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Aside from the obvious Irish Ring-Hilts, I've seen Chinese dao (sabers) with ring hilts. I've seen bronze examples with the ring cast into the blade, and a steel one that I can't quite figure out -it might have been a seperate pommel, or it might have been integral to the blade. I'd assume it's prim...

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IF I remember correctly, that was John Howe -the artist, and he was making a big deal about Narsil being the first movie/fantasy sword with a hollow pommel that WORKED. IE: the prop was a real weapon with a respectable point of ballance. By "hollow" here, I think we're talking about a pommel with a ...

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I'm interested in the history involved here: Bringing into consideration their high iron content, fairly uniform (if rare) distribution across the globe, and the degree of preservation an arid climate would afford them, it would seem logical to assume that the first ironwork the Assyrians (or was it...

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Would be weird to see what a rattan Tulwar would look like

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Did you forge or machine the hilt furnature?

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By these three guidelines, would it be correct to assume you are in favor of experimentation/use of, say: flails and morning stars, or the use of construction materiels other than rattan or soiloflex?

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It's really too bad the elegent, versitile and diverse weapons and armour of India get so MANGLED in the SCA. You can't have a Katar, Madus are weapons of the darkside, and you NEVER see an indian persona...

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Erm, IIRC, the falx was more or less the same thing as a falcata, which was more or less the same thing as a kopis. And both of the latter two were one handed. You've got me on the falx, propper, though -you very well may be right. Anyway, both DelTin and CasIberia make repros of the Kopis (one of '...

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Look over at Swordforum. That's just about all they're talking about over there (not really, but sometimes it seems like it!) You'll have to watch it, though, some idjit might say you "coppied" his "orrigional" design. [img]http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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Look at Arms&Armor (armor.com)

They have the best Katzbalger on the market, anywhere. As admitted by the industry pros.

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Out of curiosity, what is them?

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This is a poll:

Yea or Nay, are finger Gaunts allowed in [b]your[b] kingdom?

If so, must they be the kind that contact the handle, or is padded okay?

Please state your kingdom.

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I'm looking for pictures of the type of gauntlets that were (apparently) typical of or peculiar to England or English makers; specificaly, finger gauntlets with one or two clamshell-like lames covering the first two thirds or so of the fingers. I suppose you'd call them "3/4 Clamshell Gaunts" Picure...

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I'm looking for pictures of the type of gauntlets that were (apparently) typical of or peculiar to England or English makers; specificaly, finger gauntlets with one or two clamshell-like lames covering the first two thirds or so of the fingers. I suppose you'd call them "3/4 Clamshell Gaunts" http:/...

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yes -for any competition.

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Like I said, Normalized, not given a spring temper, but also not annealed.

by heating the steel and letting it cool in the air, it's in effect giveing the steel a VERY slow quench.

(it's what you'd do if you do hot work, but don't have a kiln)

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I'm looking for y'all's assesment of the tougness of stainless steel versues normalized high-carbon. Which holds up better?

NB: NORMALIZED -not hardened/tempered.
Thicknesses will be assumed to be the same.

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A better bet would be 1095. Even better bets would be L-6 or W-1 tool steels. in general, swordmakers consider 1050 to be too soft for most swords. If you're going to try to forge it out yourself, go ahead. In fact, if you're going to do that, I'd use a light-truck leaf spring. You'll likely mess up...

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I've always been more of a weapons collector than an armour collector, but here's some of both.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/Bridge.jpg

[This message has been edited by Destichado (edited 03-01-2003).]

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Pretty sweet.

Having an Indian persona would be fun sometimes, ya know?

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erm, not that I WANT to kill the humor here, but the racoons' "bones" really are bones. Walruses (walri?) have bones there, too -of course, theirs are quite a bit larger... There was a quite famous katana floating around with a "bone" hilt, as a matter of fact! You dirty minds can take that where ev...

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Where do you all put your flame? by this I mean, where are the "collums" of flame in your forges?

How fast do you go thru propane?

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I'll get right to the point. First Question I've built three propane burners based primarily on Ron Reil's EZ-Burner -modifications made were due to the dificulties of making it his way. I adjusted the burners -they work great. (success!) However, when I put them in the forge, I experience a slight ...

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I seriousl doubt that it fill make any difference. If you're using coal, you'll get so much firescale that you'll think your anvil was faced with asphalt!

for $100, IF it's steel (and if it's not, I'd forget it) it's a good deal.

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Erm... I think you need two swords. You really can't cut and fight with the same sword ...at least, you can't fight anyone you want to keep around for a while. So... Sword for wearing and fighting, and sword for wearing and cutting. Never the twain shall meet (At least, not until post-appocyliptic m...

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How would you classify it? Weird unpadded polearm???

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Hello Evil.

Suggestion: Maybe once per topic, mention that you're French-Canadian.

People will beome much more forgiving of your English!

(my French? Horrors!

)

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Sure. Most of the better (I suppose that also means more expensive) "fantasy" designs aren't all that far from 16th century designs. Only REAL difference is, most (but not all) of those swords had functional blades (or blades that could have been functional), and then they were blackened, gilded, en...

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Good lord, I can't believe anyone actualy made one... Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind having one myself... although displaying it might present something of a problem. Hanging it by traditional methods might result in torn-out sections of wall! "I know it's the only way to dispay it Honey, but ...

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You two... your ability to sift through iconography and pick out the most fascinating things amazes me. It's a damn good thing we have folks like you on the Archive. (even if your website is in Cryllic, Sersem! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif ) ...that *is* Cryllic, isn't it? [img]http:...

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Ooo! I'm saving that second picture. That long-falchion-on-a-short-stick looks like it could nearly be a mate (albeit 200 years removed) to the famous Maciejowski two-handed chopper-thing. (broken glave -ballox!) as to the first, I have oppinions, but I'd really rather let someone more experienced t...

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oooooh dear. I suppose we've all been through this stage at one time or another. Go here: http://forums.swordforum.com/ If you go down through the forums, you'll find a French-Speaking forum, in which you'll have an easier time comunicating, if I understand you correctly. people there will be able t...

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Good LUCK!

I'd make a jig with pegs to hold the curve and re-curve in place, and steam the sucker.

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Awk! You changes the numbers on me! Now I want #9... I think.

Is it still there???

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Not that I'd want to try or anything, but with fluting/embossing that deep, you ought to be able to run a car over those mitts! Those have to be about the safest looking gauntlest I've seen.

SCA survey- rules concerning Finger Gaunts

"English" gauntlets, Circa 1475 (X-post from R&A)

"English" gauntlets, Circa 1475

Stainless vs. High-Carbon

Troubleshooting: Propane Burners and Forge