The Armour Archive

Noe

Wouldn't shooting for the chinks in armor negate the purpose of wearing protective gear in the SCA, i.e. to prevent injury? All I can say is that it hasn't been even a minor problem for us so far. That said, we are a very small group, and the situation may change greatly in a larger group. For us, ...

Noe

Two big thumbs up for optional rules sets. So far, they ahve worked great for us. One of our optios is "plate is proof" meanig any blow that strikes plate does not count as a telling blow. It maks you really thinik about your shot placemet. Lots of wrestling, too.

Noe

The pourpoint/gambeson combo would work well, but my concern was about the sheer bulk of it all.

Noe

Hi folks: Sorry for the many errors in both this and my previous message. I'm having to use a work computer. It is not private, and I am under serious time pressure. When talking about 14th century gear, set your babel fish to translate any instances of "gambeson" as "arming cote". As for pointing t...

Noe

Thanks, guys

Noe

His email bounces. Has anyone got another. I prefer not to call, as my message is pretty lengthy.

Noe

Thanks for all the great advice, folks, although I guess we're all sort of in the dark on this one. The problem I've found with pointing to the 14th century arming coats is the all seem too long, and the coat-tails would be caught beneath the thigh armour. Given how closely fitting the leg armour se...

Noe

Once again, I try to pull all of my gear into the same time period. I can see how you can hang legs from an arming jacket in the 15th century, but I'm not sure how they did it in the 14th century. The jackets seem to long to use as an arming point, and Gwen says that the pourpoint attachment doesn't...

Noe

Lord Rainald as a rapier fighter? I don't know. I just can't see it. Not enough armour, not enough bruises, not enough opportunities to pound your opposition. Although he may have to give up sword and shield, I have great confidence that he'll find some way to make his mark on the field, as well as ...

Noe

That's terrible. Ron, I hope you start feeling better soon. Does the damage have anything to do with that ridiculous amount of flexibility you have always had in your wrists?

Noe

We fight in the cold like real men. Well, like real man who have no better option. Actually, winter is the best time for practice. It's the only time that we can keep fighting without being knocked out by the heat. Sunday's practice was 4 hours of near non-stop combat. As a bonus, the cold keeps peo...

Noe

Since a high target shot always outranges a lower target, with all other things being equal, you won't see lower leg shots as often as one might think. They would almost always be reserved for the close fight. This would have the additional benefit of making ranging a factor in the game. Our experi...

Noe

Try this link for the play-by-play of Vails Charge. View in "Slide Show"!

It's worth it:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/miaullis/ ... 5c&.src=ph

That's a keeper. For those who click their way through all 22 pictures, I'm the guy abling along after Vail, carrying the blue and gold shield. He didn't leave me with much to do.

Noe

Pictures eventually and maybe even a video of a line of people dressed in sabatons doing the can-canÃ¢â‚¬Â¦really!! (It was usÃ¢â‚¬Â¦) Ah yes, the armoured follies... good fun. It was a very cool event -- it's certainly grown from the time when there were only three or four fighters competing. And ...

Noe

Greetings to all from the land of the Rising Sun. As I have often mentioned in the past, Avalon uses many different rules sets to model combat. Nobody is more surprised than I that fighters can keep up with them all, but they seem to well enough. In any case, we have reached the point that we need t...

Noe

light.

Noe

Ditto on the waiting, along with the rest of my order, which I asked to be sent as available.

Noe

Yeah, but Aaron, you just have really good armour. It can be tough to judge in plate. Nothing wrong with that. Just keep in mind that it is tough to judge and all will be well. I have a place on the side of my milanese kit that, when struck, is impossible for me to judge. I either have to listen for...

Noe

1. Difficult to imagine, legality issues aside. The sword would have the opponent's hand attached to it. Grabbing the pommel would be a difficult task, and grabbing the hand would be illegal based on my understanding of the rules of the list. Strangely enough, I was in a situatino very much like th...

Noe

I've just made up a 4.5 foot great axe. I put a thrusting spike at the head, and a butt spike at the foot, but am going to handle them differently than usual. I wanted to be able to simulate a regular unspiked/butt spiked axe, which would have been ineffective against armour, but damaging against "s...

Noe

Rainald, that's a bummer. I hope you heal up soon.

On the plus side, just think how good you are going to get at left-handed fighting.

Noe

Noe

Christopher: according to the SCA Fighter's hand book... Hmm. Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. Well, first of all, I did say "In Avalon". Although we are an SCA offshoot, we have a different operating philosophy and use the SCA handbook as only a starting point for our various rules sets. Rather...

Noe

Sebastion said: What of personas who did not wear armour*? Should they be brow beaten to conform anothers standards and wear steel, or should they do their best to hide their chosen protection as they may? Well, we wrestled with this one in Avalon and came up with this extremely complicated, brain s...

Noe

Mykaru,

You've got to advertise to some of the Avalon guys. Drop buy the BBS sometime and say that you've got a slot open. Show them pics of some of the things you have done. If nothing else, you won't have to mess with shipping.

Noe

Just like the title says. I need a reliable primary supplier of latex weapons, preferably U.S. based. I expect to begin distrubution here in Japan within the next 6 months, but I'm not satisfied with the suppliers I have so far. I am looking for wholesale sales here; if you are reselling someone els...

Noe

Above and next to the body he should wear a soft gambison, which need not come lower than to the middle of the thigh. Over this he must have strong breastplate made of good iron covering the body from the nipples to the trousers belt; outside this, a well-made hauberk and over the hauberk a firm ga...

Noe

I have begun to realize that I may never escape this city. This is not a topic that people who know me bring up, as it tends to lead to wild-eyed, spittle-spraying, full-out ranting. Denial is the basis of all happiness and sanity. Suffice it to say that I will more than likely see you in a few year...

Noe

I've done business with Steve several times now, and he has always come through. Very reliable, with a great quality product. My most recent purchase was one of his new 8mm-inner-diameter-ring hauberks. It has tailored sleeves and a definite front and back. When you have seen some of the cheaper shi...

Noe

There are two interpretations for implementing counted blows as well. 1) As, Juliana described, fight non-stop until the number of blows is landed. This makes for a fast combat but tracking the number of blows can be difficult. Also, the fighter being hit dies not get a chance to recenter their bod...

Noe

We will have more then 4 fighters at the event.

Definitely. You can count on Avalon to show. We love alternate rules.

Noe

I just got my Mandrake legs in. Slightly less than 18 guage, I believe. I feel the shots fine, but with no damage.

Noe

Aaron,

It depends on the kind of counted blows that you mean? First to a set number? Until a certain number of blows have been thrown by both parties? You'll get to try a version of the former at Black Hole here in January.

Noe

Alright! My Mandrake case-hardened legs have arrived, and life is grand! I quickly strapped them and worked out a way to point them on, and now, for the first time, I have legs that both truly fit and don't beat the hell out of my knees. The difference is amazing. As a surprising bonus, they are ver...

Noe

It's interesting that you brought this up; I was going to mention it myself once I had a little more documentation. I've held that belief for a long time now that we strap our shields on much too tightly. I've been going with leather straps or cords or ropes. So far I like it; the only problem is th...

Noe

Also, there is the Japan Sword shop in Kamiyacho. It's fairly cool, too.

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Hanging 14th century legs

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Doing a very quiet happy dance