The Armour Archive

Tom B.

As I look through his list and Goll's photos I realize just how few complete fingers and thumbs from 14th century gauntlets survive. I suppose that we have the Wisby gauntlets as examples of fingers of narrow lames, and the Rippon and Canterbury and Allen fingers as examples of construction with a ...

Tom B.

At least once a month one of these guys contacts me via Facebook. They send photos that they claim are their work. Generally I recognize the item / maker and call them on. Very rarely does that discourage them. They usually claim that they can make one exactly the same or pretend to not understand. ...

Tom B.

Well Mac, I find you grinding technique a bit wimpy. So do I... now :cry: Mac after seeing Owen Bush's modern version of that type of grinder, described as the "scrote grinder" , I'm quite content with using a wimpy vertical linisher. The name alone makes me cross my legs.... :shock: I think this l...

Tom B.

That was a good discussion, which I had more or less forgotten about. But, ya' know... I still can get that video that Andrew Bodley linked to to run.... http://www.schwertbruecken.de/english/starte.htm :cry: Mac I dug around in the website's source code and figured out the location of the WMV vide...

Tom B.

Do you know Stefan Hanson ? He has done quite a bit of study and work on these. First Photo in Flickr Documentation Flickr Photostream with some extant examples Hello ! I have finally finished writing a documentation of reconstructing a couple of crossbowmen´s pavises in authentic materials. Here is...

Tom B.

The Met also has a gauntlet with some nice deep points, not quite as extreme as the ones in Madrid.
Goll Ref_arm_1075 PDF

Tom B.

There are some good videos in this AAF thread.

http://www.armsandarmourforum.com/forum ... msearch__1

Tom B.

Next project?
That is a bit of a tease

I know I am not the only one eager to hear what your next project is.

Tom B.

Sean M wrote: Do't forget that Holger Grönwald has a list of all surviving hourglass gauntlets in "Old Iron- Iron Fists and Other Finds from the Medieval Castle of Cucagna." He has at least one photo or sketch of each.

Great Point!
Here is a link directly to the article

Tom B.

There are some photos in Goll's thesis, they are
Ref_arm_1090
Ref_arm_1136

Tom B.

Zanetto wrote:Anybody else? I just clicked on the link and it opened for me. Just checked and the album is set to "public"

Rob

Still 404

Tom B.

Here is the list of entries from Goll's Thesis that include finger plates, some are dubious at best. I plan to come back and add links and maybe photos as I have time. I went ahead & included these early 15th century examples: ref_arm_1148 ref_arm_1150 ref_arm_1165 ref_arm_1268 14th century entries:...

Tom B.

I like how hap-hazard the incised lines are. This fits right in with the other discussion: engraved / chiseled lines sidewise flutings Here are some other Portable Antiquities Scheme entries for gauntlets: (click on the pics to go to the entries) https://finds.org.uk/images/mchesterkadwell/medium/57...

Tom B.

From the London Mudlark's Facebook Page https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d8/a2/c7/d8a2c7488bc40de625e7499c0ad0b78d.jpg Portable Antiquities Scheme Entry Fragment of Late Medieval (c.AD14th Century) copper alloy knuckle guard plate with central spike. This is a piece of a Medieval gauntlet d...

Tom B.

Good to see you back!
Nice work.

I am the owner of this sallet that you did 10 years or so ago in Patrick's shop.
It has served me well.

Tom B.

Looks Good Tom, What made you go with the straps across the chest & Back rather than pointing the voiders to the doublet? Good question, have you followed this thread about mail sleeves? Any extant examples of mail like this? In this thread we have gathered lots of info from art and from extant sle...

Tom B.

Take some pics of what is going on

Tom B.

I have posted these elsewhere but wanted to add them to this thread. Here are the mail sleeves & brayette I made for my own use. These are both made from mild steel 6mm rings 50% riveted & 50% solid. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FDZqFEu5e7Q/Vhmg6cefAhI/AAAAAAACHjc/C-uvTRHVUAE/s800-Ic42/Screen%...

Tom B.

