The Armour Archive

Cian of Storvik

Galvyn, If Damon passes on the Lewis Moore gauntlets, I have a pair of Moore "Wisby" style I might willing to trade you for. These are also stainless. I'm in the middle of restoring them. (These were made by riveting directly through the fingers of the gloves, rather than riveting to leath...

Cian of Storvik

But with the caveat that people seem to be glossing over because of the photos of guys wearing metal armor, is that they are going to be wearing "state of the art protective gear" and not necessarily metal armor.
It might be less Maximillian and more Mad Max.
-C

Cian of Storvik

I bought 3 sets to use for combat archers, but as Gideon mentions; they are a medium to small glove, and I would add they really don't look as nicely formed as the pictures would imply. I wound-up selling them on the archive months ago for a big loss (50% discount...but that was when they were selli...

Cian of Storvik

You'll probably have to commission someone to cast them for you. Armor and Castings do custom work, and so does a user on here with the name "Castings".
If you get them custom made then you can have them in the perfect size and shape and not have to make any concessions.
-C

Cian of Storvik

If they say something is in stock, you can almost take it to the bank. Shipping in my experience has been super fast. I've bought 4 daggers, 3 swords from them, as well as a cloak without issue. Their pricing is ridiculously lower than other retailers.
-C

Cian of Storvik

I think reading this thread might prevent a lot of repetitious posts.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=137049&p=2064696&hilit=kidney+belt#p2064696

-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Is it Getz, or Goetz? I couldn't find a place called Goetz, but did find a place called "Getz Barrel Co." in Beavertown, PA. I tried calling Getz 5 times throughout the day, and had no answer or call back. I'll let you know if the machinist I'm talking to from the mountains of Virginia goe...

Cian of Storvik

I tried calling several barrel makers, including the two you've suggested, but evidently there is a common theme that 1) they don't have or like email and 2) they don't like answering their telephones, or returning voice mail messages. A couple of them just go directly to VM without ringing and/or h...

Cian of Storvik

My badge is not recognized in the SCA, but it's inspired by the kingdom and a desire to have canted arms (a visual play on words or homogram). Atlantia being a maritime locale, I've always liked the escallop, it's symmetry and it's relation to pilgrimage. I had at one point considered of a historic ...

Cian of Storvik

DA may be in hiding due to his miscalculation of odds; "27-1 that Michael does NOT enter". Of course, Michael may be a mystery competitor. (e.g. already announced his intent privately, but the name is being kept off of the list to not scare away the unbelts). I don't know. He scares the he...

Cian of Storvik

I may have posted similar in the past. I'd like to buy a handgonne, specifically a pole mounted 14th cen type. With or without pole. Used and worn is fine. My preference is a brass or bronze, but steel is okay. I'd also be interested in the casting mold for the ammo as well. I know that The Rifle Sh...

Cian of Storvik

I was glad at Pennsic 39 to have a globose on in one of the castle battle scrums. I was at the bottom of a pile-up. I think there were two people on top of me, but my globose bridged my ribcage, and while a couple of people near me, including the person directly on top of me were wheezing "I ca...

Cian of Storvik

It's the angled sleeve. Look at gambesons from people like Icefalcon and the jupon of Charles the bold. The forearm is sewn on at an angle because in a relaxed state, our arms aren't straight like a ruler, they actually bend by about 10°-15°. The pics that Wade Callen posted of an extant maille slee...

Cian of Storvik

Also... Here's a list of "historical dramas" listed by their date of setting: m If you look at the "Medieval period" films; you may see some other options. I either can't recommend or haven't seen them. ("The Name of the Rose" is a great movie, but there's a subtext of ...

Cian of Storvik

I believe it would be tough for modern kids to watch, but; Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" starring Max Von Sydow. The 'English' version is subtitles. There is no score, and a lot of the allegory will proably be over their heads. But the costuming is very well done and it touches on so...

Cian of Storvik

They (By the Sword) were bad a few years ago. Tried to give them another chance myself, and they fell flat. Nothing they have is unobtainable from other sources at less cost, and better service.
They deserve 0 stars on the Freiman scale.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Be very careful putting it in a vice. There are moving parts inside, and pinching the housing can cause something to bind or break, or even crack the housing. The housings on them tend to be a bit of a taper, too...so if you use a vice you may not want to torque it down tightly (to prevent cracking ...

