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Kilian_the_warlike

3: This helps make my point about Rom clothing: You wouldn't know they are Rom, just by their clothing. It depends on a when and where. When they emerge in western Europe in the 15th century you can clearly distinguish the women's dress and you still see some of that into the 16th century. Their ar...

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I used to carry a bastard sword strapped to my back for melees.... Not to derail, but how useful was the method of carrying? Could you draw it quickly enough in a melee situation? It always seemed so awkward. That was Atenveldters being generous and giving you the opportunity to still be effective ...

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Remember when all Cinderella had to do was hold her arms straight up, the birds dropped her drress on her, and it slid down without losing its shape? That is, of course, not how any of us put on actual clothes, but it is kind of how you have to think of putting on mail. This is the best example I h...

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Until you get used to it, lay it flat on a table, about waist high. Slipyour head and arms into the bottom, and find the sleeves and neck hole. lift up and let it slide down.

To get it off, bend over and shimmy it off like a fat cat stuck in a paper bag, Its inglorious, but works.

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Karen Larsdatter wrote: http://larsdatter.com/romani.htm

Three things:
1: I LOVE your site.
2: All the references from the Web Gallery of Art need to be updated, as the address has changed.
3: This helps make my point about Rom clothing: You wouldn't know they are Rom, just by their clothing.

Kilian_the_warlike

Wow! I have always felt when people put a taboo aura around a "slur" only emboldens the derogatory impact of it. Exploding when someone uses the term in that manner only increases the size of your big red button hanging around your neck.....it screams PUSH ME and watch me react. I went to school wi...

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Kilian, I think your description of this as "accidental racism that exists through misinformation" is right on, especially the accidental portion. I believe the OP truly intends to honour the culture with no malice whatsoever, and what could have become an ugly thread is now a reasonable conversati...

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Well, in New Orleans, we had a rather large Roma population, and I even a found a woman who was in my Nana's Kumpania. The first "Gypsy" is free, but after its explained, you're in the same boat as going to Temple and dropping the K bomb. I will not say where (I have been in many SCA kingdoms), but ...

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And as a quick aside, I recognize the word "Gypsy" in the modern usage, as a derogatory, but signifying word. A gypsy is the woman in Rome shoving her baby in your face so her other children can pick pocket you. Don't be a dirty gypsy and spread glorification of the stereotype. If you do, I'll curse...

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Ok, I am going to stop you there, as an Ethnic Rom myself. After my first interaction with "My persona is gypsy because I don't like wearing shoes", I have taken it upon my self to fix the accidental racism that exists through misinformation. 1: Gypsy is like saying Nigger. And depending on where yo...

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Bump from the dead, just had an offer fell through.

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Last bump before I let it die. Will consider any reasonable offers, I just wanna get these out of my closet.

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Bump! Just wanna say im pretty open to most offers.

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PatternWeld wrote:So something like a simple by-knife & pricker set ?

Would be much more than anything I could ask for for any of this, in my opinion! Not that any of this is of anything less than good quality, as credit to their maker, my mother.

Kilian_the_warlike

mid-late 15th century Italian or German. Utility and simplicity over all. No need for it to be big, just looking for something more useful than my dagger.

Kilian_the_warlike

Valve count is the number of valves to reed apertures. Typically concertinas have one or two, accordilons 1-4, and accordions 1-6, but weirdness does happen.

This is going to sound incredibly odd, but does your phone take any video? Any possibility of hearing a half scale?

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Just to answer publicly the two PMs I got: A couple key items I'm looking for are a pourpoint, a maille skirt to wear with my placard, archer's knees, simple steel gutter vambraces, a small eating/work knife among whatever else you might think of.

Kilian_the_warlike

Hey hey folks! Off loading some old clothing from my generiviking(TM) days of my youth. No big rush this time, as life has finally gotten back in some semblance of order. Just trying to start saving for a new helm. Im about 5'10.5" for the purpose of length. Will consider trades for 15th century gar...

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Diatonic, monotonic or Tritonic? What is the valve count? texting for pics...

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I use a Revival hammer head on a 26 inch shaved rattan haft, and yes, its slow as hell, but it has some advantages: 1: Anything I hit on the opponent will ruin their day. Hit their weapon? Throws it way out of alignment. Hit their shield? The shock and impact will move it way off 9/10 times. Not eve...

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I have never done business with Jackie, but i've handled some of his work before and he's always been spoken well of here.

I just want to say, that if half of what they say about this Carl guy is right, you won't have to worry about him being in business for long.

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tlD_ie3LD68/T99yQS36eWI/AAAAAAAAAGU/GWm01taFXvg/s512/456597_10100116704405844_239442973_o.jpg First and foremost that is an awesome kit, and please don’t allow my comments/questions below to make anyone think I believe otherwise. Something about this picture screa...

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Contact theater and offer them cash for it Bet they'd be cool w it. I'm not quite sure that would be kosher. Would be nice if I could get it cheap, but im not quite sure it would be both a tasteful thing to do, and worth the ajita to contact a theater on the other side of the country and hope every...

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Tuomas wrote:I am sorry it was donated to a theatre in the area about a month or two back.

Damn damn damn.

Kilian_the_warlike

Just FYI, but that helm doesn't look like any 15th century helm I have ever seen. It could be a kind of sallet. None that I have ever seen Swap out the visor and you have a late 15th/early 16th salletoid, like a bellows face. that was the plan anyways. (pic related) http://i1106.photobucket.com/alb...

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Send me a pm when you get a price! What luck!

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Hey hey

Saved this pic close to 4 years ago when i was first getting into 15th century stuff.

Anyone know the maker? I'd like to get into contact with them!

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My mother THL Gabriel Cindel of Tirydon, Atlantia (Williamsburg VA) is one of the Silent heralds and a profession interpreter in mundane life. I just wanted to post her email on her behalf, as she may be able to help the gentleman with questions and resources. NanciASL@yahoo.com On an aside note, I ...

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Just seconding an interest in a cheap, munitions grade salletta/sallet/chappel u fer, but im aiming later 15th.

Of course, the nature of these helms means they rarely fall bellow $300...

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I'm in! Might pick up a combat Falchion if I win.

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Psst. Photoshop. the purpose is "teh Inarwebz funniez" I would have said the same thing, had I not seen a similar set up on a saber before. No, I'm pretty sure thats real. Purpose is another six or so inches of reach. If that is the purpose, would it not be more effective to move the hilt down too?...

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Marshal wrote:This one?

Anyone know the purpose of this? What is that, a two handed saber, or eppe?

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Uneg wrote:
From a little distance, it gives people pause...

Isn't that the "point"?

Kilian_the_warlike

Another suggestion: Do you have a flickr account or a website with more examples of your work? Do you specialize in a particular period, or do you make what you/your customer fancy?

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What do you mean, "finished off your elbow"? I'm assuming from the crusader helmed cherub, that it was a fighting injury.

Care to enlighten your fans?

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