The Armour Archive

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Garreth, I believe that the higher carbon content on the surface of spring steel means there's less iron present to rust.

Jeff, do you have any plans on preventing such scratching in the future? Layer of wax? Padding?

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I want to see toughness testing. 9mm shot at ten paces.

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ummm, paint the bargrill black, so there's less glare and we have less chance of seeing it?

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I had a fantastic time. T-Bob and Conrad the Mad, along with justmagnus were great folks. Hushgirl scared the bejessus outta me. She's a really nice person guys! I'm not being coerced or drugged into saying that! It was fun to meet Aaron Toman and Chuck Davis (again). And I WANT magnus' gauntlets!!!...

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you know, that helm looks pretty similar to the Mac bible helms.

How about we create a page for basic armour term translation? Russian, Italian, German, French. We could do it...

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looks good, but I can't see a whole lot due to lighting issues

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mattmaus, one comment. Swords often had a rounded, semi-sharp, or chisel edge to them. The chisel edge, in particular, could be very sharp, but very strong also. As for axes, they can be sharper than knives and swords. Why? Because they have a very thick backing to the edge. If Russ Mitchell is arou...

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Dmitriy, wonderful looking helm. It certainly stands out on the field. And you have a "hedgehog" defence if you're on the ground

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perhaps we should invite him to come hang with us and learn, eh folks?

Let us reflect on how many with good skill were once in such an early state. I would have said humble, but the reserve denies that. We are the few, the proud, the ones who love and make armour.

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Adam, fantastic work! Great lines, wonderful finish!

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Keith, keep up the good work!

Oscar

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Oct. 1, 2003 â€” The remains of a six-foot tall woman, buried with a shield and knife, were recently discovered in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Lincolnshire, England. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20030929/xenawoman.html? This was sent to me by an acquaintence, along with a recommendation to re...

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that is so weird. I wonder who would go to all the effort of making such an inflammatory site...?

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playing the range game is vital with poleaxe. But it's not hard to handle someone with sword and shield, if you're allowed to grapple in the noble manner of our ancestors. At that point, the poleaxe is suddenly a giant crowbar/lever that will send you flying on your @$$ http://www.armourarchive.org/...

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very interesting, Russ. I need to read it over again. Take up a collection here for four maille shirts? Ask maille makers to donate it for research, then they can use it as a donation tax write-off?

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SO, we see that one should have some leeway into the past, especially if the protrayed character is older. Into the future is a much shorter leeway, but the question needs to be asked; although it does take time for new technologies to be worked out by craftsmen far and near just learning about the ...

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bump!

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I move that Glen K and chef de chambre form Director and Chef Executive of the new Department of Authenticity Security

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wanna post a pic of the funerary brass?

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darkman, do you know how thick the woolen clothing of a landesknecht was? Layer and layer and layer of cloth for the puffed and slashed look could provide exactly what you need for padding (winter in Germany is cold too, especially when travelling on campaign in the mountains). The user Frau Hirsch ...

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nice dagger in sheath.

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a very nice topic, Kass. And may I say that your site is lovely! AND you're willing to drink six good beers. You are a fantastic woman.

Oscar Erkenswick,
Scholar, Chicago Swordplay Guild

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sounds like you need to meet POD and the Salinas Swordsmen. Oh PoDDDDDDDD!!!

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I would second the idea of looking at Capo Ferro, at the least look over the illustrations. William Wilson and Roger Siggs are very skilled WMA instructors, and know their stuff. I would also second the rule of taking the hit as a loss; adrenaline might be able to help you "break the rules" some of ...

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kass, your post brings to mind a startling idea- living history Klingon groups. As for me, I'm a detail obsessionist too, and I love martial arts. Practicing historical Western Martial Arts is enlivening and portraying a character that used them in period makes me feel like another person, and I lov...

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...th..th...three fingered gauntlets??! Ugo, my hat off to you.

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here's a period woodcut; http://www.thehaca.com/arttalk/at79.htm

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sir, get a tape measure. Put it around your head just barely above your eyebrows. This is your forehead size, the first general size of a helmet. Distance from top of head level to eye level and eye level to bottom of chin level are also important, but often are not included for general size helmets...

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single sword for each combatant, no shield, head is only legal target, but you can attack elsewhere to open them up. People start with a ward over their head. Call it "ala singlestick." Fun stuff.

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please email them to me to at amarite@angelfire.com

Oscar Erkenswick

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woah Egfroth, how could you just *get into* the Vatican Archives?

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fine gaunts and finger bucklers Merlin. Finger bucklers are allowed in the SCA? Although I suppose they don't count as indestructible shields... =)

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nice shape, lovely finish on the outside.

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Hal, fantastic work! I love the aged look, the color or the rusting seems very much like the color in the Mac Bible (although I strongly suspect those aren't rusted).
Metal Fairy. I like it.

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Pathfinder, nice work!

dig in England; female warrior, ~500 AD