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Baron Conal

Aaron wrote:bunny slippers?

I can wear bunny slippers?

Cool! I did not know that.

Thanks Aaron!

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James B. wrote:
B. Amos wrote:maybe

Bah maybe! Your kit rocks!

lol How do we know for sure... he didn't post a picture.

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How high is your weapon mounted above the ground (At the pivot point, give or take an inch)? Thanks. I had a ballista.... ( I got tired of dealing with the constant rule changes, but things may have settled since then.... It was the first approved Midrealm engine. ) It was a little above my waist a...

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Unfortunetly no, I still have a lot of work to do. Edward Yes, you can in point of fact document your armor. Just because you still have things that could be better that does not mean you cannot document your armor. An 'all or nothing' approach would do much more harm than good to the SCA. The only...

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Hit with authority...... What does that really mean? I hit with enough force that my opponent knows I meant to do that . That is hard enough that there is a difference from a blow that lands incorrectly. That is different from a 'blow' that was actually a block for a blow your opponent didn't throw....

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ah well..... looks like black then.... it would be better for that helm anyway Of course you could always get a hauberk or join the Priory of St. Colin. join the Priory because they wear red or another reason that I have not yet discovered? ( reading about St Colin after I hit submit )

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The Military order was not to avoid secular knight persona. I picked up the helm because of an interest in the the military orders of the crusades. I asked about the portrayal of a 'knight' rank from real world history by a non-SCA knight. but yes, the robe was to cover the lack of mail. the sleeved...

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mostly..... I lack the mail.... It's round ring welded where there is mail... the breastplate is not accurate but not horrendous... the legs have the basic form but lack the details that make them correct.... All the pieces might be from too wide a time span. ( honesty not sure ) http://i147.photobu...

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Could we edit the subject name of this thread so it
better matches the discussion?

Gaston has not posted since Aug. 2004 ( or has he? )

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Is there an agreed upon method for display yet?

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From: m The Rules of the Lists, May 1968 (A.S. II), excerpted from Tournaments Illuminated (#6) 1. The Head and the Face must be protected from injury. A heavy sabre mask shall be considered minimum protection. 2. There shall be no thrusting except with lance or shortsword. 3. NO Tournament weapons...

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In use -- 1215-1260? Fashionable -- 1230-1240 So if I'm willing to be behind the time in a 'fashion' sense I can wear the red surcoat that Pope Alexander IV allowed in 1259? because.... A - I like the red better than the black B - black seems like it would be rather warm on a sunny summer day

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MJBlazek wrote:By mandate or desire.

by desire - which has not worked

then by reasoned mandate

Just make sure you enforce it evenly and as graciously as possible.

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Eamonn wrote:Out of the first group:

Second group:

YMMV

Eamonn

It was supposed to be one list. My fault for the space
But your answers are still very valid.

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You're in for it now... you left out bacon Or name an item not on the list and tell me what you think of it. note to self... Roak has issues reading and following simple directions.... type slower next time so he can keep up. Bacon is far too valuable to give away to just anyone You have to be wort...

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My mind was wandering the other day ( no leash laws in my head ) and a question came to me.... Before I comment I'd like to hear from others so I do not bias my own question. What is it that makes a ransom ' worthy ' of the giver? Is the the value of the item? The thought behind it? The representati...

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Diglach mac Cein wrote:Who is this Dilan you speak of?

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Sorry Diglach, old habits are hard to break....

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If I might suggest - Bring it up to the MIC for whatever tournament you attend, MAKE SURE they are OK with this as an option, and let them announce it to the fighters for that day. You'll find it easier to get positive notice that way, IMO. Probably get more takers, too. . Dilan I think the point i...

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In the Kingdom of Acre / MSR we hold a yearly Grand Heraldic Tournament in which one of the heavy list tournament's is a ransom tourney. Qualifications for entry are simple, based on your rank and titles you are required to buy into the tournament w/ bezants (our kingdom's currency). Say the base e...

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I just sent a message to HRM Rutgur of the Mid.....

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If you wanted this to get more 'air time' to the general SCA fighting 'public' it might not be a bad idea to speak to the current Royalty in your Kingdoms and see if they would be willing to make a public statement in support Even if all they say is "I have no problems with that as long as....&...

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sounds great.

I'd love to see this actually happen

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Well I think I am a bit over dressed. How would this deal with the likes of me? A lowly squire with more armour than he could shake a stick at? Edward The armor being won and lost would not be real armor but a 'fantasy' set based on what your rank is or what you could 'afford' to buy after a loss w...

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Ernst wrote:I thought we already had this discussion?

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... ospitaller

In use -- 1215-1260?
Fashionable -- 1230-1240

I remembered asking but I could not remember how I asked
and was not having any luck with searching for the first post

THANKS!!

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Gaston de Clermont wrote:Conal- what kind of wood is "closet rod" typically?

Pine..... usually hard yellow pine.

I've seen it in a white plastic at Home Depot
but I've never used that.

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On the back and in the colored center section plate A shows an interesting piece of hand 'armor'. Plate A figure 4 - Brother knight-at-arms c.1305 his hand protection....? Like a CoP for your hands, more specifically the wrist...? Kinda like a hockey glove? ( even though I hate to make that comparis...

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perhaps you could set it up like fantasy football only it would be a fantasy tourney league. Duke so and so won 8 sets of horse and armour at this tourney and lost one. Or something like that. Something like fantasy football but instead of having a 'fantasy team' assembled and you using results of ...

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just checking if I am understanding the answer..... '1150-ish' thru '1225-ish' for its general use....? or......? and.... When would this be a 'fashionable' helm as opposed to an 'old helm' that is still in use? When would this helm be 'the newest cutting edge thing on the field' but not yet in comm...

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It is the people who this rule doesn't affect who seem to be the most against it. Just my observation, so far, in a limited area. YMMV. I'm not against it and I'm pretty sure it will not effect me at all. I have reservations about it based on how I think it will work if not handled VERY carefully b...

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How would you set up the rules for an experiment in winning armor and 'horses' from your defeated opponents based on SCA combat rules? We would not be able to actually do this but we could set up rules to simulate its effects on a participant in the experiment. You would have to set up a bunch of gu...

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You see a helm like this and you think to yourself

'It would be kinda cool to be able to take someone's armor
if you defeat them'...

...then you remember that you have armor to loose also

Nice hat.

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a picture from a little farther out would be nice

hard to take in the whole helm when the photo is so
tight.

but it looks nice!

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I generally do not do break down poles but I use wooden
closet rod for banners.

1 1/4" diameter
easy to fine

a sleeve would probably work just fine
to make it break down....

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aside from choosing a nice restaurant and remembering to always be polite and respectful... I need some info on dating a helm. http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/armor/HelmPhoto.jpg What is the time span a helm of this style would have been in use? When would it have been a 'fashion...

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Oven cleaner works well to clean cast iron that has not been
cared for all that well.

it will strip the seasoning right off.....

not sure what it would do to motor oil.....

Re: How high? (Siege)

Re: SCA - Rules of the List. Now and then.

Ransoms?

Osprey's Knight Hospitaller ( 1 )

Experiment in winning armor and horses: how would you.....

dating a helm