The Armour Archive

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You've noticed that people have been re-naming themselves to____ de chambre, or chef de _____? It' seems we've started another fad, ala the Evil Denizens of the Borgchive. To which I only have THIS to say. And that is indeed a buff coat. It's leather. And I have NO idea about the bauzaband-gauntlets...

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That BadDog nibbler had no problem with 16ga, and I DOUBT it would have problems with 12!!!

but the dremmel it a good idea. Those cutoff disks work like a dream.

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Great Scott!

Those are gargantuin!

I'll see what I can do.

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Blankenshield, Blankenshield, Blankenshield!

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NO GOOD WILL COME OF THIS.

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Danger! Danger Will Robinson! From my own "personal experience", carrying a mace cross-cantle would seem ungodly uncomfortable. And reaching around behind myself on a horse, in a cuirass, to untie a weapon, at speed ... seems about as wishful as being able to pick up a discarded lance from the saddl...

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Twelve foot spears were standard. It was just another bit of minor stupidity that they talked like they were something special in Braveheart.

I have no idea what you're talking about re: torture.

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~le sigh

I guess I'd better get cracking, eh?

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Well, that would be fine -as would a full-length maille skirt- except that I'm afraid we would start to get prohibitavely heavy. I tried to keep in mind that this isn't Ajax we're armouring here.

If you think the weight would be acceptable, I'm more than willing to try.

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DING DING DING DING!!!! WE HAVE A WINNER!

The sallet is an outstanding idea. Why didn't I think of that? And the heart shapes for the fans... I'm kicking myself, it ought to be so obvious!

Thanks!

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Ivo, I love ya man, but you missed the point. Using existing armour is absolutly pointless to this exercise, because the idea is to reflect the signifigant anatomic differences between the sexes in the design of the armour. Whereas wide shoulders, thick arms and narrow waists are symbols of masculin...

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All I can say is " OH! " and "Ooops!" *I* thought this: The only thing i can say, is that a breast designed in that way, will fail in it's main purpose: deflect blows toward the sides. This will bring a lot of them just in the middle. meant that blows would be somehow directed towards the articulati...

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...I'm afraid this is going to sound very bad, but I have to ask... have you ever been hit with a sword before? A real one? (blunted, of course) http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/smilies/tk2a-eyebrow.gif If I'm in full armour I'm going to consider a sword -or almost any cutting blade, fo...

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Speaking as a female fighter, I much more greatly appreciate effort expended on making armour that functions well when wrapped around a woman than on making armour that looks female. Dear Lady, if one were ever to comission a suit of armour from this period, of such complexity, would it not go with...

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A spaudler armour might be the solution. But why on earth would you do that when you can get something that looks much better? That's like saying that a yugo is the solution to your corvette's fuel efficiancy. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/smilies/tk2a-eyebrow.gif Look at the rivits...

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Konstantin the Red wrote:Nice sketchwork. Need to rework the pauldrons, though: that extension simply won't permit the arms to extend forward.

I seriously doubt it. But if you're right then we'll ape the dendra panoply and add a hinge and a leaf-spring.

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Oops, I wish i'd thought of that before-hand. Yeah, I think so.

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Common knowledge around here has it that to be properly protected and useful in a fight, a woman has no choice but to wear the same kind of armor as a man -and thus, is indistinguishable from a man in full armor. I think this erronious. Armour fashon in the high and late middle ages -and the early r...

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To be honest, I'm not sure. I forgot to weigh the original sword. I know I increased weight in the hilt, the fittings are heavier and I moved the balance point back in from 7.5" to 5". On the other hand, I sharpened an un-sharpened blade, and I did it properly so I must have taken off a fair bit... ...

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Part 1 (lots of pictures!) , Part 2 (even more pictures!) What you're looking at at is a "Viking Sword" from Windlass Steelcrafts of India. This particular model retails for about $50 US in several different common catalogues, making it conspicuously, almost *suspiciously* inexpensive. I bought the...

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I love that story.

A chance to die a fine death, in a way that was old even before their time. Worthwhile.

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How the hell could they have missed that!?!

...I'm supposing there were no bones in the grave. 0_o

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Are you suggesting they weren't named for thier characteristics? That Brunhilda -or rather, Brynhildr - didn't wear a Byrnie? Or that SkeggjÃƒÂ¶ld carried no SkeggÃƒÂ¶x? And that GeirahÃƒÂ¶d, Grimhildr and RandgrÃƒÂÃƒÂ°r bore no spears, helmets and shields, respectively? Why were they so-named? And...

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And He also said that he would tear down the temple and build it up again in three days. He was not speaking of physical swords.

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Other than Aquinas and the knowledge that the bible says "no swords"? Nope. Not that *I* know of.

But you know, axes, lances and spears *aren't* swords.

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To the best of my knowledge, this stemms from the episode in Gesthemone when Jesus rebukes Peter for "smiting with the sword", which precedes the famous "for all who live by the sword die by the sword". Peter being the rock on which the Church was built, was taken as an example and priests were forb...

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Or you could do what the pros do. Cut your pleather wider than it needs to be, coat the scabbard with contact cement (I hear barge works well) and make a seamless wrap. If you're going to have another go at the stitching, I'd suggest dubbling over the ends of the pleather to add strength and the thi...

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Click the Pic

This one is fun.

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windlass steelcraft's UPDATED line, with the full tang, integrated threaded tang and pommel nut are the best "cheep" swords on the market right now -arguably better than Del Tins. The problem is quality control. Some swords are FANTASTIC outstanding weapons, others are shoddy. Get them from a retail...

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Albion's Maistro Line!!!

http://albion-swords.com/swords/albion/ ... aestro.htm

Steel blunts without the crappyness of steel blunts.

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ATrim for usefulness, A&A or Albion for authenticity. Your call.

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*nod nod* Windlass is stepping up in the world -thank God. Deepka is also improving, wonder of wonders! The old "Windlass is shit, Deepka is shit, CAS Iberia is shit, go Del Tin or better to find anything worthwhile" formula isn't holding up anymore. Better for us as a whole, but it *does* make shop...

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Puuuuuuurty.

Is that English or Lowland Scottish? I'm too far out of my waters to be able to tell. (guessing english, ...ECW period or shortly thereafter?)

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First off, my apologies to those of you who happen to be on MyArmoury. I know several of you have already seen some of these, but I FINALLY put together a pair of decent montages of three old projects. They cleaned up quite nicely, if I do say so myself. I'm rather proud of my improvement in the pho...

A different take on Feminine Armour...

The Cheapy Broadsword Re-Hilt Project

New Toy! =)

Broadaxes, Tomohawks and Hatchets, Oh My!