I've got some micrographs from Wade's lance arrêt. A-237. There is a small raised rib with roping, edged with two incised lines which appeared to me to have traces of gilding. I'm not positive of the exact area which the micrograph was taken , but it was around one of those ribs. Probably on the hi...

Tom B.

Alright guys I have some supplies on the way.
Once I have some available I will make a post.

Tom B.

A couple of years ago at Wade's we took some photos with a microscope. The first couple of images are of the same breastplates in my previous post. Some are better than others. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fdo2s2YUgMY/UqstHdvIAyI/AAAAAAAAHs8/3fQQo8T_ZW0/s800-Ic42/groove_overshoo_2t.jpg https:/...

Tom B.

At Wade's last armour study session Mark Berry (Clang Armoury) had some examples he made. They looked pretty good, maybe I can get him to chime in. Here are some real examples: Two 16th century breastplates from Wades collection https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aAKQbsoNbRc/UqorRcBevLI/AAAAAAAAGlM/...

Tom B.

Dansknecht wrote:If you're able to do other materials, i might be very interested in purchasing about ten, 10-12" long points in wool or silk.

After I get things going other fibers would be something I would want to offer.
I am interested in trying silk myself.

Tom B.

I am contemplating making and selling braided hemp arming points. These would be thoroughly waxed and have brass aglets attached to the ends. I will likely go ahead and make up some to get the time studies needed for pricing. My target price is $3-$4 per point. While this might seem expensive the ma...

Tom B.

I would speculate that if the leg armor becomes malrotated that a small amount of flex in the non primary axis will allow full range of motion. If you flex the knee to 90 degrees and then pronate/supinate the cuise it should rotate the knee and demi-greave in the same direction like a universal joi...

Tom B.

Your are welcome. Here is one of the legs I posted above showing the same range of motion exercise you did. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NYYYuhhSBas/Vl5GAIoFjyI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/KsA1l3Bzcrs/s640-Ic42/SDC15307.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-enW9se66__I/Vl5GAuQ163I/AAAAAAAAHxU/Y3HZOzao_SE/s64...

Tom B.

Here you go Here is photo of A62's left leg, showing some square end slots peaking out and one oddly shaped rounded one. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ERkqbInFthM/VPW-OARTFSI/AAAAAAABHhM/tqbxyOKqtyE/s800-Ic42/Screen%252520Shot%2525202015-03-03%252520at%2525208.58.06%252520AM.png Also looks like...

Tom B.

RandallMoffett wrote:Tom,

It was a portable iron throne? I have never heard of anything like that. Any info in it?

RPM

http://www.wdl.org/en/item/641/

My understanding is that in the original configuration, without the the back and arm rests, it did fold up.

Tom B.

The throne of Dagobert comes to mind.
If I remember correctly originally it did not have the back and arms.

Tom B.

There should be a registration system in place soon. In the mean time I will gather info and post it here in this thread. DoK1403 will be a small "immersion" style living history event for medieval reenactors dedicated to high standards of historical accuracy. The event will take place in April, 201...

Tom B.

Unfortunately the two side views are taken from different heights so the overlay is not exact. For this quick overlay I just sort of split the difference between scale & alignment due to the differences in perspective. The visor slot and helmet ocular probably are lined up slightly better than this ...

Tom B.

In it's favor; it seems like it works OK ergonomically. The sights line up where they should. The chin of the visor does not get in the way. The visor opens enough. Mac Do the sights line up right? I think that when closed the visor slot is still a bit high. Take another look at these three photos:...

Tom B.

This stuff might do the trick

E6000
http://eclecticproducts.com/products/e6000.html

Tom B.

For completeness I decided to add these photos of A-10. (A-10 & 11 are a pair of sleeves made from tinned demi-riveted latten rings) A-10 bottom corner of body section https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a8MXKgYWU5k/Vjp4hcZMyvI/AAAAAAACIc4/NhxNaFDtiAs/s800-Ic42/A-10%252520bottom%252520edge%252520of%2...

Tom B.

Great work, thanks Mac

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