The Armour Archive

Cian of Storvik

Beautiful shoes, James. I thought only women had shoe collections like that My only suggestion is not a historical construction one, but an operational suggestion and that is that on the sandals, where the stitching is around the edges, you should use an groover/edger to go around the perimeter, tha...

Cian of Storvik

Everyone's just used to Clovenshield going to the highest bidder, and with the economic down turn and everyone being broke, all will assume you are on the other side If Clovenshield is fighting with the East, I think we can pass that knowledge around Atlantia so your perty armor don't get a scratch ...

Cian of Storvik

I think you mean July 28th and 29th not August. Wish I could help out, but I won't be there till later that week.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Vent away. That is a pretty craptacular policy. I like the fact that SCA does allow people in with simple means, but often more then not, inspires people to more. The next thing you know your subscription to Bowhunter magazine will be denied because they found you had a membership with the NRA. Wow ...

Cian of Storvik

I'd get it, but I already have that exact same cote but with a black lining.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

There's also Crossbows by Siegfried (Sabastian Faust).
http://crossbows.biz
Probably more expensive, but I think he prefers to do custom work.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I'd also recommend Historic Enterprises (H.E.). Initially, they might appear a bit expensive, but they use proper natural materials makes it worth the extra cost due to comfort. (I've changed over so much of my mundane clothing to linen due to my experiences with it in garb). Many places (I won't me...

Cian of Storvik

The new bow shot excellent, and it turned out that a 43# bow was just about perfect for this venue and pleasure shooting--everyone else brought about that class of bow--31# to 45#, which shoots out to about 200 paces max. Russ said he plans to bring a 80# warbow next year to demonstrate the very gr...

Cian of Storvik

Here are the only two "back" quivers that I know of that date to the SCA time period: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2659039966_4335655335.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2659039936_05d2bbdae7.jpg They appear to sort of hover on the back, but as we know from practical use, the...

Cian of Storvik

Don't take this as a flame. It's always easy to criticize something you didn't have to do yourself, but I've done dozens of quivers (mainly Victorian vase type quivers that hold only about 6-10 arrows, which were very popular for a time). As others have noted it's not based on a historical design. I...

Cian of Storvik

I know several people fight very well in them. Brother Amos the Pious and Master Magnus to name a couple. Personally, it's been problematic for me. Downward strikes to the brim lever the helm like a seesaw on your head- something you don't experience in a bascinet. If your chin strap is on too tight...

Cian of Storvik

I think in my area (and I'm sure others will have different view points on it, even if they are in this area of Washington DC), it's a matter of there being so many people, and enough ability within a small group to organize local seperate activities, that groups today have the ability to be cliquis...

Cian of Storvik

I found it a little difficult. The visor interfered with drawing a bit. The foundation garment, with the legs tied to points at the hips, forced an un-natural holding position for the bow, though in other photos it can be seen that I tend not to go stiff-armed with the left arm. I was able to draw ...

Cian of Storvik

A couple of weeks ago, the at House Blackspear Fighter practice there was an occurance. Someone evidently called in a complaint of people fighting in the street. 4 county police cars rolled in lights on to see armored gents beating each other with rattan sticks. According to her Excellency Baroness ...

Cian of Storvik

That cervellier looks like a "skid lid". Makes me want to go buy a scootah, just so I have a reason to wear a solid steel skid lid.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Yep! Highland river melees about 2 weeks ago. It was my great honor to get my authorization fighting Brother Amos the Pious. A couple of folks talked to me afterwards and said "That was one of the best looking authorizations I've ever seen." (As you are well aware, brother Amos has an awes...

Cian of Storvik

The way I see it, you need two things to make a helm liner fit properly; 1) the helm it needs to fit in and 2) the head that it needs to fit into it (so you can add/remove batting for snugness/comfort respectively). I think a helm liner you make yourself will fit better. It's on my 'to-do' list prio...

Cian of Storvik

Not just a Gladiator helm, but a murmillo helm (representing the gaul/roman legionary). If you look up gladiators on wikipedia or google them, you'll see that there were several classes of gladiators. The murmillo would have a high crest and large brim on his helmet in the fashion of a fish. He'd be...

Cian of Storvik

I finally got a pic of me in heavy kit. You can't see my pretty greaves, but you can see the White Bat poleyens and the helm by Andrew at Durasteel. The camail was hastily applied the night before, and you can't really make it out in the photo, but there were a lot of loose links dangling around my ...

Cian of Storvik

My new toy is a back-up weapon for fighting spear. I commissioned it from myself (and ironically, I charged myself a lot for it!). It's a rondel made from a 1 5/8" piece of rattan. The butt-cap is shaped like my personal badge (Three seashells in a trefoil shape). The dagger is about 19" o...

Cian of Storvik

I'm really sweating (coveting) that corrazina...I predict silk velvet on mine, though.

-Cian

Cian of Storvik

BaronConal wrote:Those look familar..... I had a pair like those...
Great for everything but a single handed sword....
Did you get them directly from Oaks?

I got these recently from a Sean of the Chipendales yard sale. I think he was trying to thin-out his gaunt collection (lucky for me).
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Also, if you want to attend Storvik's Monday night practice in College Park, there is a metro station pretty close by and I'm sure you can get a ride from and to (Just ask me. I'm happy to pick-up and drop off). Sometimes we'll go out and eat or grab beers after practice and talk shop (technique/arm...

Cian of Storvik

I think there's certain levels of finger gauntlets. There are ones that look historical and will fit in a basket, and you would be crazy to use without a basket. Then there are ones that you can use without a basket, and the knuckles bridge the fingers and you can wear legally without a basket (But ...

Cian of Storvik

Mike is a victim of his own success. It took a bit of time to get mine too, but considering it is half the price of ones I've seen from the UK, and just as good looking (if not better). I consider myself lucky that I got in a reasonable time at all, and didn't have to stab someone in the eye to even...

Cian of Storvik

I'm practicing as much as 3 nights a week. My cuisses are 14-16 oz leather with 1/8" foam and 2 layers of canvas, and the back of my leading leg looks like purple hamburger. Any suggestions for rigid protection? Do moto-cross thighs work? I've tried steel legs and do not like that much weight o...

Cian of Storvik

I'm declaring Alan the winner of this chainmail. Shipping is on me. PM me your address, Alan. It's in a box waiting for a label.

-Cian

Cian of Storvik

A last chance bump for the stainless riveted mail of your dreams.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I've got the spaulders tenatively sold to Baron Gaston.
The gauntlets and vambraces tenatively to Tgimbert.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Sir Guy LeStrange? Will he be at HRM?
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I never saw payment from you, Gaston. I assumed you were passing on them. You've still got first right of refusal on the spaulders. I just checked paypal and I did not get a paypal payment from you.

If paying by paypal, make sure you made it to firespiter at yahoo dot com.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Who are you camping with, Rowan?
I think most people have it right..."Fight as in as many battles as you can".
I think we're going to be fighting every warpoint melee including the double header on Wednesday.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I'll get dimensions when I get home tonight.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Also willing to trade for rattan and/or an IPOD Nano (gaunts).

-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Jeepers! the cops!