The Armour Archive

Syrfinn

I pm'ed you Amalric, you have dibs right now. I will pm you again as far as shipping also.

Syrfinn

There really isnt anything I am looking for right now, but thanks.

Syrfinn

adding a pic that isnt an attachment.

Syrfinn

Ok, just tried on my really thick gamebeson, which put me at 51", and it layed fine, with room, it wasnt tight at all. So I am thinking 52" with a light gambeson or leather waist bracelet, would be fine and not constrict at all.

Syrfinn

Aonghus, Let me see, I know the old rule of thumb for chain, was 7 to 10 inches from its torso circumference on the persons widest point. But I have a thick gamebeson laying arond here, that would probably easily make my waist to 52. I will throw it on and see how it feels. I am pretty sure it will ...

Syrfinn

Bought this back in February, has seen some heavy use, and well it still looks brand new as the day I bought it. It is a 5mm short sleeved tunic, is their XL version, Stats are below for the XL version. I paid $467 due to it being the XL version and also blackened. I am wanting $300 and you pay ship...

Syrfinn

Bought this off Iain at War Practice, I love it, but to be honest, I probably will never build a kit around it. I just like my current kit to much. So selling it off for what I paid for it last month, I havent worn it yet, but it is used. I would say fits 23.5 to 24.5 comfortably. I have 1" ope...

Syrfinn

Very cool, congrats and glad to hear baby and mom are doing well.

Syrfinn

Pitbull, those look like Ringlords scales, what size are those made of, the large or the small. Have been thinking of making a scale shirt from them, and those look like the size I wanted to use.

Thanks

Syrfinn

It was a blast once again, thanks to our Midrealm hosts for a great time.

Compared to some NOWM's I have been at, Saturday was a breezy day on the beach.

Syrfinn

Lol, Thanks Graedwyn. I am right now trying to figure out why all of a sudden when I post pics, they show up as attachments instead of just the pic. Nevermind, just figured it out. I keep hitting add attachment instead of just submitting. So put up a pic of my crown kit. I do need to cover the hocke...

Syrfinn

Ooh, thanks, I keep forgetting to add them into my armor favorites list. Will take a look there, thanks William.

Syrfinn

Will be looking for one here in the near future, for the Hastings battle at Pennsic, so will be looking for a stainless norman nasal, since well i hate mild and the upkeep, specially since this will be a third kit that rarely gets used.

Thanks

Syrfinn

Not sure about kick-ass, but I get compliments.

Syrfinn

I need to look thru more of this, only read the first 2 pages and the last page, but bought an old Sallet off of Iain Ruadh from the Middle, and thinking of having this as a second personna. Great pics of various things. Just need to do more research before asking questions.

Syrfinn

Have been there several times, William, and planning on going this year also. No real difference that I have ran across while I have been there.

Great bunch of folks to fight against all day, you will enjoy.

Syrfinn

My normal advice doesnt really apply on this one. Its always recommended to do a search on an Armorers name or just someone selling something, to see if they have had past issues. WaynO, only had one other than this one, that I could find, while looking at his name. Though I didnt look up Thorson Ar...

Syrfinn

Are those measurements on the breast and back correct. Seems very short in the front. I might be interested, but curious on the measurements, since I am 5'8" and a waist of 40" right now, though its shrinking. :p Also would probably be interested in the shoulders if I decided on this. Once...

Syrfinn

Unfort I suck on armor keep, and anything non-stainless doesnt last in the humidty with me, which is why I always get stainless, or i would probably buy the whole lot.

Hope it sells soon.

Syrfinn

Love the sallet, Iain, pleasure doing business with ya.

Syrfinn

I dont mind the questioning, I dont do it, but I dont mind it. I figured if you didnt take it, a million things between me throwing the shot and it finally hitting you went wrong, and its no biggie. What I mind, is someone throwing a shot, and I see this on all sides, and usually yell out stop whini...

Syrfinn

Couldnt tell ya on the fading thing. All the guys on my end, as far as knights were there till the end, and then we went and played the Capture the Flag thing. Unfort, I had to leave that half way thru, due to screwing my shoulder up more. I know of one AE knight who left the field, but that was due...

Syrfinn

Nah it was after the fight was over, and I was walking back to our side.

Syrfinn

I actually called one your guys, you. I saw your old lamellar, and a silver kite shield, that I thought you used to fight with. After I helped him get back off the ground, he told me it wasnt you.

Syrfinn

Some good points have been made. Blackstone is a good example of what we do well. War Practice was a good example of what we dont do well. Blackstone this year, due to Midrealm, not bringing any big block units, was mainly a skirmish battle. if I remember right as far as numbers, we had around 110 e...

Syrfinn

Well been thinking of this for awhile, and kind of decided i want to get back into making stuff on and off. Primarily for me, since I tend to like to do different kits, plus also to make stuff for my squires, men at arms and anyone that fights in my warband on a normal basis. Stuff I still have, var...

Syrfinn

Very true, and if our area wasnt already chock full of normans, you probably would be right. :p

Syrfinn

Cause by that time, any ancestors I would of had, would of been Saxon, and not some silly Norman pirate. :p

Syrfinn

I love the lines of that Sallet. I do early period, romano-brit, but I am seriously thinking of getting it, and building a kit around it. If your looking at this sallet and wondering on buying it, I would suggest thinking quickly, cause I might be putting dibs on it, later tonight. :p Specially when...

Syrfinn

Have not read the whole thing yet, but I knew in the beginning there was grumblings about folks wearing the 5mm stuff. Was that ever put out there, that you guys didnt want that to be used? If not, then I will declare for the saxon side and make me a ax appropriate for this occassion, and try and pi...

Syrfinn

Yep, will be at AE War Practice, feel free to look me up, and be more than happy to show you the different ways I throw it.

Syrfinn

Yep, will be at AE War practice, look me up, and be more than happy to show you the variations I throw with it.

Syrfinn

Yep, throw it, throw many variations of it, for different parts of the body. Like Duke Logan, have been throwing it for a very long time, Jarl Kane and I worked on it, when we first were shown it from one of the Westies, cant remember, back at either Pennsic 20 or 21. Is sort of my bread and butter ...

Syrfinn

Lol, was waiting for someone to tell Kristolf to get on here and respond. :p And he responded the way I would think he would.

At least he didnt mention the barnyard animals.

Syrfinn

Thanks Logan, I can probably fix it myself, or at least gonna try, i need to get back into making stuff anyways, I miss it, and have a place I can do it now.

But good to hear the next batch will have the stainless tabs. The baskets are great and I cant even stand to use my old ones anymore. :p

Sold pending payment SS Ringmesh Blackened Chainmail Hauberk

WTS SCA SS German Sallet - Sold Pending Payment

WTB - Cheap Stainless Norman Nasal for SCA

Looking at picking up armoring again