The Armour Archive

Steve S.

Craig! Excellent work! Nice to put a name with the face.

Congratulations again - that kind of work takes many many hours of dedication. Good job - it looks fantastic!

Steve

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Steve S.

Clay - man I can't WAIT to meet you. You da Man!

We'll have to get together and knock back a few!

Steve

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Steve S.

"Balanced in what sense?" Balanced in the sense that other people disagree with you, and when you continue to pronounce that melee combat is a tournament, there needs to be balance by the voices that say it is not, so that new readers don't make the mistake of assuming that everyone thinks melee co...

Steve S.

"Because the way the SCA fights tournaments isn't much like the way life-or-death combat was fought. First, we'd have to get rid of limitations on excessive force, then we'd have to get rid of the rules forbidding grappling, we'd have to allow strikes that aren't currently legal (e.g., Talhoffer'...

Steve S.

"Well, Steve, I will *happily* fight you using war rules. When would you like to meet to try it out? I don't think you'll enjoy it." What does that mean? My "war rules" are regular old SCA combat rules. Why wouldn't I enjoy it? Steve ------------------ Forth Armoury Highly authentic, affordable riv...

Steve S.

"Finally, let's remember what we're doing: We're fighting tournaments."

Just chiming in - I still don't subscribe to that interpretation - many others do not as well.

Steve

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Steve S.

"I do not belive that 18g wire will hold up to combat even if rivited -it's just not strong enough to absorb blunted rattan strikes..."

Riveted 18 GA is very strong stuff. I've had no reports of any problems with our riveted 18GA.

Steve

Steve S.

The large shirt has sold. In fact, we are currently sold out of all inventory! Demand has been great, thanks to all of you who have purchased. We are expecting more inventory within a few weeks. Next shipment: More coifs, aventails, shirts, loose rings, and rivets. We will begin offering galvanized ...

Steve S.

Damn impressive!

Steve

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Steve S.

Here's mine:

http://www.forth-armoury.com/photo_gallery/helm_liner/helm_liner.htm

Steve

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Steve S.

"why isn't aren't there many people in full mail?" The short answer used to be this: For the protection maille gives, maille is too heavy for SCA combat. I say "used to be" because with the emergance of riveted maille the weights of maille garments are coming down to levels where people don't mind ...

Steve S.

The Vistar Armoury:

http://www.concentric.net/~vistar/index.shtml

Steve

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Steve S.

We don't have a wide selection, but we are the only suppliers of ready-to-rivet wedge-riveted rings and rivets. Our rings are 3/8" ID, 18GA fully flattened to about 1/32" thick, and are pierced to accept the triangular "wedge" rivet. <img border="2" src="http://www.forth-armoury.com/Product_Catalog/...

Steve S.

I don't know much about clothing, but it looks very good to me!

Steve

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Steve S.

For the money, it's very good. I don't think I've ever seen such "beaky" noses on great helms, but I still like the execution and you just can't beat the price. The top 2 helms on that page are the most historical looking to me. Steve ------------------ Forth Armoury Highly authentic, affordable riv...

Steve S.

Word of obvious caution here: If you are going to attempt cutting of any kind of pressure vessel, be absolutely certain all traces of any flammable gas or materials are out of it - and remove the valve assembly before you start. Flush the tank out with lots of water. You can blow yourself sky-high i...

Steve S.

There are several companies now, such as Museum Replicas and many others that are carrying "riveted" maille imported from overseas. Most of it is 16GA, 3/8" ID, with only the ring ends flattened, and they are flattened before overlapping, which leaves a very distinct step-up at the overlap region. F...

Steve S.

I have nearly finished the custom hauberk I am currently working on. I have attached the coif, and the face flap. All that remains is to tailor the flap a bit, and line it with deer skin. I will then add garters at the brow and wrists, with period-appropriate buckles. It will then be finished! http:...

Steve S.

Preface: I'm not much of a fighter. What I've gotten out of SCA fighting experiences is that short weapons like maces and axes don't get used much, especially in tournament combat. Why? Because in terms of SCA weapon effectiveness, they are only equally as effective as a sword but have about half th...

Steve S.

bump

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Steve S.

I agree, call the bluff. They are surely elated with the situation - you've taken all the responsibility but with no cost to them.

If they want you to do more, you should be paid more, it's as simple as that.

Steve

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Steve S.

I'd love to see pictures of your bowl, and I will copy the design, if that's o.k. I was going to have 2 or three made with different depths of bowl. I was going to have the machine shop that laser-cut my COP plates do it http://www.impulsemfg.com Steve ------------------ Forth Armoury The Riveted Ma...

Steve S.

Hi!

I'm considering having some dishing bowls machined out of stock. What radius do you think should be cut into the stock?

Steve

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Steve S.

I tried WD-40 as a coating on our maille at first to keep it from rusting. It makes a gummy mess when it dries, and is difficult to remove.

Steve

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Steve S.

Vallconnan: Customizations vary depending on the complexity of the alteration and the number of rings involved. For example, the above shirt was intended for a custom order which required full length sleeves. The quote was $1800. If I had to perform the enlargement on one of our stock shirts to this...

Steve S.

Hi all! We have a large European riveted shirt in stock. It was ordered for a custom order that is no longer wanted. This shirt is our standard "3/4" sleeved shirt, only the torso has a stretched-tight circumferance of approximately 73". This means it will fit someone with approximately a 52" torso ...

Steve S.

Here is a good article (if I do say so myself) on getting into making armour:

http://www.arador.com/articles/armourstart.html

Steve

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Steve S.

The Maciejowski has been reprinted as the Old Testament Miniatures, though it is out of print. It is available from used-booksellers. I got mine through Amazon.com for about $100. It is an amazing book, huge book. 40+ illuminations. Steve ------------------ Forth Armoury The Riveted Maille We...

Steve S.

Cool! And I can see all the little holes around the bottom for a period liner!

Steve

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Steve S.

This is in no way, shape, or form an excuse for James, but as a new armoury businessman myself (I'm assuming James is new to this), and also being new to the import business, I'll share some of the pitfalls with you all. It won't help you at all, but at least it might give you a bit of insight. Firs...

Steve S.

"www.grhcompany.com"

I get page cannot be displayed.

Steve

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Steve S.

"We have discussed this before Steve, and there is no need to start all over again. I just cant leave this statement unopposed. The jury is still very much out on this question. It is just as likely, if not more, that the solid rings were punched from sheets." All I can say is what I have alr...

Steve S.

Not too long ago someone posted a URL for balls. Anyone still have it?

Steve

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Steve S.

Found them: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1092635143 and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1721907299 From the Ebay pictures, it appears that this is the standard riveted maille coming out of India. It looks to me like the standard zinc-plated 3/8" 16GA wire rin...

Steve S.

Link?

Steve

Current riveted hauberk commission update - pictures!

radius of dishing bowls

~LARGE~ European riveted shirt in stock!