The Armour Archive

Leo Medii

Diglach mac Cein wrote:How does that stuff take the abuse of combat?

How often would you need to re-apply?

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My squire has one. It's tough as hell, and made it through Pennsic, the COTT and several ploeaxe classes.

Leo Medii

Count Johnathan wrote:Edit to add: BTW the combat of the thirty looks to me like unskilled mindless repetative caveman head chopping... because that's exactly what it is. I watched the video. Not impressed. The armour is cool though. The "fighting" if you can call it that just isn't.

Yep.

Leo Medii

Real life comes first. Don't worry about my stuff, I'm so far in the hole time/funds wise I couldn't use it anyhow...

Leo Medii

If the tape were removed from sca swords as a requirement, would it open up the game to different striking options? Well, one school of thought, which has us using the rattan as a rebated "sword" would say that the shots it opens up are mostly historically innacurate (flat). So, it would ...

Leo Medii

Sold!

Thanks for the drywall!!!!

Leo Medii

I find myself in need of some quick cash so my loss can be your gain. Spring steel 14 G covered BP with faulds. Used for jousting for 4 tournamnents, one year of SCA events. Cover does have some wear, gold in color with floral gold pattern. ROCK SOLID. Took several direct lance hits and did not dent...

Leo Medii

I could never get my mind around placing an obvious edge upon an item that is quite cylindrical in shape. The edge of any sword that I have used, either ground down to a sharp edge of kept thick for safety, are no where near the width of a taped sca stick. It appears to be about 1.5-2 cm in width! ...

Leo Medii

It is all about the benefit of the control of using a basket over a hilted weapon. Try the experiment of going part of a practice with gauntlets and a hilted sword, and then baskets. I have two swords, they are exactly the same length, and balance mostly, and almost the same weight. I am able to hav...

Leo Medii

Great bascinets are awesome.

Leo Medii

I have used both, and can tell you with certainty that baskets, as they are used in the SCA, are a clear advantage when compared with hilted weapons. As the hands do not count when struck, no armor needs be worn there under the basket. The basket allows a level of control on the sword that legal ful...

Leo Medii

Case study: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhQ1MK15FPY&feature=related Skip right to 5:29...not only is this display of badassery legal, it is completely awesome!! I can see there are ways in which it could be abused, but just follow the basic 'Don't be a douche' rule and all will be well. I ha...

Leo Medii

Um... I'm in the Midrealm also. So, yeah, I know. It isn't as bad as all that though. . No, you know what they say about one apple... Three years ago, at a regional war practice, four of my guys and myself all failed armor inspection. We wear more armor than 99% of the SCA, and we failed. The funny...

Leo Medii

:? Seriously are these marshals fighters as well? If not they should get their marshalate card revoked. Thats all too stupid. The only thing I could see as being a problem would be the idea that you could take both helms back to camp and hand one off to an unauthorized fighter who would then have t...

Leo Medii

Dude, I'm glad you don't live in California. I'm counting on you to help spread the wealth by having an event in Michigan..... we need events on the East Coast, Texas-ish, Michigan-ish and the West (north and south) so jousting is within reach of everyone who wants to do it. But if you ever want to...

Leo Medii

This is not a 'surprise' tactic, you are not flashing a light at him, or making him trip over something he can't see. If you were using your shield to reflect light and blind him, that would be different. To me it is the same as fighting on a slight hill. Is it dishonorable to try and stay on the u...

Leo Medii

God I wish I lived in California sometimes.....

Leo Medii

5. The Sovereign or the Marshallate may bar any weapon or armor from use upon the field of combat. Should a warranted Marshal bar any weapon or armor, an appeal may be made to the Sovereign to allow the weapon or armor. And what were you doing bringing a baton onto the field if you see what we do a...

Leo Medii

Take your time Bro, not in a hurry.

Leo Medii

If I let the sun get in my eyes I deserve to be whacked for it.

As I do not believe in knee fighting any more it isn't so much an issue to have a guy looking up into the sun to keep fighting.

Leo Medii

We do the same. We drilled holes in the posts that hold banners, or tiki's. However, the tiki's are the metal ones not bamboo....

Leo Medii

Also will be making a barrier to fight over what is an appropriate length for this? Height? Just under waist height. Make it as long as you want. Here at my farm we have one that is 25' long for "teams", and one that is 6 feet for single challenges. A proper list is about 200 feet long an...

Leo Medii

Has anyone tried making sca "swords" to simulate more of a wood appearance? Yes. The marshals bounced them for not having a defined striking edge, or thrusting tip marker. I told them it was a wood baton, used for tournaments of peace. Bounce. Then I got to hear the same person cry like a...

Leo Medii

Ah ha! A decent pic of my harness!!

Leo Medii

Nissan Maxima wrote:Halfswording is now legal SCA wide.

I sure as heck hope so! Since we've been using and teaching it for the last year at practice!

Leo Medii

Glad I could help!

I have more of them, a bunch in fact. From the metro Detroit practice. A lot of some high end fighters, pretty great fights, if you're into that kind of thing...I know I am. I love watching artists go at it.

Leo Medii

DukeAvery wrote:Why, to watch a skilled sword and buckler fighter would undoubtedly bring a tear of joy to my eye.

Regards

Avery

Here's a clip of some buckler fighting-

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/Leonthas/?action=view&current=Videos005.flv

Leo Medii

Lloyd wrote:Steve, I doubt this will help but here is a pic of the helm closed:

[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4808451507_3b60ee70fd_b.jpg[/img]

and here is a link to the set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/miciopicca ... 808451507/

Man, what I wouldn't give to be there.....

Leo Medii

I want to move to Australia.

Leo Medii

SCA fighters don't bind. It is almost as foriegn a context as winding. Can't speak for others, but I do a lot of winding with greatsword. When the guy with the big shield rushes me, I sometimes use a heavy oberhau brought down onto the top of their shield, then ratchet my hilt up high and deliver a...

Leo Medii

jester wrote:Do you control your opponent's sword with your sword before making the hand-off to the buckler?

Do you find that you are able to bind with rattan or do you need to do something else?

SCA fighters don't bind. It is almost as foriegn a context as winding.

Leo Medii

I use a pair of close fitting finger gauntlets. And yes, it is a pain to get the swords as close to the originals as possible with SCA legal fittings.

Leo Medii

Here's mine-

Leo Medii

Sending you the pics I have to the email you sent. Most of them are 1340's early 50's. However, that shows that they were around for sure in England in the time you are looking for.

Leo Medii

I have two single handed swords.

One is the dimensions of the sword of St. Maurice of Turin and one is the dimensions of the Albion Reeve blade. I have dress versions of both, so that is what I use for combat.

All of my other SCA weapons are the dimensions of a historical counterpart as well.

Leo Medii

Man, I'd LOVE copies of that stuff for our study!!! Is it available to others?

Covered Globose with faulds for sale