The Armour Archive

Tom B.

I just spotted this one on my Pinterest feed it was pinned to a friends board about quivers / bow cases but I spotted the hobnails on the shoe at the top.
I am still backtracking the source.

Tom B.

Mac, It might be good to point out the PPE you are using and it's importance. In at least one photo you don't seem to be wearing any, I am sure that was just to get the photo. It's true. I am not all kitted up in the first photo of the belt sander. By the time I settle in, I am wearing gloves, ear ...

Tom B.

I get solicitations form guys in India on a weekly basis and probably 50% of them include photos of other people's work. Usually I recognize the work and call them on it, most of the time they don't respond. Sometime they acknowledge that it is not their work be they claim to be able to make the sam...

Tom B.

All of the Wallace sleeves of ferrous rings have demi-riveted latten borders. These are A12, A13, A14, & A15 All seem to be attached by riveted ferrous rings, not butted. I can't find a ferrous seam closing the any of the cuffs. At least a couple of the sleeves appear to have the latten cuff open o...

Tom B.

All of the Wallace sleeves of ferrous rings have demi-riveted latten borders. These are A12, A13, A14, & A15 All seem to be attached by riveted ferrous rings, not butted. I can't find a ferrous seam closing the any of the cuffs. At least a couple of the sleeves appear to have the latten cuff open on...

Tom B.

KI, I realize that I am being fussy here, and that 96% of reenactors can not pass these tests with their mail.... but I figure you probably want to get it right. Mac Mac, To be honest maybe 90% couldn't pass it without the mail. I am reminded of your comment in one of your ARS presentations, you th...

Tom B.

Mac,

It might be good to point out the PPE you are using and it's importance.
In at least one photo you don't seem to be wearing any, I am sure that was just to get the photo.

Tom B.

Good morning everyone, I am actively saving up to replace my butted aventail with a rivetted one but in the meantime I would like to get a string of 68 rivetted mail links to help suspend the butted aventail. My current aventail keeps slipping off the string that is suspending it. How much would a ...

Tom B.

Here's an interesting area of Wade's M-15, with Tom's photo of the cuff. M-15cuff.jpg There is a line of ferrous riveted rings running the full length of the border. Imagine a strip of latten rings pre-made and sold for edging cuffs. This example would be demi-riveted, alternating three punched rin...

Tom B.

Indeed! I took photos of the brass edging and of the body of the gusset, but none of the connection. Wade, perhaps some good photos of the junction of the edging to the sleeve are in order? I know it has a lot of Mac's butted black iron rings to preserve integrity (see lower right), but one of my d...

Tom B.

The Met has added some more nice high resolution images of the close sallet they have:

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the ... 600&pos=21

Tom B.

Anyone know anything about this sallet & bevor? All I can find is sold at auction, sale of the armoury of the Dukes von Ratibor, Galeie Fischer, Waffensaal des Schlosses Grafenegg, II. Teil, May 2, 1934 lot #20. Sallet Goll #4237 and bevor Goll #4809 (same info and photo) https://lh3.googleusercont...

Tom B.

I came across few interesting images: 1st up is this the brayette T7 that the Chrurburg reprint listed as missing? I have also seen a photo from 2011 that shows this still on display. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6f/7c/94/6f7c9445a6c54ecb4a662065039d7931.jpg Image from Churburg reprint ...

Tom B.

All those pictured don't have tassets. I suspect this related to a fashion trend for young men. The cod cutout is higher, the fault shorter, and lack of tassets exposes that area to greater scrutiny. You could argue these are for greater mobility for foot soldiers, as you also see less articulation...

Tom B.

Tom B. Thanks for posting the pictures. A few at the end show what the room looked like and some of the items ready for the session lying on the futon. There was more over on the counter at the end of the room. The suits are hidden pretty well behind the lights. Over in the mail page, when he compa...

Tom B.

If you back and look at the first guy on my Gothic Codpieces Pinterest Board
This is a late 15th century German guy with the same sort of fauld extension.

Tom B.

