The Armour Archive

Gunthar

Thanks! I appreciate that a great deal. Now maybe I can yell some kind of challenge before they pound me into SPAM. I know a lot of people would have just considered this whole thing "part of the play" and forgotten about it. But my oaths are real to me, even when they are stupid. I apprec...

Gunthar

For the full-face Italian, just put a legal bargrill under it with the faceplate above. That should make the marshall's happy. I'm wanting to put together a Viking style outfit that a Jarl would wear and I think the etched vambraces and shinguards with hidden knees would make a fantastic addition. C...

Gunthar

I'll bid $25.

Gunthar

Ah, but that is not the HEROIC (stupid) way to do it!
Nope. I have to charge it on my own.

That way I can quickly be turned into potted meat and get
to go back to the pickup fields where I belong.

Gunthar

I can try that and see if the marshall's allow it. Heck, not that my attacking the army alone will make that much of a difference. Kind of like the bug slowing down the semi as it hits the windshield. I'll be happy to meet with anyone on the pickup field. I'm relearning some fighting styles since st...

Gunthar

Phelan, Rex Atenveldtis wrote:

Eh, its not a project if you don't bleed on it.

I feel the same way about all my projects. Although people
aren't as amused when I say it. Maybe it has something to
do with me being a cook....

Just sayin'

Gunthar

Lol! I appreciate that. Although I'm still not sure if I'll be able to reach them before the young fast firebreathers. But the boast is just a brag to claim to try to do the impossible. It is in the attempt that there is honor. If you can actually do it then that's a big plus. I at least will do my ...

Gunthar

The theme of our 12th Night celebration was a Saxon Mead Hall, in honor of our King. One of the competitions was a boasting contest and many of the boasts weren't very impressive or didn't live up to the period idea of a Saxon boast. So I stood up and boasted that I would attempt to be the first to ...

Gunthar

Will these be the lightweight 3 layer gambesons made of cotton?
I might be interested.

Gunthar

Ansteorra usually goes by the 4 on 1 rule. It's usually unspoken but more than that is usually frowned on. I remember a BAM when I was King and was the last person alive on my side. I refused a yield, kind of expecting single combats, and when "Lay On" was called it certainly FELT like mor...

Gunthar

I have a pair of his aluminum arms and really like them. I'd love to get a pair of legs at some time. Don't let the word "aluminum" scare you off. These are heavy duty and look like steel. I'm very proud of them. They took a little tweaking to get fit properly on my arms but I love them an...

Gunthar

Is there any way to get a price list on stuff?

Gunthar

Y'alll are starting to make me feel like I'm fighting with a barn door.

Gunthar

Grow stronger!

Nah, I'm old and weak and lazy.

Gunthar

I've looked at a centergrip and even ordered one a while back but it was really too heavy for me to properly use. I'd like to try to play with another one sometime. Of course, center grips open you up to shield punches and snatches, but those seem to have fallen out of favor for some unknown reason....

Gunthar

And being both broke and non-talented puts a real dent in the whole deal. Especially the helmet, which will cost around $1400 once totally tricked out. My sallet is very nice but doesn't go well with 14th C. The shinbalds and shoulders are relatively inexpensive. The coat of plates and thigh protect...

Gunthar

allow me to point out that a mid-14th century gentleman would most likely have a center point bascinet, not a back point.

Cool, thank you for that info. I'm still working on how everything should go together.

Gunthar

Glad I could provide some fun.

I'm hoping to get a look similar to the gentleman in the coat of plates.
http://www.anshelmarms.com/bodyarmor.html

I'd LOVE that Brig but it is way past my time period.
I'd like something that a duke of the period would wear.

Gunthar

Well, contrary in that it appears most people are going about 100 years later lately. This is just getting out of chain and more transitional. I think this is before the current trend in armor which is around 1450 or so. And another way I'm being contrary is that I refuse to wear a waffenrock. In An...

