The Armour Archive

Magmaforge

we gotta stop this guy! He's getting armour lessons in his sleep from the aliens or something!!!
Seriously, nice work

Magmaforge

http://www.armor.com/2000/catalog/item110.html $220

Magmaforge

Looks awesome, Matt! How many folks were tearing it up at this gathering?

Magmaforge

One minor quibble, chef. Under study of historic martial arts, you state "surving published manuals of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance." I.33, the oldest manuscript we have to date, is from aprox. 1280 AD Germany. Does this qualify as Late Middle Ages to you? If so, cool.

Magmaforge

so, I had a thought today; why doesn't the SCA use the dussack as their main weapon? It can be paired with buckler or shield, and although is not displayed with a dagger, it was historically used to train for using general one-handed weapons. Given the representation some people have given me that t...

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hey Uilleag, your website is dead!

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Noe, it might be purposeful to put in a lil clip of Bayeux art work or Mac Bible mayhem, and then something later like Froissart's illustrations, to show graphically some of the changes in equipment, then talk about the simple broadsword and shield, and how it became fairly obsolete with plate, so d...

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wow, even the shuriken is so sneaky I can't see it! That's real ninja power!

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Anyone here worn maille under lamellar? What is it like being struck with that on? Would a kit using lamellar historically have no leg/hand defenses?

Magmaforge

Gaston's harness is gorgeous! I really like what Sasuke did too, put most others to shame. I have heard that the one in the Met was improperly reconstructed from bits and pieces.....
Mag =)

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There was the sword Mimung, made by Wieland, or Wayland the Smith. I do not know the meaning of it's name, but I would also like to know very much if someone out there knows.
a brief search on Beowulf's sword turned up this;
http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHT ... HSword.htm

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something that may be of extreme interest to those serious about this topic is the paper presented in the first edition of SPADA by Greg Mele, entitled "Much Ado about Nothing; or, the Cutting Edge of Flat Parries" I agree that meeting a *bind* with the edge is mechanically superior, and that cuttin...

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beautiful Pedro! You are very inspirational!

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Can someone tell me what the devil is around the right wrist of the Sir John de Creke in that second link? That looks disturbingly like cased vambraces under his maille.....

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from the Val website... "In the style of Fiore dei Liberi, 13th Century, is the title of the first video based on the italian treatise called "Flos Duellatorum" by Fiore dei Liberi, written in 1409." Now let's look at that sentence carefully, and see if anything seems odd... I hope the videos are in...

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Noe, how many people could you outfit with all that?

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Carrie, it might be wise to check local and state laws of the areas you are travelling through, with specific regard to weapons. Additionally, it may make life much easier to type out a statement explaining your academic and educational purposes, in case you are stopped by local law enforcement (who...

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I believe that the Mac bible also shows men on horseback using spears & shields with a round cutout to put the spear in.

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Aaron, thanks for putting those side by side.

So.... *cough* anybody going to put up a tonlet pattern on the Archive?

Magmaforge

wow. That might have been from a small cultural group that had disappeared from the annals of history.

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Animal, thank you. That made my day.

Mag (still laughing)

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bluing might take perfectly well, given the right conditions. I am told that stainless can be blued too, if it is given a brushing first. Perhaps something similar exists for Al

Magmaforge

is the kerchief to tie the visor into the "up" position?

My gear is noticably lacking, but I have a good blown glass goblet =)

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yes, it could be a wrap shot. If he were an imbecile. And drunk. And intending to hit with the flat. Or, he might have the blade ready to strike a descending or horizontal blow like any sane medieval biped. It's like saying that because someone is holding a ball in their hand, up near their face, th...

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freaking gorgeous Craig! Thanks for the pics and the patterns! You rock!

Mag =)

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Rainald....now try to imagine fighting in them ::grin::

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thanks for the link!!!

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Love the 5th pic, kinda "dance white boy dance!" thing.

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you said it, WMA!

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Good for you Murdock! I want to throw a small bit in; the animal holding the calipers is a Lynx, with it's fine pointy ears and good eyes it takes in everything with precision. The Tiger on the right holds the arrow, since it is fast enough to outrun the arrow's flight, and the lion holds the heart,...

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Edwin said it! You want a better body? Get good materials, and build it out of them.

Mag =)

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Vitus, is has been a while since you and I have talked. I wanted to throw in a few coins for the pile too, more to think about and maybe gain some inspiration from... I am not the SCA, might join in the future for a brief stint to see what the fighting's like. When I read what you write, I get a fee...

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Wow. I've heard a lot of good stuff here. I wanted to add a few cents to the pile, but Dmitriy beat me to it. Using dynamic deflections that never stop and never directly receive the force of the attack is far more ideal than performing a static block, which uses energy and time, leaves you stuck ag...

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nice work, dude! I don't see pink anywhere.
Something about the back seems like it could be improved to me, but I can't put my finger on it.

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friends don't let friends wear pop-tab "armour"

SCA combat, behourd, and dussacken