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sarnac

ok
Samuel beat me to it but I was going to say that I wear 12 oz leather on my elbows and that wasnt enough until I wax hardened them.

You may want to adjust for this if the SCA is your target customer base.

sarnac

Any one have the link?

sarnac

I was at a melee event in the Middle called St. valentines day massacre. During the combat one of the people on my 5 man team, fighting spear at a barrier hit a guy accidentaly with a very hard face thrust. He called out.." Dont take that!! That was excessive!!! Sorry!" King Bardolf ( who was king a...

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vitus- you need help.
you are right ....

...but you need help.

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Cedric... dont drag me into this... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I didnt say a word... I wear combat boots and would never wear any thing else...ever... I just cover them with leather greaves. Just because I picked on a guy with hockey gloves does not mean I am a period fanatic!! Hell, ...

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OK listen up you primitive screw heads.... (whoops sorry...slipped into Army of Darkness mode) Time to put our money where our mouth is. You know the guy in the pic that started this??? His gauntlets walked on him. Hence the hockey gloves I said that we should have a collection for him.... and I sta...

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I dont know about any where else but if any one in MY kingdom was denting 12 ga regularly they would be taken to task for it VERY quickly.

There is absolutely NO NEED to hit that hard...
NONE.

sarnac

my sources are probably he same as yours Norman, unless you have actually seen them first hand (which I seem to remember you saying at one time on another thread). Picture of manuscrpits and other paintings in resource books. I looked throught most of the dozen or so books I have on the Mongol Empir...

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Nice Anshelm one on ebay right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1632091950

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is it a chemise, or a fitted under dress?

What time periods (aprox)
what style?

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I have seen manuscripts and paintings that go back as far as 9th century that show asians wearing what looks to be bazubands, but most of the better documentation I have found was persian and later period closer to 1200-1300

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many of the reasons stated above with more elquence than I shall ever be able to muster, also one more.... ...the look on the face of the guy wearing the kidney belt and catchers knees while he is thinking "look at this guy in all that armour...There is no way he could....OWWWWWWW! damn that was fas...

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well....yes

normally a single handed weapon hitting the hip or shoulder loses that limb or legs.
A mass weapon to the hip or shoulder is a kill.

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Bedlam- Somtimes the riot police train with the SCA up here and one of the SCA guys is a Blacksmith by trade. He has the biggest forearms I have ever seen in my life. When one of the cops made a comment about his riot helmet being so protective, he took an SCA legal mace and, with a simple wrist sho...

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A friend made "boot cozies" for his high top cleats.
They are basically leather covers that look like period pull on shoes, that cover his boots.
They look real good.

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Jean Paul- I would not argue your ability to call a shot to your own helm, what you are telling me makes sense. However This guy shrugged off solid leg blows that should have dropped him. Body blows that knocked the wind out him with an audible "huff" he called light and all the while his knight sto...

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To expand on Adam's thoguht I will relate a story that happened to me at the Known Korld Squires tourney, or "the Unbelted Rhinofest" as it is now coming to be known. I had a squire actually tell me to my face (and he was VERY serious) that his Knight told him that there is no way to hit too hard wi...

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I fight with a 26 X 30 center grip oval,no curve. I used to fight with a heater but switched when I had plateaued and that gave me the push I needed. My "war door" is also a center grip oval, no curve, but it is 26 X 44. Worked out really well at War this year. I want to try a center grip teardrop j...

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Actually I dont believe that the Kindoms Arms would be appropriate either.... I know that most Kindoms have a seperate badge that is registered for use by the populace. Ours does. It is open for anyone to use that is a citizen of that Kingdom. Kingdom arms, I beleive, can only be used by royalty, ch...

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muttman- I dont think I am being cynical or holier than thou. All I said (if you read it again) was that the guy looked great except for the lack of gauntlets. The hockey gloves completely negate all of the spiffy stuff he is wearing. And I was being sarcastic (see smiley face???) Sorry if seem to h...

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I bought a piece of exhaust pipe froma local parts store that is 1 1/4 in diameter and sharpend the edge so I can use it as a punch to make tips that are exactly the right size. Now as for holding them on Nylon and leather work very well but tend to tip weight the sword I like mine to be balanced ba...

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Well the scutum and pilium would be the first things I would use. after you throw the Pilium then the unit moves to tactics with the gladius

Also the turtle formation is a cool one

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When I am fighting polearm if I get caught in a charge I will sometimes sacrifice my self by dropping to my knees and turning my pole side ways to contact as many enemy shields as possible then slam the bottom half of the shield as they make contact. This stalls the charge and pops the top of the sh...

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I like Red Falcon Armouries ones.
I buy one every year.
And he stands by his product.
I had a rivet fail on one 6 months after I bought it and rather than fix it he replaced it with a new one no questions asked.

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I saw this pic from Pennsic 30 and all I could think was how much this guy needed a pair of mitten gauntlets. http://images.pennsic.net/cgi-bin/pennsic/photos01.cgi?cat=battlefield scroll down to the guy with the stainless legs and red surcoat and great sword, The link doesnt go to the specific pic ...

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You Know....
The Widow Montoya said you were around when I was talking to her during the Iron Rose Tourney.
Although there were quite a few people where she was pointing so I am not sure which one you were,

But Thanks
I appreciate it

sarnac

I never use the oven. I gives me very little control over the waxing process. I have a metal can that my wax is in I heat that on the stove until it liquifies then paint it on with a brush. Then I use a heat gun to melt it into the leather. It gives you much more control and helps you saturate the l...

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I use half and half bees wax and parafin.
It helps take out some of the brittle qualities that parafin alone seems to leave.

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I lived in Trimaris for a while but I do not Know him
A couple of people up here wear them and have something similar to what was earlier discussed.

[This message has been edited by sarnac (edited 08-22-2001).]

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Lucien...

Do you mean shovel greaves??

I have seen these made from hardened leather for SCA combat
The only issue is that when you are on your knees they can expose the top of the Knee which is a no-no, so check with your local marshalette before investing in them.

sarnac

as it is in mine....

I am puzzled...

DUring a charge you should be tryng to go through your enemies line not hitting shield to shield.
Shoot the gaps

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Matt...
Just tried it
It seems fine.

I will email Krag thanks

sarnac

Here is a photo of my kit that I built out of the lamellar plates bought from the archive order

It has been tweaked from there but still is close

http://members.home.net/rholley16/WarPrac01-Sarnac.jpg

By the way...
How do I get that pic put on the Archivers Pic Page ???

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I will post something after Pennsic.
I am leaving in the morning and have no other focus than that.

See you guys in 10 days

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Yes I believe he is.

Bsron Effingham's Japanese armour site?

Kind of depressing really pic

Finally got around to scanning a pic of my kit

Bsron Effingham's Japanese armour site?

Kind of depressing really *pic*

Finally got around to scanning a pic of my kit

Kind of depressing really pic