The Armour Archive

Glaukos the Athenian

Effingham-Tono Domo Arigato gozaimashita.. Ano... This place is kinda taken over by the 14th century mafia, and having browsed Froissart a bit, methinks that it was time to dust off the little French I know. One must give to Thezar what belongs to Thezar... I humbly try to add a spec of color to the...

Glaukos the Athenian

Madamoiselle D'Anjou Je veux vous remercier. Je verai votre site a' la toile d'araignÃ©e du monde en nous pouvrons parler apres de ca. Humblement, Rowan de Needwood.... Bonjour Rowan I understand completely what you are having concerns about. I make a jupon just like Revival, with 100%cottn outer, i...

Glaukos the Athenian

Tristan vom Schwarzwald Other than the eye openning color, what do you not like about that one? The design *seems* right...are you saying it is too heavy/thick? Well, I am not sure since that IS part of the issue. As far as my limited knowledge guides me, a gambeson was made to be worn under maille...

Glaukos the Athenian

At your service, in whatever I may be able to help you.

Humbly,

Rowan of Needwood

Tor Magnusson wrote:Rowan, I will snap some pictures and do some research on the blade and get back to you...

Glaukos the Athenian

Tor, do you have Pics? the level of rust sets the tone for any cleaning. First though, ascertain the actual value, monetary and historical of the sword. If it is worth a LOT of money, touch it not and send it to a professional. You can call an auction house to find out a good restorer. If this is no...

Glaukos the Athenian

Freiman, As best as I can: 1) Any decent degreaser designed for machinery that will not damage the hilt and grip will work. The trick is removing it carefully at the end. If there is a bit of grease left, it is ok, the Ballistol will remove it/blend with it, as long as there is not a lot of it left....

Glaukos the Athenian

Freiman, This is a Blue Bird question. The answer is so close to you it is not funny. You are in an Army base as I understand. Take: 1) Ballistol. ( m ) (BALLISTOL is widely used in the precision gauge and tool industry and in the production of scales and other precision instruments. BALLISTOL provi...

Glaukos the Athenian

Oh, Thanks Lee. I am in a bit of a Dilemma (sorry Steve) as I am looking for something light and cool that would give me a modicum of padding without smothering me. Last year I almost had a heat stroke at one point, so I have learned to be cautious. My current lighweight kit was designed to be worn ...

Glaukos the Athenian

Lee, Steve, Could you please expound on the "heavy" part? I am working really hard at making myself lighter in combat, especially in Melees where one may need to run (forward or to the flank, never back ) My current body armor is lighweight and protective, and the reason I am looking for a...

Glaukos the Athenian

Has anyone seen this in person?

http://www.silvermane.com/acatalog/CI-AB0158.html

If you have, can you comment on construction and quality, taking into consideration this is is a basic type and not one of the nice ones mae by people here in the AA?

Thanks!

Rowan of Needwood

Glaukos the Athenian

Segehart is truly a Laurel waiting to happen.... (Take heed, Oh Lords of Atlantia!) The first look at the shield in person blew me over. The funny thing is that he said that he did not put as much detail because this was a fighting shield, not a parade shield.... he even did the historical research ...

Glaukos the Athenian

I believe you are probably still suffering from email failure issues. Please contact me.

Thanks!

Rowan

Glaukos the Athenian

I cannot speak well enough of Cat's center boss. She also makes pretty wooden handles for center grip shields... The samples of the finished shields in her website are very nice and very period looking....

Rowan of Needwood

Glaukos the Athenian

It is all D. Sebastian's fault. I fully blame him. That being said, below please see my shield as I received it today from Segehart, an artist to be reckoned with. I only regret that flash light and zoom don't do justice to the magnificent detail he did on the faces and the rose. It is almost a pity...

Glaukos the Athenian

Corey, Jens is more than right. At some point I may ask him about a custom set myself, but one has to expect to pay for a custom set like that. In the meantime, you may consider this knife for table use: m look under "cutlery" , "knives at attractive prices" Page 3 for "Roac...

Glaukos the Athenian

Sold to Kilkenny the Greedy. There some other metal bits and bobs getting tossed in. Do you do SCA combat Kilkenny? I've a couple of new rolls of Chrome Duck brand duct tape (the mylar stuff) I'm throwing in also. Good for spiffing up your weapons. -Cian chuckle.. I've been known to swing a stick n...

Glaukos the Athenian

The older you would get the lower those turtle pins would end up. Some things do NOT change... I am not that surprised either. In the book "The Vikings" by Gwenn Jones, there are excerpts from Ibn Fadlan that would suggest (if memory serves me) that colorful, fancy stuff was available. Mo...

