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Erik Schmidt

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Talbot: If I had to [b]guess on the other three from thr Guttman collection, which is very good provenance, they are probably later than the dates they purport to be. Probably ...

Erik Schmidt

I don't know of any painted surviving examples either. We know from an English document cited in Ffoulkes "The armourer and his craft" that bascinets were being covered in cloth in London. Italian frescos sometimes show bascinets with non-metal colours, but it's impossible to say if it's paint or cl...

Erik Schmidt

I've used both vermiculite and perlite. They are both derived from volcanic earth, but look different and have a different feel and structure.
Perlite is very dusty. I hate the stuff.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Chuck Davis: Just look at some of the elements: - if it was a river find, why was the bottom edge so clean, and not rusted away at the line of holes for the lining? - speak...

Erik Schmidt

Go for the gas torch. It produces less scale than a forge and is a lot less messy. But make sure it's not one of the mini (pen size)ones. That's all I got and it's just too slow. I built a small forge on the ground last weekend from 3 bricks, fueled by wood and powered by a (vacuum cleaner) blower. ...

Erik Schmidt

I've never heard it called anything else around here.
They should know, but yeah, it comes down to staff knowledge.
Many smaller garden shops don't carry it, they only stock premixed stuff. Try a larger supplier or a hydroponics shop.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

Yes Joris, I think I would be. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/redface.gif Although I'm not sure if I should feel disappointed or relieved. At least a lot of stuff exists, even if we have little chance of ever seeing it. The cervellieres that turned up at auction recently were the first examples I ...

Erik Schmidt

My suggestion is that you ask the auctioneers who sold them last to put you in touch with the buyers. If they won't help you, there is little chance that you'll have any way of tracking down those pieces in the near future, especially those sold recently. I can't believe there's a german bascinet wi...

Erik Schmidt

Hi Doug, I spent over an hour searching the Marburg section in the Bildindex site to see what I could come up with. It seems that the UniversitÃ¤tsmuseum is the only one that has armour. Bildindex only pictured a few pieces, not including that visor. I did find this picture taken 1985; http://www.bi...

Erik Schmidt

Raibeart, it seems to me that the bascinet did not develop until about the 1320's. Prior to this time they were still in the form of the cervelliere, which is basically a rounded bascinet without any sides. I can reference a globose/round top bascinet for the 1340's no problem, possibly as early as ...

Erik Schmidt

Hi Doug, The three pictures all came from a person here on the archive. He sent them to me quite some time back and I sent them on to Patrick. I have some more pictures of it from someone else, but none publishing quality. I don't remember who sent them to me. That was before I started keeping good ...

Erik Schmidt

That sounds great Chris. You might just save me the trip.
Some detail of the knee, especially from the side would be very useful. Also the area just above the elbow, I'm having problems seeing if there is some sort of plate defence on the upper arm which can't be seen well due to the cloak.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

Yeah, Sion is in the area where the German and French parts of the country meet. I was there in 1997, before I got into armour, but was unable to get into the museum as it was closed when I was at the castle. I have researched that piece and have found it difficult to get anything other than old ref...

Erik Schmidt

Why didn't you, Chris?

Where is the effigy located? Is it easily accessible and is photography allowed?
I ask because I might be going there this year.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

Steve, the German 'bildindex' site has a high resolution image of Burkhard von Steinberg here;
http://www.bildindex.de/fotos/mi/058/04/a/MI05804c05a.jpg

Erik

Erik Schmidt

I don't know where abouts you live in OZ, but up here in Townsville we have suppliers to the mining and refinery industries. I can buy mill balls of 2, 3, 4, and 6 inch diameter, possibly other sizes also, for $1.00 a kg. Those in the picture are probably bearings. They'll cost you little if you can...

Erik Schmidt

It was made by Halberds as far as I recall.
I've sent you a copy of the painting.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

The only requirement our group had was a helmet of 1.6mm or thicker and enough other protection to make yourself feel comfortable with your own safety. This no longer stands, and if the group starts up again the rules will need to be tightened, mostly due to the risk of litigation. The main danger i...

