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Dmitriy

Heh. I always tell people I am fighting "if you have to think about it, I didn't hit you hard enough"......

Clermont -- where are you these days? I haven't seen you in a loong time.

Dmitriy

I have a very tall spike on my helmet, and I run into that problem now and then. If it gets hit hard, I take it. Most people will tell me that it hit high and I shouldn't accept it as a killing blow -- if they do, we go on. Otherwise, I'm perfectly ok with conceding the fight.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

You are getting an AA discount

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Actually the site is supposed to read 60, in any case. I'll go update that now..

Dmitriy

He's talking about single-handed thrusting tips.

Dmitriy

AllenJ wrote: There are some similar ones, but not really with sword and heater.

They finally discovered a sword and heater fechtbook????
Tell me more!

-D

Dmitriy

It's a great tourney, I would encourage every squire who is able to enter it and see how s/he measures up. Good way of meeting people you normally wouldn't, too.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

I often find that a hard cut to the shins makes sword and shield fighters wary of coming too close... But if they do want to get in close and personal, your weapon is great for leg sweeps!

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Vitus -- Sir Brand is "only" a Viscount. Some of these worthy men are in this list not so much because they are outstanding individuals, but because in my mind they personalize certain Kingdom characteristics: Atlantia -- Duke Logan and Duke Cuan. Caid -- HRM Brand Lancaster, Sir Snorri, Sir Gaston,...

Dmitriy

Hi guys,
These pics aren't on the website yet, but here's a photo of the two sizes:

<img src=http://hazelton.lbl.gov/~dvryaboy/pics/Sizes_01_cropped.jpg>

A larger photo can be seen <a href=http://hazelton.lbl.gov/~dvryaboy/pics/Sizes_02_cropped.jpg>here</a>.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

I intend to go next year.

Dmitriy

Eric, that's how much it actually costs to ship from Russia.

-D

Dmitriy

That is an incredibly good deal at $450.

Dmitriy

Get off this guy's back, it's not a big manufacturer, just a guy with a shop like many on this board. I'd check the gauge and eyeslot widths before bidding on it if I intended to use it for SCA, though. They've been increasing the gauge across the board in Eastern Europe lately, but just a few years...

Dmitriy

Try to get a hold of Ugo.

Expect to pay for quality.

Dmitriy

Sarnac -- I promised to help if I am at Pennsic.. unfortunately, I won't be there, going to England instead. Best of luck.

Dmitriy

Hey email me, I have some great photos of the Jaroslav I can't post on the internet but would gladly share with you.

-D

Dmitriy

Roderick -- why not distribute Vitus's writings via downloadable PDFs?
Seems to work for Talbot.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Donngal -- I've been watching you fight for a while now

I was at Estrella, too.

-D

Dmitriy

Bump

I'll get you this info, just not right now.. keeping the topic at the top so that I don't forget.

Try looking for the Jaroslav (Yaroslav) helmet, I have really good line drawings and a decent description of it on the red kaganate site

-D

Dmitriy

Goodness Ed, who's been teaching you humility??? (btw -- I'd put Eduard at the top of the unbelt list in Atenveldt as well.) What about the other polish guy? I think he posts here as badhairday. Makes nice armor with Windrose folks. I've never fought him, but he looked good from the sidelines last t...

Dmitriy

Yes.. I think it was Fyodorov (no idea on the English spelling) It's volume 4 of Drevenerusskoe Oruzhie (the first 3 are by Kirpichnikov), and the whole issue is about various forms of thrown and range weapons. Arkheologiia SSSR, E1-36 ... don't remember any more bibliographical detail, sorry. -D

Dmitriy

And I thought this was going to be "Doh! Forgot to send you the bill!

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Dmitriy

Try Tom Huegenin.

His contact info is somewhere in this thread: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hair+crest

Dmitriy

Am I the only one who envisioned a 4 to 6 week long course on how to become as good as Cad?

-D

Dmitriy

Think about it.. hollowed out rattan hits harder? Not unless you fill it with lead. In which case it's definately not "faster". Tell whoever was spreading these rumours to practice using his sword arm rather than the tongue. -Dmitriy P.S. So far the only horrific-sounding rumour I found to be true w...

Dmitriy

Direct links:
Lipovetz: http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/helmDB/lipovetz.html
Kovali: http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/helmDB/kovali.html

Other armour stuff:
http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/armour.html

-D

Dmitriy

Duke Uther...
I try to fight him as often as I can. It's not helping...

Dmitriy

I'd remove kidney protection and add vambraces unless the arm is behind the shield.
Helm gauges up to 14 ga.
That's about it.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Look at the stuff on the kaganate pages.
We have fairly detailed photos of the face-mask helmets from Kovali and Lipovets there.

The armor stuff hasn't moved yet (my fault) , it's still at geocities -- www.geocities.com/kaganate

-D

Dmitriy

All of my oppenants that I killed last time died to On Side Blows. I didn't kill anyone with a Offside Blow all day...Must have been a freak occurance! Hey.. wanna team up? I'll get em on the offside, you get em on the onside.. we'll be unstoppable!!! -Dmitriy 80% kills offside head, 10% offside bo...

Dmitriy

A name most of you may not know, but should surely be mentioned among these worthies -- West Kingdom's Sir Stephen of Greenwood. He doesn't get out to inter-kingdom events much (his family is not SCA, so it's hard for him), but he's phenomenal. Probably helps that he used to be a pool shark . -Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Norse really means of or related to Norway, it's people, culture, etc.
Iceland was settled by people from Norway, so Icelanders are Norse (but Norweigians aren't Icelanders).
Sweden, for example, is it's own thing.
All of the above are Scandinavian.

-D

Dmitriy

Stephen von Dresden (East) leaps to mind.

For the West, I'm thinking Sir Brand MacLelland and Sir Daniel Drake.

I don't know An Tir as well as I'd like, but Thorfinn and Skeggi are both great fighters, I am surprised they haven't won one yet.

Dmitriy

Hey, DA, fair is fair, I want a report card for the other kids! I mean, kingdoms!

-Dmitriy
(soft, fluffy, nice, and friendly)

Dmitriy

Might have to wait till GWW, the practice info isn't for me.

I'm going to try to hit at least one major event in Caid this year -- I'll give you a heads up when I know what it will be.