ar...

Richard Blackmoore

That is one of the few SCA TV spots I've ever seen that was well done, fair and balanced. I'd love to get a copy too.

Richard Blackmoore
East Kingdom

Richard Blackmoore

Yes!!! Youth 1 and Youth 2 show the sheilds and garments I am interested in. I'd love to find out if these are good for the 1480's or not. Also how they were constructed (including the garments). Also if the garments were ever heraldic in nature. The actual shield pictures look more like standard in...

Richard Blackmoore

Excellent! Thank you!

When I get home I am ordering these for myself for father's day. Now I just have to find the Thune sketchbook and I'll be in great shape!!!

Richard Blackmoore

i have a copy of a manuscript of his 'autobiography' theuerdank and i can look through there for illustrations of armor & whatnot to scan for you if you like. sorry i don't have the weisskoenig you mentioned though. Thank you very much! If it has anything you think might be useful to answer the que...

Richard Blackmoore

Reference cross posted from Medieval Combat and Weapons: "Pages 74 and 75 of B&B's Tournaments. Connor Sinclair Kevin Houghton " That is exactly what I was looking for, the top left illustration on page 74. I was spelling Der Weisskunig wrong (though on page 70 they spell it yet another way, Der Wei...

Richard Blackmoore

That is exactly what I was looking for, the top left illustration on page 74. I was spelling Der Weisskunig wrong (though on page 70 they spell it yet another way, Der Weisskuenig. Sigh...). Somehow I skipped this. I'd love to know more about the shields and the garment worn over the armour. I know ...

Richard Blackmoore

In one of my books there are plates of Maximillian from the White King book (Der Weisskoenig or something like that). I can't remember which book and it is driving me crazy. It was one or more illustrations (maybe woodblock prints?) that showed him in combat with spears, also if I remember correctly...

Richard Blackmoore

In one of my books there are plates of Maximillian from the White King book (Der Weisskoenig or something like that). I can't remember which book and it is driving me crazy. It was one or more illustrations (maybe woodblock prints?) that showed him in combat with spears, also if I remember correctly...

Richard Blackmoore

1) Cost. The more elaborate the harness, the more costly. 2) Maintenance. Fancy armour with more pieces often take longer to repair damage on as the forms and shapes are more complex. While a fluted gothic pierced breastplate can be harder to dent in the first place, once it does dent it is a bitch ...

Richard Blackmoore

documentation for any kind of fabric outergarment worn over 1480's German 'Gothic' torso harness .... I have not been able to document any that was worn by the knightly class in that era. I asked Jeff about this one and he says fabric overgarments were out of fashion by this late date, especially i...

Richard Blackmoore

The acclaim of one's peers and the judges as the unquestioned victor in the day's contest is the best prize. An actual prize token in the form of a scroll or small ornamental item are good ways to recognize this.

Though I won't turn my nose up at a good horse

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Thank you Gwen. I'll be contacting you in the near future re: details of what I want to order. My problem is that I've dropped 23 pounds (yea!) but have more to go and I'm not sure how big my waist will be when I'm done. So I want to make sure I get a size that won't be too big in a few months when ...

Richard Blackmoore

Thank you Gwen for the excellent answers. But now I have more questions for you based on them. At what point in time do full hosen start being used by knights/men at arms under full plate armour in place of split hosen/chausses? Do the full hosen actually cover the entire hip, buttock and groin area...

Richard Blackmoore

I probably should also mention that we released a companion garment to the Charles of Blois doublet Pourpoint, 14th/15th C. [img]http://www.historicenterprises.com/images/products/big/474_large.jpg[/img] The pourpoint is a great, historical way to hold up your legwear, whether you prefer chausses, ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. Could you post the Latin for "You are toast"? That would be fun to say to misbehaving opponents in the lists.

Richard Blackmoore

Okay, some of you people need to armour up a bit more. -Vitus Or learn to block. Seriously? Everyone gets a bad bruise once in a while on the way up. If you are regularly getting massive multiple strike bruises in the same exact spot every damned week, you run the risk of lingering or permanent dam...

Richard Blackmoore

My job is to improve the look of SCA events- practices I have never worried about. Have two shields- one with rope and hose and whatever- this is for weekly practice. Have an edgeless, canvas-covered one for events. It's quite simple. At least that is what I do. Yup. Good idea for those with the pa...

Richard Blackmoore

Hi Richard, A couple things to consider: A brigandine, do to the textile shell, is likely to present a worse maintanence problem than a white spring steel cuirass if your using it regularly in and SCA context or any context where it's gonna actually get hit regularly. You get more benefit from spri...

Richard Blackmoore

Blazon gules, a Roman numeral I argent. Motto on shield in Latin that translates in English to "Humility is the Final Refuge of Mediocrity". Guarantees you the attention of the chivalry. Whether it is good or bad attention is debatable, but you will be remembered and discussed... Seriously? Talk to ...

Richard Blackmoore

OK. I can't find anything supporting 1480's German covered breastplates. How about: Anyone have documentation for a brigandine used with 1480's German gothic without a metal exposed placate instead of a covered breastplate? My only other bright idea was, were there any 1480's German examples where t...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. But if you are trying to convince people to fight, showing them the huge bruise on your hip is probably not going to help!

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

I thought I had posted info on this when I saw it originally, I guess not. Not sure what happened to the video, too old I guess. A long time ago, I was one of the people that ran the Acre jousting program long before Joseph's time, I took it over when Earl Shannon of the East Kingdom quit (frustrate...

Richard Blackmoore

The problem isn't really the Marshalls for the most part. Most of them are just trying to do their jobs. The problem is vague rules that require a marshall to make decisions based on interpreting rules that are not clear. I used to use gas line for safety edging on metal and aluminum shields, it loo...

Arms & Armour Books/DVD's, Recent Acquisitions & Sou

Arms & Armour Books/DVD's, Recent Acquisitions & Sou

Maximillian I - White King, Illustrations/Books/Sources?

Maximillian I Armoured Combat - White King. Illustrations?