The Armour Archive

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To keep you from calling yourself Logan Ebonwoulfe or Jade of Starfall or Henry Plantagenet. If someone wanted to use those names and be called by them whats really to stop them? Outside here and fighitng I would wager many never heard of any of them. Can people only get awards if their names are r...

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Boy Jaymes Chippendale wrote:and sorry about this but how do i post quotes that don't quote what i say... just so i can hopefully clarify what i'm talking about.

At the right side of each persons post is a button that says "quote". That will quote that post for you.

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Well you haven't done anything wrong at all. You've been a lovely lad thus far. You wouldn't have to ask anyone's permission. Do what you like and do it well. Your dad has quite the kit so you have a good role model to work with. And Suzerain, it looked exactly like a lobster tail to me, without the...

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if there isnt a way around that any alternative kits you would recommend? i was kind of happy to have a helmet which some people would say is the hardest part, i dont suppose it would fit with another? It's a nice helmet. I say if you want to do Roman you should. SCA is pre 1600 pretty much and no ...

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i was afraid of that. i would like to have a roman kit but... theres the 600-1600 AD persona thing correct? any ideas on alternatives that could still fit it? I don't think we're that strict about it anymore. I mean we've got Glaukos the Athenian running around loose somehwere, right? And all those...

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Registering names is stupid. LOL thats kind of what I thought. I dont plan on ever getting an AOA or anything so its rather silly for me to even pursue it I guess. Too many damn nobles in the SCA anyway. Hell dont even get me started on crowns/circlets and whatever the hell they are called. In Trim...

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even cheaper, go to a thrift store find a 100% wool blanket. Cost of dry cleaning is usually about $2.50 to 5.00 now you can also use it to sleep under... makes your kit a bit lighter. If you can find wool blanket that is what I would start with. And don't dry clean it. Stick it in the washer. Felt...

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Boy Jaymes Chippendale wrote:also would you recommend the corbridge or newstead segmenta? for mobility so its not so restricting and hopefully makes the kit look a lot better. what design would go with the helmet more

Neither, I'm afraid, for your projected time period.

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well im going SCA heavy fighting. my dad is sean and he has been teaching me somewhat. any good websites that might have roman armor templates that can stand up to taking some hits would be welcome. thanks for the help I'm assuming you're going with an Eastern Roman or Byzantine impression if you a...

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even cheaper, go to a thrift store find a 100% wool blanket. Cost of dry cleaning is usually about $2.50 to 5.00 now you can also use it to sleep under... makes your kit a bit lighter. If you can find wool blanket that is what I would start with. And don't dry clean it. Stick it in the washer. Felt...

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Gaston de Clermont. He is one of the nicest guys I've ever met, a great friend, generous (he gave me bacon!) and can hit you so hard your brain will come out your nose. He is poetry in motion, especially with a glaive. Lyonel Oliver Grace, for the same reasons but he is a two sword guy. Unfortunatel...

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AlexendreBautista wrote:okay here is my latest version this is from a Pas held on Labor day

It's a nice kit but when are you trying to be from?

The helm is 12th maybe 13th cent at the latest and the rest of the armour looks to be mid 14th cent. A bascinet or great helm would fit better with the armour.

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Hey, was just curious as I have been knapping some arrowheads and spear points as too whether stone tools and weapons had any place in the medieval ages? I know that in the 1800's stone picks were used in Indian and some countries still use them. Metals being rather expensive and not as easy too co...

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Went to Tandy's, the usual bitch wasn't there You have a Tandy's bitch too? Yeah, Tandy's always has at least one bitch. She thinks she knows everything, and lies to you about stuff. Thats why i go to Landwerlins in Indy. they have everything tandy does with better prices (on leather not tools), ex...

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Baron Alcyoneus wrote:So, they were made with 'live steel'?

~snort~

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There is some amazing stuff in this thread. I LOVE seeing so many people putting such effort into their kits. All I can say is THANK YOU! ...and that, sadly, my summer has been too busy to change anything on my kit, though I have some stuff started....so I am still in this: <img src="http://www.rav...

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Oswyn_de_Wulferton wrote:
Dante della Luna wrote:Fireballing might quite possibly be my new favoritest sport.

Wait, does this mean there will be flaming golf tube arrows there as well? Or are you just going to stick them on the ends of regular arrows?

NOw that would make Combat Archery totally cool.

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kaiÃ¶ wrote:lamellar, a way of attaching shoulder straps.

I suspevt he means what time period and what geographical location.

But yes there were probably brass rings used somewhere sometime.

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Hi, putting together some kit for SCA. I want to use an, lets call it an early period kit. I am putting together something that isn't quite historically accurate. Don't hate me. Helmet that I made: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh17/Captayne/SCA/h10.jpg My body harness. Leather Submarlis with ...

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Osprey's books are a good place to start reading.

Some stuff on Byzantine and other Middle Eastern stuff:

http://www.levantia.com.au/

Iqta is the Arabic term, Thema and tourmai were used by the Byzantines, fief obviously Frankish.

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Saritor wrote:Lol.

I'll tell my gf she took too long to decide.

I can always make her somethin' out of leather...not lam though. I don't have the punches for it and I'd have to be medicated after doing it all by hand anyway.

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Agnarr wrote:THANK GAWD

srsly

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Pretty darned cool, Ken.

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NO way! Hangin' with Marina Sirtis!

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Audax is just pissed she didn't come up with the whole flaming sword thing first. It's true. I do have a bunch of broomed out sticks and some gasoline though. Crazy lesbian runnin' with a torch and not a damned thing you can do about it. HAH! (Most Favored Minionship to whoever can figure out what ...

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Seriously, it's not the gay thing. Doesn't bother me. I say it all the time meself.

I figure knights should be able to rib each other a bit. It is a fraternity, n'est pas?

And Sir William is a big boy and most preux, so he can handle it, I reckon.

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Dante della Luna wrote:The calling things gay commentary? Or was it something else?

audax wrote:Goddamn but there is some stupid and disrespectful shit being spewed in this thread.

Something else. I don't really get offended when someone says something is gay.

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Piers Brent wrote:
audax wrote:Is it? Seriously, I'd be interested in learning about it, was it worn alone or over mail, etc.

I am not saying it is but if one were to look at a whole lot of medieval art one would probably find an example or two.
And over mail.

Brent

INteresting....

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sexy!

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Tyr Palenske wrote:An old friend of mine Travis Conn does an amazing Scythian, you have to scroll down a bit but it's all his own work and rocks mightily!

Holy crap, that guy is talented!

I'm gonna go throw my tools in the creek now.

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This is armoured combat. A kidney belt is not armour. Sure it is. Minimal sports safety equipment. But what if it is actually documentable. Is it? Seriously, I'd be interested in learning about it, was it worn alone or over mail, etc. I honestly think it's as much armour as a chainmail bikini is ar...

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Goddamn but there is some stupid and disrespectful shit being spewed in this thread.

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Leo Medii wrote:Sorry, I don't call homosexual people gay. I don't call them anything other than "people".

Thank you.

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Piers Brent wrote:
audax wrote:This is armoured combat. A kidney belt is not armour.

Sure it is.

Minimal sports safety equipment.

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There is a limitation in radiocarbon dating. The thing being measured had to have been alive at one point and it cannot be measured accurately if it is too recent. There is an upper and lower limit, 50-60,000 years being the oldest samples measurable. After about 10 half lives the carbon amount is t...

Re: Stone tools?

Re: First leather carving

Re: Putting together my SCA kit.