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Ingvarr wrote:Audax,

You'd have to hold your head sideways, but it even has your device (sort of)

Geoffrey, nice helm. What gage is it and how much do you want for it?

It is pretty sweet but I have mattmaus's Norman heading my way right the moment. Plus it's a little outside my buying power. Le sigh.

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Damn, I like the look of those scale suits.

Saving my dollars, Torvaldr. A black one will be mine. Oh, yes, it will.

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Sick as a dog the last five days. My workouts consisted of dragging myself to the kitchen for Gatorade and Nyquil then back to bed. I felt well enough last night to do a little slow work.

I'll be taking it easy the next few days.

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mordreth wrote:well if this doesn't come across wrong more humorless than I am - it's rare but I have run across it on occasion

Gotcha. No, I've got quite a sense of humor, it just doesn't tranlate well on the internet. Come see me live sometime.

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My fever having finally gone away, I must amend my somewhat muddled comments on this thread. When I said unchanging, I meant more about any large changes in girth over time. As in, are you a bodybuilder whose calves might gain an inch over the course of a year? Then you might want to wait on getting...

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My question would be whether tassets were put in place because of missile fire or to prevent the hips from being pulverized by the maces, hammers and axes that were being used more often because swords were somehwat less effective against late period plate. Pollarms must have been a concern but the...

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Late Roman/Migration cultures/Vikings = the seax 14th cent mafia = the rondel or perhaps baselard 15th cent onward = the ballock dagger Regards, audax I would reverse the Rondel and Ballock. I remeber a topic sometime back and the ballock was used back in the13C sometime...Was always under the impr...

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Kazakhstan is greatest country in the world All other countries are run by little girls I heartily apologize for my first impression of you Apology accepted. What was your first impression of me? BTW, that's a quote from Borat's version of the Kazakh National Anthem. I thought the movie was a riot.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was considered the height of tackiness to strike your opponent's horse in a tournament, yes? Vs. that being the first thing to do in a war footing. Thus a tournament horse might not wear as much armor? JB It was considered foul play to kill horses among the nobility....

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I like my Revival's, Steve. Another person here in Bryn Gwlad got a pair with the vibram soles which peeled off during fighter practice on concrete tennis courts. Basically, what they do is glue a thin Cat's paw type of vibram over the leather soles the boots come with anyway. I opted not to get the...

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Greetings, I have some leather here, and I was planning on making a scabbard for a sword, as well as some armor for my 4yo, but all of the the leather is an undyed/natural color. My question is this: how much dye would I need to dye this? Its just over 12 sq ft, and I can get dye in bottles of 118,...

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The key to comfort is proper fit to your specific (and hopefully unchanging) measurements. Any decent armorer should be able to do that for you. Just remember cased greaves ain't cheap.

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Piece o' crap, that helm. It doesn't even offer sizing options (not as far as I could see). Good fit to your head is essential if you want to be able to fight effectively and keep your brains in your head. If you want a great helm type get one of Armor and Castings Pembridge helms. Much better quali...

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My question would be whether tassets were put in place because of missile fire or to prevent the hips from being pulverized by the maces, hammers and axes that were being used more often because swords were somehwat less effective against late period plate. I do invite your further thoughts, as I am...

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Late Roman/Migration cultures/Vikings = the seax 14th cent mafia = the rondel or perhaps baselard 15th cent onward = the ballock dagger I picked these because the majority of personas/armor styles seem to fall into these periods. Samurai could use a tanto or wakizashi. Crusader types could use a sea...

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Thanks, Mr. Norwalt. It's a fascinating read.

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Hey, I'll take the pay for an esquire. It's almost 4times what I'm making now in my mundane job.

There's something...off...about that.

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WOOT!

BrunoG, thanks for the links. Fascinating stuff.

I really need to finish my course work so I can get to digging, dammit!

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I hesitate to answer, mainly because of an embarassment of riches in my area. But.... Within less than an hours drive there are at least three practices (Bryn Gwlad, Fynnon Gath, Bjornsborg) with a number of knights present. Bryn Gwlad is my home group and there are 6 or 7 knights (two of whom are d...

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Sir Vitus: Othello?

I believe there is a reference to a Spartan soldier who was nicknamed the Trembler because he feared battle so much he would shake.

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There is also the ancient Roman concept of "patron and client", where the client would go to his patron for a favor or protection and then owe some service to the patron in exchange. I will have to find the reference but I seem to recall this dates back to B.C.E. You pretty much variations of the p...

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the evidence is that medieval cavalry never charged faster than a trot. This intrigues me. Which sources, exactly? According to several of my David Nicolle books trotting in armor is so uncomfortable that it was used as a punishment. Most charges started at a walk, then moved to a canter for the la...

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Yeah, it's definitely an adjustment fighting in the Revivals but I like them alot.

Mordreth, thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try.

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Well, I'll give it a shot, Mike. Definitely the 14th poleyns, sheild bosses, shaped and creased greaves, demi gaunts, splinted legs with splints on the inside.

And just a couple of ideas for new items

: a buckler, bazubands and a normal conical with holes for attaching a mail drape.

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Is this for SCA combat? If so William is quite right, you won't be able to find one for under $100. If this is for costume or LH or re-enactment you can find a norman or kettle hat from Von Sussen's ebay auction. m or m or m or m Barbutes are harder to find in that price range since they require a l...

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The only reason I didn't mention mattmaus is I had seen earlier that he was presently swamped with work. He does do nice work and as far as i know has a good rep. I'm not sure if Red Dragon is still making armor. One reason I'm planning to go with Ironmonger is that he measures from top of head to s...

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i tried cleats long ago my knees hurt from all the attempts to turn with my feet nailed to the ground. I fight in Revival Low Boots, as long as noone stomps my feet with biker boots i'm good. I really like my Revivals. Just got to get used to sliding about. I keep slipping when making heel strikes ...

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Most of the ones that look one piece are in fact two halves welded together, with the weld being ground down so it looks to be of one piece construction. I'm pretty sure you will not find a helm raised from a single sheet in your price range. It requires a lot of skill, which will cost you dear. Hav...

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Yeah, even though pot will pretty much grow anywhere, in order to get the flowers (which contain the happy stuff), it has to be cultivated properly with the male plants being removed before they fertilize the females, from whence the kind bud comes. It also has to be the right kind of hemp seeds an...

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I'm sort of surprised that my neighbor doesn't have a huge hemp crop (not really), what with the 500 bird feeders she has. To my recollection most comercialy available bird seed contains large percentages of hemp seed. Yeah, even though pot will pretty much grow anywhere, in order to get the flower...

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...Re: the Scythians, that is from Herodotus, near the end of book 1, I believe, where he reports that the Scythians have a fume bath where they make an air-tight tent, put red-hot stones in it, climb in and toss hemp seeds on the fire. And, as Herodotus reports, it is "far superior to any fume bat...

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I LIKE IT!!! Another solution? Historic Enterprises wedge-riveted hauburgeon . It weighs only 15 pounds! Construction is mild steel, 9mm ID rings of flattened 18ga wire. Even an old arthritic geezer like me can stand 15 pounds! Cheers, Tim Great stuff, aside from the $700 price tag. I love school b...

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I wear a pair of Torvaldr's hardened leather gaunts. I fight polearm and greatsword almost exclusively, have taken numerous hits to my hands and never felt a thing. Hell, the gaunts themselves only have a scuff or two on them to show they've been hit. www.skaldic.com If you check the reviews in the ...

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Just wanted to make sure everyone knows that von sussen took care of this very quickly and courteously. I will order from him again.

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