Gunthar

I'm leaving the 15th Century behind and going around mid-14th. Crecy and the like. I'm planning on a nice coat of plates, small shoulder protection, fabric covered legs, Crecy knees, shinbalds, plate arms and, a bitchin helmet. My squire and I will be working on the coat of plates and legs. Master A...

Gunthar

My new War Story: At BAM this year I was fighting along a turned flank when a glaiveman ran past and jabbed me very professionally in the right arm. He was promptly dispatched but I'd lost my sword arm. I decided I didn't want to rez right then and figured I'd get killed soon anyway. So I dropped my...

Gunthar

In Ansteorra, 2' x 3' is pretty much the norm. Some fighters, including a couple of upper level types, fight with larger. There are a lot of rectangle shields, some heaters and not as many rounds as other places. It's pretty shield heavy around here with very few using two-weapon, madu, pole or what...

Gunthar

I do not point my toes at my oppenent when I fight. I was a youth boxer for 4 1/2 years so I just adapted that stance to what we do and it seems to work well for me. That's funny. I was a boxer and full contact karate fighter for years and my fighting style is also adapted from boxing and one of th...

Gunthar

The one thing I did notice watching you fight at BAM was that you were way too stationary for that smaller shield. Possibly. I spent years being able to block just about anything by a slight shift of my body and now I have to move a lot more. That's going to take some getting used to for an old dog...

Gunthar

I also have to disagree with Sir Corby's premise. I will admit that for years I felt that right foot forward was foolish and only invited being legged or off-balanced. But lately I have seen that fighting and fighters are fluid and ever-changing. Being dedicated to only one philosophy in an ever-cha...

Gunthar

What is your gender: Male

Do you enjoy melee or singles more: Single (I'm a duellist, not a soldier)

Are you better at melee or singles: Single

What is your Myers & Briggs personality type: INFP

Gunthar

Getting away from the face thrust issue and back to the resolutions issue: 1. I plan on training more. Getting better with the smaller shield and trying to be what I always considered a Duke to be. 2. I'm going to start seriously studying two-sword form and try to get good at it. 3. I will work very...

Gunthar

I'd heard that there were fewer numbers from GA this year than earlier. I do know there were no rapier folk as our swashers where quite upset they didn't have any new friends to poke. I heartily agree the GA fighters fought well and honorably. But I still didn't envy them that fight up the hill. But...

Gunthar

It was a wonderful event. Perfect weather and great fighting. I don't think anyone cared what the score was, we just fought. I was saddened to see fewer Gleann Abhann folk than usual. I definately felt sorry for GA fighting up that ravine. The Champions bouts this year was a great new addition. For ...

Gunthar

Congratulations to TRH! Hopefully we'll get to offer our congratulations in person this weekend. That's wonderful news!

Gunthar

I have to agree with not calling what we are doing "sword fighting". The mechanics are totallywrong for a lot of sword fights. I'm a baton fighter. I've always imagined that if I were to be transported back to the day I'd put down the sword and go to the blacksmith. I'd have him make an ir...

Gunthar

I think it has a lot to do with your basic stance. JP fights with his sword tip forward and his hand far back, wheras I stand with my fist right by my face and have used sword blocks for years. So if you are used to keeping the hand back and using the shield and body movement for defense then it wou...

Gunthar

I have to admit that one of my reasons for going to a smaller shield is because I just think it looks cooler than a huge shield. There are guys who are simply amazing fighters but they don't get as much respect because they are fighting with a large shield. When I first started out the average shiel...

Gunthar

I fight with a side strapped heater. Sorry, I guess I should have mentioned that. It's funny but now that I'm almost comfortable with this size I kind of want to try something smaller. I was talking with a good friend, Duke Drake, the other night and we realized that even though my win/loss ratio is...

Gunthar

For a bit over a year now I've started fightng with a bit smaller shield. I've fought with the standard 2' x 3' for over 20 years and have now moved to a 24" x 30" shield. It doesn't seem like much on paper but it feels a LOT smaller in my hands. I know other kingdoms require even smaller ...

Need to make good on a boast at Gulf Wars

Because I'm a contrary bastard

Fighting with a smaller shield.