The Armour Archive

Payn

Wow, you guys are awesome. I am still thinking I will pick up the books, since sadly, I find things in them quicker, but the links are great!

Payn

Good luck!

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Okay, I'm willing to go with buying aiglets or chapes, but I don't have the time to lucet braid points for an entire kit between now and October 10th. What good cord would you buy? Anyone know of a good, thick linen or silk cord supplier? I make cord with my drill, a phillips screwdriver and an anv...

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Anyone ran across these before?

Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series is doing a bunch of Charles Boutell's books and I am wondering if anyone has ran into these and can give me a review. I am hoping that they are nice and picture laden like the Boutrell book I have.

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Jean Paul de Sens wrote:Ok, I must admit I did a double take when you said "coming off two brain surgeries."

Not a typical sequences of words in our sport.

JP

IIRC, Sir Ivan is an MMA fighter.

Payn

There's some sort of stylistic differnce, and I am not sure if it's fashion, or art. English almost always show a heraldic surcoat. German, however, I am not sure of. I am guessing that the art is showing fashion, i.e. the Germans might have worn armour out more regularly.

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I have a new guy at practice looking for a spangen, I will point him at this. I am headed up for coronet if he wants it.

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is Sir Ivan the Bastard the buckler fighting Finn in Dublin?

Payn

So, with the fresco, I am seeing 2 distinct styles, being driven by the shield style. The oval is being fought straight out, with the hand much closer to the top edge. In that case, I would think that it can be fought similarly to this video of me losing. However, with the rectangular shield, hand d...

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anyone?

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I actually fight with my kite strapped in the same fashion. What I end up doing, and am seeing in the artwork you have, is fighting with it straight out. The shield then acts like a buckler, with quick coverage of legs and head by rotating the hand to provide a "line defense".

Payn

Violen wrote:I hope you didnt pay more than 180 for them.

Andy Ward sells Calontir approved Greatsword Tanking Gauntlets.

Eisenape (Blue Monkey) Sells the ones i use for 180 stainless. He'll glove them for a little more if you PM him.

Andy Ward's are Antir approved as well. I love them.

Payn

The grad student vikings at Birka were talking about doing some bad weather kits for an expirement that they were doing (longboats to Greenland, IIRC). I think that they were doing oiled buckskin. You should be able to talk to the Museum of National Antiquities, as they run the Birka site.

http://www.historiska.se/home/

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JoJo Zerach wrote:I like the look of hjalmr's, how would I go about ordering?

I sent him a private message and he got back to me within an hour.

Payn

Make: pictures, I can do stock photography, i.e. I take pictures of stuff you want on your website. I use a light tent and light table to get best results. I can do portraits if needed (I do most portraiture in stealth mode).

Want: 14th cent stuff, Always looking to upgrade the kit.

Payn

when you are getting legged, you are nice and tall and your stick is horizontal. When you block them, you drop your butt and get your stick more vertical. I think it's because of the way that you are bailing by leaning. Your torso elongates and it's harder to get contract back down again to get the ...

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depends on your definition, iirc,there are viking age swords that are running 42 inches of blade length.

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Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince.

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sounds like some wacky judicial combat stuff, there is something similar in Talhoffer, iirc.

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bump, one broke a mug....

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IIRC, the last 2 holdouts on the 12's were Antir and the West kingdom. Over the last few years there has been a "if you won't, I won't" in place at A/W war. I cut my 12's down last year.

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Resurrection. Vervelles from Windrose added, test fitting aventail from Atlanta Armoury. Added a half ring on the inside of the faceplate and am tying the chinstrap through that (similar to WMA Kettlehats) http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs330.ash2/60993_438832424180_774664180_4934230_13...

Payn

We have gone back to using stuff sacks after the space saver bags started wearing out. You should be able to find a style that is a "roll up" style with a 1 way valve at the bottom of the bag. We aso used to open the port, and hold it open with our fingers while rolling/laying/sitting on t...

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anyone?

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I loved this pic of our kits. She did a wonderful job on our banners as well.

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paypal sent, The address in the paypal is good.

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I am looking to replace a mug I broke over the weekend. Does anyone know how to contact Braeburn Pottery? I was told they attend Estrella and Pennsic, then my google-fu was weak.

Thanks.

Payn

Magnus of the Dark Wyvern wrote:
Ewan wrote:Awesome. Skeggi is cool.

So, speaking of awesome... How old in Thorin now?

I want to be him when I grow up.

I think I recall someone saying that Thorin is 56.

Trying to remember the history. IIRC, his 50th B-day was at A/W war in Eugene in 2001, which would make him 59.

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I'll take them, what's a good paypall addy?

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Ryuoko, A bit of advice. At Blackstone Raids 2009, I blew out my MCL and my ACL, in my right knee, in the bridge battle. About six weeks later, I had my ACL surgically replaced with a donated ligament (ie out of a corpse). It's been a very long recovery. Take the time to heal properly or you will r...

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Ok, I am putting out resumes tomorrow. Damn I want!!!

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romance of alexander, 108 verso

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I forget what this is from, but if you want to go really off the wall...

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Mail + Padding = Rigid Armour Add a camail to your helm and wear a soft gorget - protected, comfy and looks good. Ieuan Yuppers! As a guy with a pintle more than a neck, I have found 2 designs that work well for me. Sadly, I don't know the armourer of either. The primary one I wear is a horse colla...

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Agnarr wrote:did the one i sell you not fit, ted?

It fit me fine, I'm just a slut.

Payn

sizing?

Charles Boutell from Kessinger Publishing review?

Pic of my wife and I at An Tir Crown

Braeburn Pottery (SP)? Does anyone know how to contact them?