The Armour Archive

Syrfinn

Very well put, Kevin.

Syrfinn

looking forward to seeing it up close at Pennsic. Some of my guys camp at the lake, so will drop by.

Syrfinn

A long time ago, I actually had this question with my tkd master. He knew a bunch of us did this, and was curious about it. We brought him out to a couple of practices, and showed him how we trained for it and worked at it. Granted, coming from the Phillipines, he thought it was very interesting, an...

Syrfinn

Awesome job, once again, beautiful

Syrfinn

I'm planning on testing this at Coronation this weekend, when we are doing pickups and see how folks like it. Plus we are throwing it around for trying it at practice and making it a norm there. To be honest, I am fine with either, I have a decent record when fighting from my knees also, and well my...

Syrfinn

Its not pretty, but its my baby.

Its my favorite weapons form over all others.

And its the right type, 2.5 inch in diameter with shaved sides, nice backbone. I dont like seeing it bend on people.

Syrfinn

Sweet, thanks. If I dont grab any before, will definetly grab some off of ya at AEWP.

Thanks

Syrfinn

Eirik, I cant get to your store front from work, but how large are your polearm/great sword blanks, that are shaved. Granted also interested in the sword blanks, but just curious. And like Vitus, 1 1/2" dia would be awesome, and would save me a lot of trouble. Heck I have 3 of your oversized st...

Syrfinn

Yeah, I think I remember this, but cant reemmber who it was. If we figure it out, will make sure they know your looking for them.

Syrfinn

You know, in all actuality, we already have this system in play. We just ignore it for legs. In a normal fight, if you hit an arm twice, its a kill. But if you hit a leg twice, the fight continues on, till you either take both arms also, or you get a kill shot in. Granted, hitting a legged opponent ...

Syrfinn

Only issue with the bag, is if you throw mullenets, other than that, they are fine, I used to use one as my primary pell, but bought a Punching Bob, or whatever its called as my pell now.

Syrfinn

Vitus, down in my neck of the woods in AEthelmearc, most of the two weapon fighters fight with two swords or sword and spear. I went up to Ice Dragon in the northern region of our kingdom, and looked like the things bred like rabbits. I even made a few comments to guys up there, that I was actually ...

Syrfinn

I see your poin, Vitus, on three limbs taking a bit more time. But also think 2 limbs is to easy. Granted that might be because with being a shorter fighter, I tend to chop down the trees I fight, and hit more legs than normal.

Syrfinn

I'm curious on those here who are either reading or responding to this topic are great weapon fighters and what they think of this?

Specially since in our current way of doing things, if they get an arm or a leg, they get a nice advantage over the single sword welding person they are fighting.

Syrfinn

Aye congrats to you, the baby and your wife. Excellent news.

Syrfinn

I like the 1 kill shot, 3 wounded areas is a kill, and actually was talking to someone about it today before we go to practice tonight, and we might start playing with it at practice. I happen to be a good knee fighter, even when I wore steel knees, but I still would like to see it go away. But will...

Syrfinn

Hmm, this is kind of one reason I dont order from any armorers or merchants, that I know go to the big wars in the SCA, between Feb and March and Middle of July thru August. Havent had anything happen bad, but anytime I have ordered during these time frames, my stuff is almost always later than what...

Syrfinn

Gregory J. Liebau wrote:You gain some weight, Nissan?

Ok Gregory, you made me scare my cats with the laugh I just let out.

Syrfinn

Here is one of my favorites, with my favorite weapons form.

Syrfinn

Here is a pic of my latest additions, and yeah I know I have been messing with this kit in the visigoth section also, as well as the Dal Riatta. But well it doesnt fit into the Dal Riatta, and though it does fit into the Visigoth/Ostrogoth look, well just not feeling it. I tried it last year, but I ...

Syrfinn

No biggie, heck I tend to ban thrusting tips with my guys when I go down to their practice once a month, cause I got tired of going down there and seeing them rely on the damn things. I put one on my swords last year, cause I wanted to see what it was like. That was after fighting 20 years without o...

Syrfinn

Thanks for the help guys. I like my armor to much to change it up to much, so will probably just go back to either romano-brit of this time, or my gothic counterpart, which most of this stuff was made for in the first place.

Thanks again

Syrfinn

Lol, will have to remember that.

Syrfinn

Lol, yes I can throw it. But the common thing said around here, when I started showing up to events with it, was people asking me which Turtle I was. :p

Dont have a motorcyle, but I might strap it to my spare jeep tire on the back of my jeep, when i go to events.

Syrfinn

Mine are pretty simple, but not so accurate. Its pretty much in line with my handles on my centergrips. So centerline top and bottom of shield, the buckle is on the top strap, to make it easier to tighten and loosen while slung over shoulder. Here is a pic ursus took, while I was walking on the fiel...

Syrfinn

Here is my dished round, I am going back to. I keep going back to my scutum, but well my conscience keeps getting the better of me, and making me go back to the round, cause its what I would of used. I want to edge it though, I was thinking of leather, but I just did my scutum with that, and it adde...

Syrfinn

To be honest, the kit is more based off of 6th cent ostrogoth(495 - 525), right around time of Theodoric, right now. Thats where the helmet design came from. Rest of kit is just what would of been available at the time to him. The greaves and shoulders need to stay. For some unknown reason I get hit...

Syrfinn

Lol, forgot this was orginally for Irish Dal Riatta. I am more concerned with Scot Dal Riatta now, and could've swore, that they ended up wearing a lot of what was available to the brits/anglo-saxons. maybe I am wrong on that.

Syrfinn

Kind of bumping this again, since I am bouncing between this and germanic, and not sure which way I am going with it. But hoping some of the guys who have dwelled on this and also the Pict posts, like Dalloch, can go at the the kit and let me know what to fix. I have a dished round, but well I suck ...

Syrfinn

I use one of those Punching Bob bags. I pad the bottom post, so I can work on leg shots with it. I keep thinking of buying the version of it, that has the boxing trunks also, cause that would cover more of it, and I would only have to use a little padding after that. I'll adjust the height foe when ...

Syrfinn

Thanks for the update Sinclair, was just thinking about this today, but was giving ya time to get home and unwind.

Hopefully, someone had a vid camera handy and can get some pics and vids of the semis and finals.

Syrfinn

Here are a couple of pics of me for this spring with the added stuff for this year. I am still using a smaller scutum, but well tried a dished round, and well I really suck with it, i miss my corners.

Syrfinn

Feel free bro, no problem at all to use it.

Syrfinn

Just wanted to throw out a review on some of the latest stuff I have bought recently, pics below with the items also. Ebonwoulfe Armory - Excellent to deal with his Grace. Kept us in the loop when things got a bit iffy with his contacts, but always let us know what was going on. I had bought two bas...

Syrfinn

Impressive and congrats.

And yeah, very cool, its third generation of your guys line doing it as an unbelt decades apart. Will be looking to see who His Highness Alfars squire is in 10 years.

edit - yes I know he is not a knight right now, just saying if he does become one.

Review: Ebonwoulfe Armory and Ringmesh