The Armour Archive

Mac

Nice tooling Mac. Thanks! Had you considered using a non-period tool? I would use a jewelers saw to remove the material on the edges. It's like using a really insanely fine file, and while you will need to use files to get the edge bevels right, the saw could do the bulk removal quite easily. I wil...

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OK... I'm back to work on the Gothic gauntlets. Last night I started sketching the pierced work onto the gauntlets to get a sense of the scale. When I was satisfied that it was about right, I made up a little test piece. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i16V9huo84Fzkagb5fB6hSwe2kPiOGaHWrxLlY6IR-NK4...

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John Vernier wrote:Glad you are back on the gauntlets, Mac, but I think you're writing on the wrong thread.

Oh dear

Thank you for pointing out my foolish mistake. I'll delete that post and move it to where I thought I was putting it in the first place.

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Post deleted....

I meant to put it in a different thread and messed up.

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that lean-forward-from-the-waist thing that's so characteristic of the lance couching posture of the day. Mac, Maybe some reference images from art would be a good idea. I will take a look to see what I can find but, maybe you have something particular in mind. It seems to me that there is a fundam...

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http://borealissteel.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Failed_Cuisse_Triangular_Roll-300x225.jpg a Failed triangular roll on a Cuisse There is a side crest on these cuisses that extends all the way up to the hem. Just like the central crest, it's best to have this crest all shaped up and sharpened befo...

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Ian, Are you planning to take one of each of these pics for everyone who tries on the helmet? While more is better, that's a lot of pics. If you thought to reduce the number at all, I think I would eliminate the head tilt pics. The arm raise pics pretty much make the head tilts redundant, I think. A...

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Thanks Mac - the cuisses on the Mantova B2 looked like they were sitting a bit low (from the front view) so your commentary on where the wrapper should sit was very useful. I'm still confused when I see re-enactors using milanese leg harnesses and try to get the same coverage as gothic legs - they ...

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I think the earlier cuisses, like the D'Arco and the Avent are a bit easier to make than the later ones. There's less of that weird twisty thing going on with the upper lame. It seems like the upper plate should just about cover the great trochantar, and the upper edge of the back/wrap plate or plat...

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Standing with a spear/lance under the arm may well be close enough. I see that all that saddle stuff just complicates things and makes it take too long.

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Iirc Ian has a brand new repro of the Henry V's saddle from his funerary achievements. Dang! If that's the case (and he's willing to let people sit in it) I should have brought my saddle stand as well. There was certainly room in the van for it. https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f6/42/ee/f642eeba6b58657da9...

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Armed Poses Couched Lance or Spear Front / Profile Finestra / Ochs with torso square to camera, axe or sword Have you got a lance? Had I been thinking, I could have brought one with me. :oops: You will need something to sit on while couching a lance. A saddle would be nice, but perhaps that trestle...

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Even if the pauldrons have been on the Galeazzo armor since the armor's retirement in the late 15th C, we are still faced with the undeniable fact that they are bigger than the ones on the Ulric armor. https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4f/f6/3a/4ff63a91153613b6226bb1c6818785e2.jpg We can lay a ruler against...

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"The decorations of the Galeazzo leg, bearing the owner's name, are similar to those of Ulrich made to engrave the owner's name; these engravings should have been made when the armor began to be part of the Churburg armory in the late 15th century. The decorations on the Galeazzo shoulder, which ar...

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From the same guy, talking about the pauldrons on the d'Arco and the Urlich IX. "So how do we deal with the issue of punches? While on Galeazzo the Missaglia's punches with the M under the scale and the MY crowned are all the same, on Ulrich they don't appear. The dotted decorations are the same on...

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The guy that took them says that the pauldrons look too big because they are mounted too low. Any thoughts? I think the pauldrons look too big because they are too big... and Big Ulric's look too small because they are normal size. Uniform maker's marks is a fine selling point, but it's no guarante...

