The Armour Archive

Syrfinn

Hi folks, I am going back to wearing chainmail, and well dont need this around not being used, when someone else could put it to use. I am selling this lamellar shirt for $350, and will only take paypal. It has been used for 2 years and is still in good condition. The shoulder straps and shoulder co...

Syrfinn

Unfort, like others said, leaving stuff on the field past dark, is just asking for it. Battlefield is way to easy for someone not even at the event, to just walk by the tents and grab stuff left. But like Maeryk said, this has happened ever since I have been going, and that has been since Pennsic 19...

Syrfinn

Unfort, its a common theme it seems, at least last couple of years. We lose a bunch of people, cause they wont fight in the woods, either of em. I havent got the official numbers for AEthelmearc yet, but i wouldnt be surprised if we were down by 50% for the woods battle. I know Midrealm took a hit a...

Syrfinn

I liked em, and for me, fighting with Mid, and always was on our right hand side. I enjoyed the fact, that it really wasnt a bridge type scenario. Granted, there wasnt a lot of charging. Folks figured out quick, that for a 2 hour res, if they kept charging, they would have nothing left at the end. B...

Syrfinn

Will keep a look out tomorrow and Friday. I havent seen many legs like those, so if I see em, I should be able to remember the design style.

Syrfinn

Yeah, East Allies won the Allied Champ fight. Mid Unbelts won their figt and East Belts won their fight. I dont know how the other points are coming. Today was hot, but wasnt that bad. I got put out of the fight about midway thru, due to a polearm shot to the back of my knee and top of my left calf,...

Syrfinn

Yeah, I think I got this from Windrose like 8 or 9 years ago. I am pretty sure I wasnt knighted when I got this.

Syrfinn

I'll take a pic once I get it done tonight

Syrfinn

Lol, that works out well then. With just the buttspike, mine is 47".

I just wont put on the front spike, or maybe go down and cut it a little bit more, to keep it under 48".

Thanks

Syrfinn

Hi folks, need some help quick. Broke my polearm today during castle battle, so came home to make something new real fast. I had an old rathbone doubleheaded axehead laying around and decided I would just make a short polearm with it for now. But since weapon standards have to meet either Middle or ...

Syrfinn

Lol, I seem to not share well with others.

Syrfinn

One of my fondest memories of the sca was a fight such as this. Granted, it wasnt a fight of honor, it was a fight for a woman. Me and a friend liked the same woman, and she liked both of us. We asked her, if she would agree to allow us to meet on the field of Pennsic for the right to be the only on...

Syrfinn

Yeah the helm is actually based off the ostrogothic helm that was a gift to several kings, which is why it probably kind of rings that way to you. I just reveresed the brass, from being on the outside to being on the inside. Yeah I keep looking at it, and it doesnt scream 10th century, but with it b...

Syrfinn

hmm, have left this up for a little over a week, and no thoughts on my helm passing for this time period or what I would need to do to it, to make it more to the time. Granted, its a bit germanic style spangen, but I am thinking it could pass as what a viking, though not sure I like that word, to ge...

Syrfinn

Yeah, but looks like the guy next to him got Jar Jar, so all is good.

Syrfinn

Last week was one of the better weeks we have had in a month or so, temp was nice. So hoping it stays that way thru war week. If not, at least I have been running this summer, so the breathing thru the water and being active I will be slightly used to.

Syrfinn

Was gonna say, I think it comes from the the Thor exhibit at Comic-con. Had been watching G4 this weekend and had seen it a few times. But the fact they let you all sit in it, is awesome.

Syrfinn

Thinking of moving my personna from romano-brit to hiberno-norse. Most of my kit I dont think would change, other than the shield, though if I do this I will be ditching the lamellar and picking up chain again. But I am curious what I will need to do to my helm. I actually think it would fit, lookin...

Syrfinn

Ok, I lol'ed when I saw the second pic. Thanks

Syrfinn

Hmm, will be interested in seeing the reponse to this, since most of the folks I know know who have made boar spear type stuff, i dont think have spacers, and well the one I was going to work on, doesnt either.

Syrfinn

Diglach, I have 2. The one I fight in, is 4" wide and my dress one is 3" wide. I prefer the 3" personally, the 4" just seems to big, but I havent bought the hardware to make a new one yet. i will probably drop by 1st week of Pennsic and get the hardware and build a new one that i...

Syrfinn

Adric, if you guys started making them, i would be buying them. I have a few coptics, but they are all ones my ex made for me a few years ago, and are not the best examples, but are comfy.

Syrfinn

I love that under armor kit you have Uric. If I go chain again, I might have to copy it. It looks very good to go with the chain.

Syrfinn

Graedwyn will probably answer later, but since I am in his area, and we had the same shirts for a time, I believe his is around 20pds. His might be a little lighter though, cause I believe he tailored his, but he is also taller than me.

So my guess would be 20pds, give or take a pound or two.

Syrfinn

I have fought in Ice's as well as Von Sussen, both are I believe around 9mm. I also just got rid of a set from Ringmesh, which was 5mm. Ice and Von Sussens, worked fine as far as our sport goes, and to be honest I preferred it to how I wanted to take blows. The Ringmesh, is more looks than anything....

Syrfinn

I also only wear a tunic under my lamellar, and have done so for years and have been fine. I also think, if thats what your going for, is if you are just going to wear it under a tunic, I would go with the smaller plates from plastic lamellar.com. I had an old set from them and it was fine, and my k...

Syrfinn

I was actually curious about that also. i was looking at the site and I thought I had noticed a few things there, that I also had seen on Shamrock Armories site. So took a look, and yeah there were some same pieces there. Could just be same design though.

Syrfinn

Havent read any of the responses, so this might of already been mentioned. If I didnt know I was reading about someone having a hard practice for the first time in a longtime, I would of thought I was reading someone talking about the morning after 2 a days in football. The leg thing, yeah that bite...

Syrfinn

My pleasure, like I said in the pm. I was surprised how good it looked when I checked it out before putting it up for sale. With some of the guys I fight on a normal basis, I was expecting to find some moth holes. But nope, looked like new. Tatsuo, no, these are welded 5mm stainless blackened links....

Syrfinn

My pleasure, glad it will be actually used, instead of looking nice on one of my shelfs, only to be used maybe once or twice a year.

Syrfinn

I ahve gotten echecks off and on, when I have sold stuff. It is a pain. But have told folks who sent the echeck, that sorry, I cant ship this, till it clears, since shipping was part of the cost, and I am not fronting that money. I will ship once the echeck clears.

Syrfinn

Bump for price drop

Syrfinn

Here is where I get mine from. I got the info from D and his Grace Lucan.

http://www.vtarmynavy.com/parachute_cord.htm

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Syrfinn

Just sent the request, thanks again Amalric.

WTS Lamellar (plates by Eldesar.com) - Sold

Rathbone Axe heads