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Cedric

Face thrusts are the fastest, longest range attack that you can have with a one handed weapon. I love starting out with a nice friendly poke at my opponents eyes, gets them to flinch a bit so I can set up what I REALLLY wanted to do... and sometimes it gets ya a quick kill.

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I do not have a problem with you. I simply asked for your name. SCA name would be enough. I, for example, am Cedric Helmbreaker, squire to Sir Richard Fitzalan. I am from the shire of Mts Edge in the Kingdom of An Tir. Anybody that had been reading this board for a year and a half would probably kno...

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#1 Suppose you're in a melee and an archer shoots an arrow at you and by some stroke of luck you catch the arrow. What should you do with it? -- I have a friend that knocks arrows out of the air with his hand all the time. He's uncanning about swattin the things down. I have seen marshall's tell him...

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try fighting with your wallet IN your pocket.. Might give you enough padding to avoid some of those bruises

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Even for SCA combat, upward overlap works great. Thrusts are more likely to slide up your chest then if you have downward overlap and either way really protects you just fine from typical sword shots..

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"Can you provide references for both quality of workmanship and business or personal reputation?" He waited a week to respond and then directly ignored this question when he did post. Yeah, I should cut him some slack I suppose... so Celtic Armourer you have a name and mailing address that I can sen...

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Yeah.. still Texas is pretty big http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I just find it odd that he doesnt even bother to give us even the most basic of introductions as to who he is, even after asked fairly directly. Not that I care, really... I never particularly liked the AW gauntlet design so...

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Mine is 14g ss, been fightin in it for a year and a half and it has two barely noticeable dents in it.

The brass nasal is kinda messed up, but the rest of it is hanging in there.

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How about a name? What is your name, man? Ya see, the last person to take orders on a bunch of these gauntlets took the money and ran. Would be nice to know that you are not that person with a new AA ID coming here to take our money and run again. Kinda hard to trust someone who hasnt given us any i...

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Mine was made with the End-of-a-chainsaw method. I would imagine you could do the same thing with a circular saw..

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I always take anything that hits me in the bargrill. We're supposed to be fighting in open face helms - the bars are "assumed" to not be there. I personally think that the minimum armor requirements for the SCA should be what we are "assumed" to be wearing. If we're supposed to be wearing mail (or b...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: Cedric: "King Harald of England, Hastings, 1066." Harald was purported to have been shot through the eye, Cedric, not through his armor. This does not meet the requi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by dukelogan: urine, how are those bladders coming along? what about your magic arrows? logan<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> This was probably one of the lowest blows I have seen ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: Some time ago I issued a challenge to anyone who could provide evidence of a mail-clad warrior being impaled by an opponent wielding a madu. After nearly five years,...

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Yes it might technically be "legal" for use in the SCA. I wouldnt fight with it on MY head for any money though..

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Either in person at events (dont know when you'll see it, so when you do see it grab what you need) or online at www.hhperkins.com

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What I typically do if I thought a shot was particularly good is to up the power a bit and then start trying REAL hard to hit that exact same spot as many times as I possibly can. (my friends have gotten to the point that they can tell if I thought a shot was good or not because of that - Im apparen...

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An Tir has rules for engagement during melee battles. Did the archer have eye contact before attacking you? Was he actively "engaged" with you? If not then the shot was illegal.. I would have taken it, but I wouldnt have been happy about it. I think Dimitry has the right answer... http://www.armoura...

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Mine I have to stop and put oil in more often than gas

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I have always wanted to go to Wastekeep, heard great things about some of your events up there. Unfortunately its a bit off my beaten path

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Sorry, I really need my brains for work

I like my 14g Stainless Helm, and it likes me.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Raibeart: Most likely it's a local custom/tradition that has been in place so long that many think it is a rule or it may have a marshall that's had a bad experience or two on ...

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Makes you wonder why they dont just make those things against the rules. My only concern about the Baronial armor requirement thing is something I have seen marshalls do where they make their own decisions about what should or should not be allowed. "If you want to fight on MY field, you have to put...

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Corkscrewing IS specifically against the rules in An Tir. (Edit - Went and looked it up online, it isnt outright banned, but is one of the very first things listed in the "Traditions of An Tir". Its above not arm hunting or not straddling the guys head when hes on his knees. So technically, yes, it ...

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Maybe because they are flashy and attention grabbing? Out of a horde of generic SCA fighters guys like this stand out a bit... sometimes on a battlefield singling yourself out can have unfortunate side-effects

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More of the same.. I directed a friend to them for a helmet for her son. Their service was awesome, the helmet was delivered within a couple of weeks and was more than adequate protection. Their helmets look ok, provide good protection and are very affordable. Great for beginners or people on a tigh...

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Lots of people have bought from them. Their rattan is great (they know about us and why we buy it- tell them what you want it for), and their service is great.

Unless Im at an event and happen to run across a better deal onsite I buy all my rattan from HH Perkins.

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No thanks, man. Seeds always gave me a headache

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Im just curious to see how they are supposed to be strapped/worn. The way that we were thinking they should work didnt seem to. My friend has developed some other health problems that have been keeping him out of fighting so he hasnt really been too concerned about them. I could ask him if he still ...

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I am curious what you liked about the gauntlets.. the hand/wrist part worked very well but we could not figure out a way to strap those thumbs good enough to fight in.

They just didnt seem very safe to me...

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I have had one friend buy something from Northstar Armory off of ebay (a pair of his gauntlets).

As far as I know the deal went very smoothly, item shipped right away and everything as it was advertised.

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It depends... in general I would prefer to buy what I want at events, that way I can handle the pieces and check them out in person. My first stop at Estrella war's merchant row is always the Mandrake tent for example. The problem with this is that most armorers cant carry a large amount of stock to...

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Sent email.

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I actually prefer the steel rivets.

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Lots of things you can do... rivetting a camail onto the bottom will help. I have been told that a layer of Tool-Dip or car undercoating inside will also help.