Erik Schmidt

This guy seems to like armour. This helmet isn't bad either; http://www.jeffdeboer.com/portfolio/work19.html and a couple of others based on period helmets; http://www.jeffdeboer.com/portfolio/nw04.html http://www.jeffdeboer.com/portfolio/nw03.html http://www.jeffdeboer.com/portfolio/aw06.html http:...

Erik Schmidt

You can work many pieces of armour cold. For really complex work you can always take it to be normalised part way through. So far I have only worked cold and have made a few bascinets(from three pieces welded together) as well as shield bosses, two bucklers, a visor, a few rolled edges and am curren...

Erik Schmidt

Matt, as there are no surviving 14th century faulds with external lames, your question is a bit difficult to answer. You may want to ask; "What was the common method used on early 15th century faulds, leather or sliding rivet articulation?" We know for a fact that articulation of faulds was commonly...

Erik Schmidt

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Klaus the Red: Keep in mind that the great bascinet with a round-nosed visor began to be popular after 1400. It resembles the pre-1380 globose klappvisor at first glance, bu...

Erik Schmidt

Bob, given the topic referred to a German globose-visor bascinet, I think I was pretty safe in my reply. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif However, I am also not so sure of the demise of the globose visor with the introduction of the pigface. It seems that the Italians hung on to it for som...

Erik Schmidt

David, this thread is right in the period you're looking for; http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/002062.html You will find that the breteche was usual before about 1350, and the globose visor seems to have been used mostly between 1350 and 1375 or so. I think the corazzina is a bit late fo...

Erik Schmidt

I use wedge rivets. Erik D Schmid recommended using 24 gauge (ca. 0.7mm)sheet to cut them from. I couldn't buy that around here, so I found that the steel used in a lot of older car bodies is about right. I use an old bonnet(hood) from a 1980? Ford Laser. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I...

Erik Schmidt

Firstly, I'm Erik Schmidt, not Erik D Schmid, so don't get yourself comfused. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I'm just starting out with making riveted mail. I can't really tell you what is most historical, but it seems that 18 gauge is considered a pretty good general wire size for use i...

Erik Schmidt

This site has a colour chart;
http://www.westyorkssteel.com/Heat_Treatment/htchart.htm#top%20of%20page

Erik Schmidt

Thanks Hugo. I don't have any plans to go to the US, so it's great to have people willing to share photos.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

Hi Gocin, I've been researching this when starting out making mail recently and saved the useful information I found. I think Jean Paul has it right. The variation in colours refers to the surface colour of the steel that remain after heating, not the glowing colour produced during heating. Below is...

Erik Schmidt

Ohh Yes! Thanks for sharing those pics.
How did you get such good access to the bescinet?
There are some great detail shots in there, it's a pity some are blurred. What resolution is the camera that you used?

Erik

Erik Schmidt

I don't know about 'living steel', but 'live steel', preferrably called 'metal weapons' is historical reenactment of armed combat using blunted metal weapons. The swords are made to the same weight and size as the real thing, but the fighting is much more controlled. The shots are 'pulled', meaning ...

Erik Schmidt

Some pictures would be great. I have pictures taken of it by a couple of other people already, but I'd love to see some different angles. When I wrote to the museum for information they said they had no available pictures of it as far as I recall, and I'm just too far away to visit. http://www.armou...

Erik Schmidt

The cones are usually made by bending a piece of sheet steel into a cone and welding the join down the side.

Erik

Erik Schmidt

Flonzy, I don't know about the shape or hinges. I have never seen indications of hinges on splints, but given the nature of splint armour it should be flexible enough so as not to require hinges. Logan, here are a couple; Splint going over elbow and shoulder; http://www.bildindex.de/fotos/mi/023/08/...

Erik Schmidt

Elbow cops. Well, none of the effigies have them. I have only found them on the knight at the Levitic pews from Verden cathedral, who also sports some pretty good arm protection, including small spaulders, splint upper(of the type descibed above) and lower cannons and elbow cops. It's dated 1360-70....