Glaukos the Athenian

I'd pick it up, I can use a second heater, but I am saving pennies for a different shaped blank from Johannes....

Glaukos the Athenian

Are the ones sold on Ebay any good for garb use?

I have a mind of bringing a Japanese outfit to Pennsic, for when I go visit people with Japanese households/personas.....

Rowan

Glaukos the Athenian

I was looking at the Maciejowski Bible for a different purpose and I found this: [img]http://www1.tip.nl/~t401243/mac/mac34rA.jpg[/img] Notice David on the upper right, holding a chalice and a spear which he took from Saul. This is quite striking Grail imagery and I was wondering whether there is an...

Glaukos the Athenian

I was leafing through my one-volume copy of the book of the Gies couple on medieval life, a nice illustrated edition and I noticed something I had not seen before. There was a page with the illumination of "The Israelites being repelled from Hai (here is the image m ) and I had always looked at...

Glaukos the Athenian

Pity you cannot attach a sound file to a recuiting poster

http://www.youtube.com/?v=lF7_PhB9coo

Rowan

Glaukos the Athenian

My bad, sorry.

I'll contact you when you come back.

Thanks!

Rowan

Glaukos the Athenian

Milord Trevor,

I have ruined much leather trying to make stuff I don't know how to make but I tried anyway....

By George I can carve rattan to make it fit your hand, leather is beyond my skills....

Rowan of Needwood

Glaukos the Athenian

Ulrich,

Did you have a chance to check gambeson color availability for a 43? chest?

Thanks!!

Rowan of Needwood

Glaukos the Athenian

Paul Binns in the UK makes some of the best rebated weapons out there. Period. It took me weeks and excellent arguments to convince him that I was a safe guy and for him to agree to make me a non rebated, i.e. real Viking sword. His pattern welded blades (which I could not afford) are simply fantast...

Glaukos the Athenian

Ulrich at known world treasures carries the off the rack ones at a good price. If -like me- you want to try a few before going for the custom ones, this is a great deal

http://www.knownworldt.com/8059.html

Rowan of Needwood

Glaukos the Athenian

Thank you both!!!!

Rowan of Needwood

Glaukos the Athenian

My search for affordable period shoes for fighting that would fit my very wide feet is going nowhere. Apparently most commercially available period shoes are built on very narrow lasts. Lady Oren's custom made shoes are affordable and perdiodish enough for garb use, but I seriously doubt that they a...

Glaukos the Athenian

Lucius, Ulrich's word is stronger than the armour he carries. You can trust him implicitly. I do. BTW Ulrich, what sizes do you have available on the natural gambesons that you carry? How do the sizes run? I am 42-43. I many need one and a set of gamboised cuisses... Thanks!! Rowan of Needwood.

Glaukos the Athenian

The Norse had strapped ovals? Not that I know. Strapped is MY preference for a fighting shield, oval is the shape I think I can compromise with and keep a more period look for the kit, a round shield being not great for me at this point. I did a little research and found several references suggesti...

Glaukos the Athenian

It Surely does (Thank you all that gave me advise!) As background, this IS supposed to be a Norse kind of shield (for a norse kit), but I want to stick to something as close as the curved heater I fight and practice with, while making it look norse-like. I was about to order a curved one, but I had ...

Glaukos the Athenian

Peder, I guess it could be done with enough practice, but accuracy and range would be seriously affected, not to say anything about speed. Dexterity under stress goes down like a kamikaze on a flat-top, if you add full gauntlets it is a double handicap. The only thing that I can imagine might work i...

Glaukos the Athenian

Care Tascie, If I may suggest, let's tell whoever comes to practice tomorrow. Maybe we can make it our first group outing. I need to check with the Praetora at home to ensure there is no conflict that can threaten my life. I'll even break out the helm plumes I was saving for Pennsic. They may fit be...

Glaukos the Athenian

Gentles, I am in the ordering the blank stage of a new shield, and while I am using my curved heater, this one will be strapped oval. I am really curious about this and it could be a fun experiment. My question is about shield curvature and its real effect on weak side protection. Logic indicates th...

Re: Arming "jacket"

Arming "jacket"

Torvaldr to the courtesy phone please...

Grail imagery in Old Testament

Maciejowski Bible Question...

Ulrich to the courtesy Phone please.....

Lightweight shoe coverage

Re: Shooting a bow in SCA gauntlets

Strapped shield: to curve or not to curve...