The Armour Archive

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mordreth wrote:there's harpoon IPA on my monitor

Mmmm. That's good stuff, Harpoon IPA.

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Damn, Richard Blackmore for the win.

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OK so - what things do people want to cover in the videos? Just asking as it is interesting to see what some people assume as 'standard' in their group is not so normal in other kingdoms..... Cornelius How to throw a good offside footwork targeting shot selection how to close distance without getti...

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Liberte', egalite', fraternite', stupidite'

(sorry, my keyboard only has an accent grave, not an accent aigu)

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B. Amos wrote:your husband looks like he is all shins! oh ya and your leg is hawt!

18 inch long shin with a 19.5 in calf. A wee laddie, he is.

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This is a good man, folks. We should be inspired.

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Thank you very much, for the review and the photos. I am so glad they fit. I really thought i had misread the measures when I made the pattern, they were so big.

They look tres spif with his cuisses.

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And a bump...

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Ive put together many lino's i can either make one for you or help you with a pattern and instructions. I have pictures of my current lino on here, i think its on the "show us your kit fall 2009" thread Contact me off list, and we can get something going. -Acastus I'll vouch that Acastus'...

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Very nice, dog.

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The oil is not exotic it is just a random cheap cooking oil, I will oil it again and see if the rusting stops. Don't use cooking oil. Use 3 in 1, WD40, even some Teflon lubricant, something like that. Mild steel never stops rusting. It requires pretty consistent maintenance. The smoother the polish...

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I have a pair of these m and I hate to say that I've had nothing but trouble with them. I know a lot of people have them and love them so maybe I just have a lemon. But they don't close over the top of my foot, I was told this was normal. One of the straps broke. It was repaired and broke again. An...

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Made to fit my curvy self. Pewter auk plates, black paracord lacing, brown leather shoulder straps, plus comes with one hundred extra plates.

I am 5'8", @ 200 lbs with a 48 inch bust line.

First $200 takes it.

Pics of me wearing it:

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I also have a pair of Torvaldr bazubands I'll trade or sell. I also have a plastic lamellar cuirass for sale, pewter auk plates with 100 hundred extra plates. $200 What size are the bazubands and the cuirass? The cuirass is lamellar and can be relaced to accomodate a larger or smaller person. I am ...

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Thank you very much for the compliment on my skill set. I consider that high praise coming from someone with your skills. I may go ahead and make them myself. I get a little busy making other folks stuff sometimes that I don't have time to make stuff for meself. It's a peculiar quandary. chuckle.. ...

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horsefriend wrote:Audax,

If you want to trade, I'm up for it; I could use a set of your greaves and I'll never get round to making any for myself.

alail/scott

HOw about a pair of greaves for some stainless rondel knees and elbows?

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Hm, sounding like the added sole for $35 is a fairly good deal, both to prevent wear to the leather, as well as to improve traction on more slick practice surfaces. YOu can also buy some Sole in a Jar, which is barge cement mixed with tire shavings. Very durable and only $30-35 a jar, which will do...

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We should be taking Notker with a grain of salt the size of the Rock of Gibraltar. IN other words, this description is not reliable. The best we can say is that Charles wore armour made of iron that was of greater quality and workmanship and technological expertise than anyone else.

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Raymond's Quiet Press has alot of Anglo-Saxon belt buckles and fittings. I bet if you asked your knight real nice about putting a period buckle and tip on the belt he'd say yes. I did and it really improves the look of your kit.

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I'm betting th first one is from a Bohemian context. The mix of Turk, Byzantine and European styles remind me of other Bohemian artwork I've seen. Dunno if that helps in the search for info.

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I'm really diggin that halberdier in the foreground...

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He is a truly regal looking fellow.

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Probably of very limited use, but one of my sabre students put some basic drills and techniques onto a youtube, if you'd like the link. What's there is mostly worthless against a shieldman (you need different techniques for that), but it shows stuff which can be extrapolated to be helpful against a...

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Looks like he done tripped over some dead guy....

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The edges aren't clean, so the file work will clean them up. I can see little burrs on the points of the lames that need to be ground or filed off. The edges should actually be kind of rounded over, not just deburred. The best way to get better as an armourer is to educate your eye. Look at lots and...

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Have money, will pay. Will also trade hardened leather greaves for same. I also have a pair of Torvaldr bazubands I'll trade or sell. I also have a plastic lamellar cuirass for sale, pewter auk plates with 100 hundred extra plates. $200 What sort of splinting do you have in mind ? Are you looking f...

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I also have a pair of Torvaldr bazubands I'll trade or sell. I also have a plastic lamellar cuirass for sale, pewter auk plates with 100 hundred extra plates. $200 What size are the bazubands and the cuirass? The cuirass is lamellar and can be relaced to accomodate a larger or smaller person. I am ...

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Very nice, your Grace.

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My electric guitar looks just like that, maple fret board and all.

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Ok, my latin is rusty, but that looks like he could be armed from head to foot in mail, as it is decribing the parts of his body being coverd in iron, not listing individual equipment. Scale is postulated for the ancient Franks, as well. With all due respect to Professor Bachrach, I'd like to point...

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Have you picked a time frame for this harness?

Bascinet in stainless, padded aventail (no mail)
aluminum BP kit
aluminum cops
aluminum splinted arms and legs

That should come out pretty light and provide a 14th century profile, if that is what you are going for.

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I'm not a big man. Even in that 71 pounds of kit, I weigh less (about 240 lbs. with everything on) than what a lot of bigger SCA fighters weigh in just a short and T-shirt. I can, however, turn somersaults and cartwheels and do push-ups in my harness, which I'm told not everyone can do out of their...

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Drink water, drink a beer or two with friends, go home, play with animals, watch a couple episodes of South Park, take an Ambien, go to sleep.

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Animal Weretiger wrote:I go home and fuck the prom queen.

I love you, man.

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That's a purty, purty hat...

plastic lamellar cuirass for sale

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