The Armour Archive

Steve S.

"...my force of habit of not using anything other then never-dull and wd40..." Personally, I hate WD40 for any kind of metal protection. As a bolt-unsticker, maybe. But when it dries it leaves a nasty, gunky residue. I use "scentless" Hunter's Oil on all my steel armour. Steve ------------------ Fo...

Steve S.

"Do you mean that if one is an SCA knight/count/duke, one is immune to archery, regardless if one is wearing plastic or sports gear, or would I (a total nobody) be immune if I was wearing my 1450 Milanese harness? Is it the armour, or the person's opinion of himself and his standing in the SCA?" No...

Steve S.

Norman: I did not know that about the patterns in the garments. That is very cool. "also, if I'm not misremembering, there is a large percentage of maile that was made of tougher steels rather than iron." I'd like very much to see references for this, as the only references I have for metallurgical ...

Steve S.

Cool helm!

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Steve S.

I wouldn't jump so fast. Steel rivets are ideal for steel-to-steel static (non-moving) plate connections. Brass are good for articulations. Steel is good, too, but brass has the benefit that it is softer than the plates being articulated. Thus the rivet wears instead of the holes in the steel plates...

Steve S.

None taken, Bob, I knew that would come up when I posted it. I don't have any primary documentation for archery kiling armoured noblemen - yet. For the record, I don't think it's necessary. I think there is enough ancillary evidence in this thread alone to conclude that noblemen died from archery fi...

Steve S.

A bit more documentation to show the defeat of armour by arrows, in this case crossbow bolts. From: European Crossbows: A Survey by Josef Alm, translated by H Bartlett Wells, edited by G M Wilson - Royal Armouries Monograph 3, page 52: "Dale bolts were effective weapons. The Karl Chronicle...

Steve S.

Here are some leather questions I've always wondered about. With a standard piece of veg-tanned leather, one side is smooth, and one side is rough. Which side had the hair on it? What is suede? I know it's fuzzy leather (fuzzy on both sides) but how is it made? Is it a period material? Steve -------...

Steve S.

In period, maille was predominantly made of wrought iron. Non-ferrous rings were sometimes used on the hems of sleeves and the torso, and sometimes along the brow-band of coifs. Occassionally, non-ferrous rings were also used to make decorative designs in maille, though only small, talismanic design...

Steve S.

Good to here, Pell!

Steve

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Steve S.

I, too, have a Tentsmiths "Museum Wedge". I actually bought it by mistake (my mistake). What I was looking for was a "double bell wedge" with a door in each bell. When you look at the picture of the Museum Wedge on their website (m), you see it from the bell end. I assumed there was a bell on the ot...

Steve S.

I highly recomend Wendy Bailey. She is very familiar with living history requirements (high authenticity levels). You can reach her at wensdie@yahoo.com

Steve

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Steve S.

Hi Paetebre! Egfroth already did an excellent job - basically it's not so much the fact that you are a Templar that will define your armour, as much as what time period you are doing. I participate with a Templar living history group, called Novae Militiae. We are based out of Atlanta, where the bul...

Steve S.

The wools look good.

I went to "linen" and it said $10/yard. For linen, I buy from http://www.fabrics-store.com

Steve

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Steve S.

See here:
http://www.forth-armoury.com/make_european_maille/how_i_make_riveted_maille.html

Steve

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Steve S.

I would expect to have to cut it off, and sew back in.

Steve

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Steve S.

"Sorry, Steve, but none of the HYW references posted made any mention of the killing of knights being done by arrows." Hmm. What about: "The French cavalry rode over their own crossbowmen in a charge, but were shattered by the arc of arrows the poured from the longbow men. By nightfall, accordin...

Steve S.

If you are using this helm for SCA fighting, a chin strap is required. I just punched a hole in the appropriate places in the liner to allow the chin-strap to pass through the liner. The chin strap should attach to the helm itself, not the liner. If you attach the chin strap to the liner the helm wi...

Steve S.

This one?

http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/006667.html

Steve

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Steve S.

One of the arguments against Combat Archery has been that the armour worn by nobles would be proof against arrows, as there is no documentable proof of arrows defeating armour. I brought this up on the Meridien Combat Archers' List, and these two excellent posts were made: From: Bill McNutt [mailto:...

Steve S.

Quck post, I'm late for work. I'm in the SCA, and I love it. I also do living history. However, the 2 things that chape living history about the SCA, in a combat sense at least, are: 1) Immediate defensiveness when critisized. Man, I once posted the Routiers (or however you spell it) web site to a l...

Steve S.

For basinets, I think it was most common to sew the liner in place. This is a boon, because you can cut the stitches and remove the liner in minutes, for washing or replacement. Likewise it can be replaced in minutes. I'm sure some liners in period were riveted in place (kettle helms, for example) s...

Steve S.

Love it!

Steve

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Steve S.

"May I ask if the 'finished' arrows you purchased included the ABD already installed? That would make them come out somehwat over $3.50 an arrow if my early morning math is on..I might be willing to buy some like that myself rather than learn how to make them..could you e-mail me the knight that ...

Steve S.

I haven't done any researh into quilted garments, so I don't know. But I can say this: Tube garments are cool to wear. The wind cuts right through the quilt lines, providing nice ventilation.

Steve

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Steve S.

"I can still remember the sounds of the cries of men and clash of weapons as I led my cohorts into the wall of smoke..."

And they say it' ain't a ware...

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Steve S.

I heard that they stained glass window I worked on with my Laurel and apprentices one the A&S war point! woohoo! This is the window that is going to be raffled to raise money for the Wallace Collection Museum in London.

Steve

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Steve S.

"One minor correction, Arms and Armor lists this sword for $545.00, not for $700.00."

I'm just relaying what he told me. I don't know who made the hat.

Steve

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Steve S.

I am posting these items for a friend of mine. Please direct all inquiries to: wensdie@yahoo.com The sword is an Arms and Armour sword that normally sells for $700. It is sharpened, the hilt has engraved Latin inscription, and the pommel has a brass cross inlay. Price is $500 [img]http://www.forth-a...

Steve S.

Anyone know where the pictures wen?

Steve

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Steve S.

The 3 ways I have seen for vambrace closure are:

1) lacing
2) buckles/straps
3) spring tension with pin and hole

My own splinted vambraces lace and I can do them by myself if needed.

Steve

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Steve S.

I don't know, the skins were given to me by my father, who shot the deer back in 1965.

I'd say the skin is not thicker than the wool of a good cloak. Probably thinner.

Steve

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Steve S.

I didn't have much trouble with the mufflers. I just used two pieced of deer skin to make a mitten. I made a prototype out of cloth first. http://www.forth-armoury.com/Commissions/full_hauberk/mittens.jpg http://www.forth-armoury.com/Commissions/full_hauberk/back1.jpg You can see more pictures of th...

Steve S.

"Anyone know where a person could buy APD's like that?" I hope to be able to sell them at some point in the future. The design is my own, and I have invested about $1200 in tooling thus far. I will not invest any further until the device has Society-wide approval. Even then, this is going to be an ...

Steve S.

Any online resources for building a pole lathe?

Steve

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leather questions

documentation of armour being defeated by arrows.

Sword and Helm for sale...