The Armour Archive

Dmitriy

Well, at least we know. I take it you were able to find that book?

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Oh. Well, I feel your pain, Clay, he's left a few on me as well. He was Prince before the current one..

Welcome to the club

. I'll see you at Pennsic.

Dmitriy

Congrats!
Can you describe the guy in chainmail?

Dmitriy

I've a question.. on the close-up shot (pic 2) you can see a messed up ring close to the right edge of the picture; I wonder why they would weave in a ring that was punched so poorly? They couldn't possibly rivet it.

Dmitriy

Actually, I believe Hugh us the only one on the archive who really is a Knight in the real world. His whole family is Knights, if I am not mistaken

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Dmitriy

Lol, Cedric! You guys put up a valiant fight, but we have been training all year so as not to have a repeat of what happened last time.. Excellent fighting and comraderie, I heard very few people complaining. Next year should be interesting -- An Tir will be back for vengeance http://www.armourarchi...

Dmitriy

Exellent! I was just considering buying that book a few weeks ago, a local bookstore has a used copy.

Dmitriy

PoD, that IS the standard operating procedure isn't it?

Dmitriy

Thanks for the review, Sir Rhys.

Dmitriy

What books or other resources would you reccomend for an introduction to 14th century Germany (with reenactment purposes in mind)?

Dmitriy Shelomin
still looking for my alternate persona

Dmitriy

Bojei, for fast research go Osprey. For good research, well you know the drill. I'd reccomend a nice 1350s kit. A coat of plates from the wisby book would go great with a bascinet (grill if she doesn't want a closed face, or a pigface visor). The metal bits go on the inside, the leather doesn't need...

Dmitriy

I'd like to see a better picture, but it looks like the metal bits aren't dished at all..

Dmitriy

I don't like it.

Dmitriy

Well done.

Dmitriy

Yuck.
That would get you attention at Pennsic, all right.

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Dmitriy

Destichado -- hey now.. I'm a liberal (though living in Berkeley, I am pretty damn conservative when compared to those around me).

Dmitriy

http://forums.swordforum.com/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=3222

(you'll need to log in first)

-D

Dmitriy

Oh geez.. soc, a longsword == greatsword == katana for all SCA intents and purposes. It's a sword that's weilded with two hands. And, essentially, so is an unpadded polearm. I am not even get going to get into calling people cheaters over the internet. Great way to make your first post on the archiv...

Dmitriy

Not Eureka, Yreka.. pronounced "why-reka".

Aten spearmen most welcome

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Dmitriy

Bascot, that's how the story goes.. of course, the story of christianization of Russia is exactly the same, and I believe there are a few others -- it seems to be a common motif.

Dmitriy

Whodda thunk it.. I think China Daily was the first English-language source to break the story on the Khazar coin (apparently it was only identified like, last week). China Daily?? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif -Dmitriy [This message has been edited by Dmitriy (edited 07-03-2002).]

Dmitriy

Those are excellent aventails, and the price is a good 100 bucks less than you would normally pay for them (Clay, are you out of your mind or was that a typo? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ). THe only down side is that you have to cut them to fit the helmet yourself. But that could be a...

Dmitriy

Knoch -- sorry, I stole it

At least it'll be in the same kingdom, right?

Dmitriy

I'll be there.

Cedric -- die trying is far more likely

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Dmitriy

Excellent, thank you, that did it.

Dmitriy

Where can one get them these days?

I know Anshelm carries them; anyone else?

Or is there an easy way of making them?

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Snaebjorn --
Come, now. Do you honestly think that the Marshall's helmet was so poorly made that it crumpled around his head after a game of armoured tag?

Dmitriy

Armor Bob has two nice ones in stock.
http://thadenarmory.com/

Dmitriy

Russ -- <a href=http://www.tgorod.ru/imagecatalogue/image/list/4/parent/10>click here</a>

(the url was line-broken..)

-D

Dmitriy

By the way, this doesn't completely eliminate the possibility that it's a Viking-era helmet. Mr. Bell could be wrong. I e-mailed him for more concrete documentation.

-Dmitriy Shelomin

Dmitriy

Hi, I really hate to be the nay-sayer here http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif . I e-mailed the owner of www.german-helmets.com , here's his response (slightly edited): ---------------------------- Thank you... This is very interesting. Tell the researchers I am 110% confident we are looking ...

Dmitriy

Well deserved, congratulations Vitus.

Dmitriy

Thanks for the answers!
This confirms what I suspected..
You guys seem to clearly dileniate Roman and Greek (and I assume Etruscan) armours; I suppose no leather musculatas for those cultures either, right?

Dmitriy

You do great work, I love the raised turkish helmet.

Dmitriy

Hey guys,
Is there any evidence for leather musculatas (is that the correct term?) being historical? What's the academic stance on the subject?

Thanks,
-Dmitriy

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14th Century Germany?

Verveilles

Roman armour question