Cian of Storvik

25th anniversary of the movie with a cast reunion coming out?
-C

Cian of Storvik

Unless you have a solid defense (e.g. you either can block exceptionally well, or you tend to win the majority of your fights before they land a blow), I would suggest staying away from the butted stuff. Riveted and welded can still break and require upkeep, but when I had butted aventail for a shor...

Cian of Storvik

Just doing some browsing for miniatures and reenactment groups, it seems an oddity for the 15th c swiss to wear leg armor or really anything covering them below the waist besides joined hosen. Many images show them with red hosen. Several have them with white crosses applied. This following link abo...

Cian of Storvik

When I decided to pick a time frame to glom onto, I started with early 15th century English, height of the hundred years war. But quickly realized that the transitional armor of the 14th century lended itself best (in my mind) to the SCA type of fighting with the least expense or worry (floating cop...

Cian of Storvik

A book of fakes would actually be some what interesting, especially if it pointed out the flaws in the forger's technique, but it would quickly become a guide for charlatans on what NOT to do or what to improve upon from previous fraudulant pieces. If someone could exploit certain museum basements, ...

Cian of Storvik

There's a sucker born every minute. And I suspect that most of them are related to me.
-C

Cian of Storvik

Man. Than things people have to do to establish a policy.
Moving mountains seems trite in comparison. You've got to hand it to people that are that much of a glutton for the punishment. (Not saying it's a thankless job, but it has to be emotionally and physically draining).
-C

Cian of Storvik

If you're building a loaner kit pool for people to use, I would warn you not to let people take stuff home. Everytime I've lent stuff (books, armor) to people, it never comes back. I honestly cannot think of anything I've ever "loaned" to someone that came back. (A bit of a rant follows......

Cian of Storvik

Dag, man!
No, seriously...There's a lot of them. People are going to call you Dag-man!
Let's see a helm and gauntlets to match.
-C

Cian of Storvik

I found a couple of pics of the Higgins hound armour and it's listed as 1942 replica of 16th century style.
-C

Cian of Storvik

Sorry Niall, I thought we were talking about the whole belt, not just the suspension fittings. I thing those will be a bit small for the 2.5" to replicate the one he's looking at. I agree with others that if all you are looking at doing is the suspension ring ends on the belts, then you can fab...

Cian of Storvik

I like Anshelms plaque belts, but that's not a plaque belt the effigy he posted is wearing. It's a sword belt (leather and/or fabric) with mounts. Widths vary a bit. The one you posted looks to be one of the wider sword belts...I'm guessing it is around 2.5" wide based on the effigy height. It ...

Cian of Storvik

I've got a few "sword spec" cards I've been wondering what to do with. So he's getting one from
"The gang at the Armour Archive". Addressed and stamped.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I think he was pointing you to options for doing it yourself. The past couple of dress belts I made from bronze hardware ran about $130 each just for the supplies of parts without assembly ($3.50 belt mounts x 25 = $85, + buckle and chape $30, + belt blank $15 + shipping). And this was a narrow dres...

Cian of Storvik

I'm about to build something similar for my 12-13 SCA helmets because putting them on the furniture takes-up too much space. I'm thinking of 6 metal "L" brackets coming off of a bar mounted on the wall. Something similar to this (but 6 in a row): http://img2.products.sectorpages.com/i/640/...

Cian of Storvik

Alger Henry Stafford Howard held the title of Windsor Herald from 1919 to 1931. So my guess is that it dates back to about that time frame. I agree with Maeryk unless the letter has a seal and evidence that it is actually signature verified, it could just be a mass produced trinket. A modern seal on...

Cian of Storvik

"Each man is three men. What he thinks he is, what others think he is, and what he is." - The Naked Jungle (attributed to Jean de LaFontaine)
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

The problem with riveting to the foundation or padded layer is that there is nothing between the inside of the rivet and the person. So when a strike meets the rivet, it digs directly into the flesh. It's why there is always atleast a small padded layer against the flesh no matter what armor/era/reg...

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