Thanks again to Wade & Kim also to Tracy & Tom for hosting us again. I am still getting caught up on things at work. In the mean time here is a link to some photos I uploaded to my Google Drive Allen Collection Study 2015 I will add Wade's numbers and links to his page for each item as I get time. H...

Tom B.

Mac wrote:My recollection was about temperatures between 1525°f and 1550°f, but it looks like I was mostly using temperatures between 1450°f and 1475°f.

Mac

Are those numbers as read by your old pryometer setup or adjusted to what now think they really were?

Tom B.

Here is a Pinterest board where I have been collecting images:

15th century Gothic Codpieces

Tom B.

Jeremy.G wrote:Regarding this drawing- does anyone know when it was made?

That image is from Der Weisskunig the wood cuts for this were done by Hans Burgkmair & Leonhard Beck in 1514-16.

Tom B.

Glad to hear you got that sorted out.
I hope that the heat treating tests go smoothly.

Tom B.

You are right about the size of the arm opening on this brigandine, they are huge. As to the bottom front edge of the mail, it seems the front stays in place pretty well. The mail being flexible and fabric like only moves when pulled. There is no pull on the bottom front since the arms really only m...

Tom B.

Great work and brilliant photography.
So the sleeves and the lower portion of the body are of the same flexible construction?
The videos show the difference in flexibility quite well.

Tom B.

Cool details in that effigy thanks for sharing.
Note that the second layer of mail on Italian style harnesses is due to a curtain of mail attached to the bottom lame of the fauld.

Tom B.

There is this 1580 doublet point in the Met that seems to be made from silk ribbon folded over. Met Online Page - with zoomable high res photo http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/1978.128_d5.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vZ_nYSQ__8I/Vh1qHzCPtKI/AAAAAAACHrY/3VqG8h2sLmw/s800-Ic...

Tom B.

I too have only used hemp but have wondered about silk.
I may have to buy some silk to braid up.

Mart your idea that they could be tubes is interesting as well.

Tom B.

I thought I posted Mac's sketch for an Italian sallet from another thread.

Tom B.

Last weekend I spent three days in harness doing armour, weapons, and combat demos for the public. This gave me a good opportunity to try out a few different things with my mail. Specifically I am talking about how to suspend my separate mail sleeves & brayette. First of all I decided to try connect...

Tom B.

Ernst, That is still the biggest unknown. I had three days in harness last weekend to try a couple of different things out. Note I did not wear a mail fauld / skirt. #1 I ran my leg suspension points through the mail of the brayette. Basically I tighten the belt of the brayette then fish the points ...

Tom B.

RandallMoffett wrote:I like it Tom! Any photos with just he mail on that you made?

Thanks

Check out this thread:
Video showing mail brayette and sleeve

Tom B.

I also stuck a lower resolution video on my Google drive for those who don't do Facebook.

Brayette & Sleeve Arming Video

Tom B.

I finally had a chance to shoot a quick video showing me putting on my mail brayette and sleeves. These are made from 6mm (internal diameter) rings, 50% round riveted rings and 50% solid rings. Both the brayette and the sleeves are patterned on extant originals. Video on my Historically Patterned Ma...

Tom B.

Here is the set-up I wore last weekend at the Days of Knights Living History Timeline Event. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ru-iIZ9sYqY/VhWP9g6ChII/AAAAAAACHew/BiZNnakyrqs/s800-Ic42/12028849_10207674958329611_1825432661384957562_o.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9sarzZA7Nkg/VhWPDuC6e7I/AA...

Tom B.

I guess the date would be 1390-1410. I think it later but I am sure you can do a much better job gleaning the details than I :wink: Album description La chiesa di S. Maria in Piano a Loreto Aprutino, di origine romanica ma profondamente rimaneggiata in più momenti ed i particolare alla metà del XVI...

Tom B.

From Andrea Carloni's Flickr album La chiesa di S. Maria in Piano a Loreto Aprutino these details on the sleeping guards caught my eye Here is the overall image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tba6STH-rbQ/VhgLZjxhCjI/AAAAAAACHg8/_lNleaMLYQk/s800-Ic42/10805107455_bcaa511907_o.jpg Note the plates ...

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