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Dmitriy

Jehan de Pelham wrote:I saw a flak jacket three weeks ago.

Jehan de Pelham, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan!!!
You promised you woldn't tell on me!!!!!

I happen to find them comforting and soothing.

-Dmitriy

(edited for Jehan)

Dmitriy

14 gaguge mild steel Polovetz lawn dart (raised, with ridges -- it's tougher than most 14 gauge mild steel helmets). Leather chin strap attached at 4 points with leather thong, cut to fit the chin much like Eric's, I am sure. When people say chin strap -- does everyone mean the kind that cups your c...

Dmitriy

http://history.westkingdom.org/Year38/Photos/CSC07.jpg
http://history.westkingdom.org/Year38/Photos/CSC05.jpg
http://history.westkingdom.org/Year38/Photos/CSC04.jpg

Sorry about the wrong shield shape, should be a heater.

Dmitriy

Glory Hog.....

Dmitriy

Do let us know how it goes!

Dmitriy

Just wanted to clarify that I wasn't calling for active marshalling! Marshals can get involved if the guy being hit has a problem and complains. Otherwise -- if you are not getting hit and not even doing the hitting, you don't get to call the shots. If I get gacked, drop to the ground, and yell "wow...

Dmitriy

Odo -- first off, hi . We met at Pennsic, when You, myself, and Sir Maximillian were the only ones on the pick up field. I was Prince of the Mists then, and you were both Kings. You may be right, the quote could have been "excessive face thrusts." The page is down. However, next to a rule about touc...

Dmitriy

Pennsic MIC quoted a message from the SEM and then said "therefore, touch-kill will be the standard at Pennsic"

-D

Dmitriy

You mean the SEM who said something along the lines of "I am declaring a war against face thrusts"? (sorry I can't get the exact quote, it was on the pennsic 32 site). I don't think you'd get too far. Even if there are whole KINGDOMS who've never played with a touch-kill rule, have had face-thrusts ...

Dmitriy

Excellent job! I like it a lot.
Can you describe the hidden armor you use?

-D

Dmitriy

Hahahaha
Ogier, clearly, you haven't seen my SCA helmet

http://history.westkingdom.org/Year38/Photos/WS23.htm
http://history.westkingdom.org/Year38/Photos/MDR11.htm

Dmitriy

Thanks guys!
What do you think about the height? Too tall? It looks taller than most reproduction ones, but in line with those on the bayeaux tapestry -- but then, it's a tapestry, and it has green horses

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How much height would you drop, if any?

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Armourer Eric's legs are quite good and well-shaped.

Dmitriy

Dmitriy

My roommate Colin (aka Owen Flechyr) and I spent half the Sunday working on a Norman Conical for a Hastings portrayal we are putting together. Neither one of us is an armourer, though Colin's made some stuff before, and I have a lot of theoretical knowledge gained from reading the Armour Archive dep...

Dmitriy

Yes, proper face-mask.

Dmitriy

It's only the foot placement that's different. The mechanics of the body are the same -- My right (sword-side) hip is still cocked way back, even if the foot is forward.
So, really, the way I teach is show the Bellatrix stuff.

Dmitriy

Wow, I am glad Joaquin posted before me, I don't look like quite as much of a spender. Polovetz helm from Patrick Thaden, $600 Bascinet from Patrick Thaden + riveted aventail from Russia, $600 Welded mail shirt from Russia, $700 (actually, cheaper for me cause I am the distributor, but that's the ma...

Dmitriy

It's not lgiht to the face!
It's light<b>er</b>! As in, not quite as hard. That doesn't mean a little tappity tap. I hate that stuff. "Hey I touched your face!" Good job, now try to hit it, if I wanted it caressed, I'd go find my lady..

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

I started learning how to ride earlier this year.
It's super fun.
I want to be like Rod when I grow up

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Before you get too far, I want to say that the absolute majority of medieval lamellar was laced overlapping upwards, and it's a <b>myth</b> that this overlap negatively affects SCA fighting. So please please please consider doing it the period way. I ask this for the sake of your own appearance! -Dm...

Dmitriy

Sedric -- no reason a list-legal helmet shouldn't get dented. It shouldn't get broken, people shouldn't suffer griveous injuries through it, granted -- but that's all the minimum armor requirements are for. That's why they are minimum. They are saying, "if you wear any less than that, chances are we...

Dmitriy

If you wear 16 ga armour and it doesn't get dented, you are not fighting

Dmitriy

Ah, thanks for the tip -- here's a picture: http://www.norman-world.com/angleterre/ ... e/horn.htm

Dmitriy

I don't understand why hitting hard is lowering yourself. It is far easier to land a fast and clean touch than a fast and clean solid hit. It requires more skill to hit harder than to hit lighter. That's why it is easy for a fighter who comes from a hard-hitting region to adjust his calibration and ...

Dmitriy

You did a nice job on that! You should show the before pictures

Dmitriy

Great!
Welcome to the painfully wonderful hobby

Got pics of your kit?

Dmitriy

Wow

Those are phenomenal!

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

A noble deed, well told.

Dmitriy

Here are the pic of my horn:
http://history.westkingdom.org/AandS/Mi ... iyHorn.htm

(Is it actually period to decorate a drinking horn that way? I'll use it regardless, but I'd like to know)

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Here are the pic of my horn:
http://history.westkingdom.org/AandS/Mi ... iyHorn.htm

(Is it actually period to decorate a drinking horn that way? I'll use it regardless, but I'd like to know)

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Aaaaaarghhhh

I want to do sidesword with decent sabres. Is that so much to ask?

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

When Jarl Thorfinn was Prince of the Mists, he defended his lands and castles agaist the invading Cynaguan armies. At one point, he found his retinue had been defeated, and he faced 7 or 8 experienced combatants alone. They knew him to be a warrior of great renown, and decided their chances of survi...

Dmitriy

I was just gifted a drinking horn by my knight. He poured strong beer in it and the beer in there for a day or two. That did it, no coating, tastes great.
Try it.

Dmitriy

That's the one, thanks.

No wonder I couldn't find anything, I was misspelling the name of the town.. sheesh

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Dmitriy

Try the same thing at lbl.gov

First Norman Conical