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My suspicion about the wing is that it's a conscious attempt to back date the armor a bit. Everybody likes their antiques to be just a bit older than they really are.

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I see that some of the images are Carlo's. I wonder if he knows anything about the right vambrace's provenance. Does anyone here feel they can ask him?

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Peter Finer wrote:The right vambrace has been restored for display.

That seems like a sort of weaselly way to say "the armor didn't have one, so we got one from somewhere else".

I wonder if it's an authentic piece, or something that a talented modern armorer has made up for the purpose.

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So it looks to me, like the hosen could be laced to the doublet, and the entire thing was put on like a flight suit or overalls. This is like late 16th, early 17th C. garments, where the doublet was laced to the breaches and it was put on as a single garment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImVJHR9...

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I had not considered the perceived importance of uniform armorer's marks. That is a hurdle that can not be overcome. The armorer's marks are a thing that anyone can see and understand, whereas the incorrectness of the size is a thing for a more discerning eye. In the end, It will be a triumph of ped...

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What a Spectacular Manuscript! Looks like the Visconti Tarocchi master to me. I need to see if we know anything about him, I can't recall. Edit: Bonifacio Bembo is the generally attributed artist of the Visconti-Sforza Tarot cards. That's my thought as well. If it's not Bonifacio, it's somebody fro...

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This image just came across my Pinterest feed. https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5c/2b/1f/5c2b1fcbe674adcb3ec4a1b0cc9317b5.jpg It's in this manuscript . I've just spent a few minutes looking through some random pages, and there's plenty of interesting details or clothing and armor in there. Unfortunately, t...

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Galileo wrote:Pauldron shouldn't overlap the center strap like that, should it? Looks weird.

That's because these pauldrons are too big for this armor. They probably should be on the "Big Ulric" armor, and vise versa

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Just a quick update. I've got my hands on a copy of the book about Rodrigo's grave clothes, and it has enough information that we can be pretty sure of the cut of his shirt. I will present some images from the book and a sketch of the cut soon. Teaser..... It's stranger (but better) than I imagined....

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I have not been keeping up, here, but will try to catch up before the Forging. The first set of tongs I made will reach over 3" deep. They will need to be adjusted for a thick stack. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2f6iORg2bw/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2f8oydgxGB/ The next set in progress is even d...

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This looks like a good starting piece! https://i.imgur.com/fsfIaOs.jpg The only thing that concerns me a bit is the sharpness of the hammer marks. I suppose the subsequent work will flatten them out OK, but there is some chance that the sharp steps may get caught up into small surface folds. Perhaps...

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OK... so it looks like these guys are offering a similar system for the US market. I haven't searched yet to see what people (and regulatory agencies) are saying about it.

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This is very interesting, but I have some reservations. All in all, I think I would advise not being an early adopter of this technology. It would be better, I think, to wait until it is in use in places where they don't weld and cut without eye protection (like we see throughout the video :shock: )...

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Gustovic wrote:

But aren't those in the Royal Armouries now?

Hmmmm.. not these, then.

I found an image of a likely looking arm, but didn't track down where it ended up. Shame on me

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Congratulations!

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wcallen wrote:Oh, and where did that arm come from?

Part of a mismatched pair from Herman Historica, perhaps?

We'll know more when better pics are available.

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Could someone fill those of us who are not in the armour collecting world in? Who is Lauder? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lauder The article mentions his armor collection, but only after describing his more usual art. Well, the good news is that I was mistaken about his age. I might live to...

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It will almost certainly stay in Italy due to export restrictions. If not, I would bet on Lauder. Maybe Lauder has a living room somewhere in Italy that is in need of a bit of decoration. Lauder.... why is it always Lauder...? Lauder is about the same age as me. I will not live to see his armors en...

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The only thing I can add to the horror is that they are selling it with the wrong pauldrons. Those are really too big for it, and not coincidentally, the ones on "Big Ulric" are too small to have been Ulric's.

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