The Armour Archive

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a very good accomplishment!

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If you try to make the stuff using the same materials and processes as the originals were done you can often learn a lot about their life that is not mentioned in letters or shown in pictures. Thomas hear, hear! I think we can all agree on that. It's one of the biggest attractions to doing WMA; get...

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Hmmm. Currently mid to late 15th c. I could jump to Albigensian Crusade, 16th c Genoese Privateer, Magyar of some sort, Hastings, HYW (right next to Edward the Black aka "Shaft"), even some 14th c Japan type stuff...

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I was told at one point that some brigandines were made of an old piece of armour (say, a cuirass) cut up to make the brig plates, but don't quote me on it.

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this was a fantastic post. I really liked the discussion, especially Mord's elaboration of the historian vs. archeologist tension. For myself, I want to exist in rich material culture that I fabricated myself, using original pieces to determine (as others put it) the range of what is appropriate for...

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There are a number of good sources for gambeson patterns.

http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/be ... shirt.html
this is a good site to start you off.

The Medieval Tailor's Assistant by Sarah Thursfield, $40 US on Amazon.com
this book was recommended to me for any medieval tailoring.

-Mag, Kass in the Rain Fan #13 =)

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very nice work. Reminds me of an anime... (no pun intended)

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a very nice helm. (Darth Vader voice) Most impressive for a first helm. (/Darth Vader voice) Looking at your helm I begin to see more the relation of this style to the Maciejowski helms. As far as angle of the top portion, remember that this style of helm was designed to fit over a smaller bascinet....

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the bearded fellow with an axe in the last pic would make a fantastic dwarf....

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caption contest anyone?
[img]http://www.volny.cz/luciusj/pic/po5.jpg[/img]
-Mag

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nice Pavise! Things look like early 1500s in there. Say, what the hell is the warrior in the 2 photo down on the left wearing on (probably) his body? Looks like some bizarre lamellar thing over maille.
-Mag =)

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so Ringlancer, is this an SCA thread? Might help to mark the subject with the preface [SCA] if so. Personally, dagger works great. Brian Price is fairly well-known for grabbing his opponent's dagger from it's sheath during a poleaxe fight and making an ending thrust in the armpit. If one reached for...

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I wonder who's behind the info for this series? Initial report seems to indicate they're not an idiot. Perhaps the Royal Armouries?

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Eoghan Rurikson wrote:Does anyone do stainless rings for rivetted mail?

http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplay ... or+Riveted

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ye gods that looks big. Good find!

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Richard, the sling does have quite a lot of history on the battlefields of Europe. Their use is not dysfunctional. Consider, for instance, the SCA assumed armour; Hastings 1066 hauberk, nasal helm, linden shield. Imagine taking a sling rock on the knee just below the hauberk. Or on the hauberk, in t...

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Le Jeu http://www.thehaca.com/spotlight/NotesL ... AHACHE.htm
and oh! oh! Schola Solis is back online! http://www.scholasolis.com/index.htm click on the poleaxe, some nice stuff there.

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may I ask what the specific source material is for the rules of the Red List Poleaxe and Longsword matches?

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nice piece! How much does it weigh? Is the edge on the straight side, the curved side?

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highly envious. Lucky bastage! Nice work Cad and assorted shop elves =)

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make both. Keep documentation on hand. Make LH folks' heads spin.

Mag =)
and for another source, see the new King Arthur movie.
*Runs with SILLY STICK*

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While I think Peder is going a bit overboard here, I must say that I am certain that when Yeshua enters the SCA he will learn very fast that he cannot take the title of "Sir" in that organization without going through "the SCA process" of becoming a knight(sic). Now, that aside, I am sure that it wa...

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I really like the link design on Anthony (and Louis'?) chain. Hmmmm..... channelling Studbuckle....

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As someone who worked the release pin for a short while, I echo Jehan- watch the pin, use a rope at least 5 ft long, and never get directly behind or in front of the treb.

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start with a whiffle bat and a pell. Put as much time into it as you dare, then some more. Start slow and coordinate carefully. Build up speed and keep it smooth. Change to a slightly heavier object, start slow and smooth again, build up speed slowly while keeping smooth flow. Take a few weeks on ea...

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From Froissart, "Charles VI ill in bed";
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i3_0086.jpg

Are they wearing gold chains and letting them hang down in back? It looks like some weird French gangbanger thing.

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check the essay section of the archive. There are a number of good articles on beginning down the path of the armourer. Welcome!
-Mag

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Aaron, the title your brain seeks is "Weisskonig" which means "White King"
http://www.armouries.org.uk/extsite/vie ... tionId=535
this has a teensy bit of text and a parade woodcut, probably not what you're looking for. However, I am at a loss as I cannot find what I think you're looking for either.

-Mag =)

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thanks for the links!
http://image.ox.ac.uk/images/bodleian/m ... 64/21v.jpg look at all the half greaves!

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....seems to be down. Anyone know what's going on with that?

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very nice work.

We hope to see more of this person's work..... my precioussssss.....

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m "Joshua battles Amalek" from the Maciejowski bible, circa 1285 AD From m "Notice the trumpet players on the lower-left (Joshua's army) and the timbrel (drum) players on the lower-right (Amalek's army). For those who are lovers of medieval musical instruments, this clearly indicates that music was ...

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I love the 1-5-6 sequence, using 5 to finish them off if possible. The fechbuch called "Gladitoria" has a dagger parry against dagger exactly like #1. Unfortunately, most of the AEMMA material is offline currently, else I would show you the image directly. #1 is very similar in my mind to the 4th pl...

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I had a longer post typed, but it accidently got erased. Silly buffer dump :p my contribution; Doebringer is the first master to write about Liechtenaeur's verse. He is also the only one to ever define Vor and Nach beyond their basic meanings "before" and "after" or "first" and "second." According t...

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thanks to everyone so far! I like Kerrick's comments.

So unless one is a good counterpuncher, it's a disadvantage or at best a toss up?

necklaces/chains in mid 1400s

Erik D Schmid's site?