The Armour Archive

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Traction is one of the reservations I have about fighting in those Revival shoes. The ones I have, I bought for dress wear so they have the leather soles (which I HAVE noticed are a bit slick on some floors.) I suppose the Vibram soles would alleviate that problem. Vunerability is the other. I am le...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Combat injuries . . . two broken fingers, innumerable bruises, and bouts of tendinitis and bursitis. Other than the general stiffness that comes from a reasonably active life and being 56 years old, I think that's most of it. I could not begin to assess how much money I've spent on the SCA. I know I...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Another tactic is to use the natural curvature of the haft. Rare indeed is the rattan stave that's perfectly straight, and until fairly recently I was always trying to find one as straight as possible when intending to make a pole-arm. Better, though, to use a stave with a slight but noticeable curv...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Sasha_Khan wrote:Thumbtacks. They are easier to remove by one's self.

Sounds like the Vlad Ţepeş style of turban-tying.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

The artwork is exquisite and anyone would be proud to possess such a shield. From a strictly heraldic point of view, though, I have a small criticism. The ermine spots in the bordure are aligned to the curvature of the shield, but in my opinion they should be "up and down." Your servant aye,

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Reading all these, especially the mention of the "broken lance," reminds me of a tale I heard from the early early days of the Society. Someone entered a Crown Tourney and fought with sword and banner. He used the banner pole to parry, and he also used the banner itself, flourishing it abo...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

David, the gentle whose motto it is sends his thanks. His reaction when I passed your explanation on to him was:

"I LIKE it!"

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Thank you all.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

A gentle of my aquaintence wishes to use the phrase

"Faithful to God, Service to the world, Truth to all"

as a motto.

Close as I can come in Latin is

Fidelis Deo, Servitas Mundo, Veritas Totos

Please correct or improve . . .

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Actually I'd like to see more than just a couple, but I thank you nonetheless for the link.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

PMs sent

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Donal Mac Ruiseart

Does anyone know anyone (or IS anyone) a maker of the decorative accessories that plug into trailer hitch receivers?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I'm not sure of the historicity of the actual gear depicted, but I have read that Praetorians wore old-fashioned armour, much like the ceremonial guards in the British Army wear old-fashioned uniforms. The shape of those shields may be an attempt on the part of whoever made the decision to represent...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Well, I know that in some kingdoms you can't wear heraldry with the laurel wreath unless you are an entitled representative of the group the arms are registered to. Actually, that rule is universal in the SCA. Only the "entitled representatives," as you say, may wear the coat of arms of a...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

The diversity thread, too.

James, I hope you don't mind being considered a standard-bearer. More than one with your configuration would be happy enough to be able to fight with the sword and shield, but there you are with the two-handed sword.

Will pole-arm be next, or spear?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Bernhard von Bruck wrote:http://www.companyofoutremer.com/

Can't believe it - that site is blocked. Category: Games.

Sheeeeeeeesh

Donal Mac Ruiseart

One reason I never added the coronet to my arms, and hadn't really considered adding the Pelican, is that I would not avail myself of a privilege that Laurels cannot share. I think if a recognizable insignia for Laurels were adopted, a lot more Peers and Barons would add their ranks to their arms. I...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Thank you, Karen.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

His impresa is a unicorn dipping his horn into the water and says, Venena Pello (I banish poisons). One virtue of the unicorn's horn is purification. Should an unicorn dip its horn into a body of water as foul as a cess-pool, the water therein will become as clean and pure as that from the purest o...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I'm planning to enter a Pas d'Armes next fall, one of whose features will be a helm-show. I mean to make my crest in the form of a ship, with my arms on the sail. Because I have some small skill with leather, I hope to make my crest of leather. Has anyone done anything similar; and has anyone any ad...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

...this is they way it was with such a wound in real combat... m Even among Marines, that's uncommon valor. It's because such a case is so rare that someone who fights through it gets the major kudos. And anyway, it's more feasible to fire a rifle or machine gun, which can be done from a prone posi...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I would rather see a leg shot render one immobile though still able to stand.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Why would it be so terrible in single combat but not in melee? In single combat, wrap shots are much more likely to work (i.e., you have a better chance to throw one) than in melee. And in fact, it's totally legal to strike your opponent from behind in single combat. There's no engagement; your oppo...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I shape my sword grips in a D shape. The sides and back are more or less square (with rounded corners) and the front is rounded.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

LR of E wrote:Nev-R-Dul.

Isn't that the stuff that's like chemical-impregnated cotton wadding, comes in a can?

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Stakes with chisel tips, in my experience, tend to veer off toward the longer side of the tip when driven. This may or may not be a problem depending on how long the stake is and how hard the ground. I'm thinking of stakes made from square stock, by the way. I like those better than round ones. They...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

I regret that we didn't take any pictures. But it's a showpiece inside and out. They have a tester bed that he built, along with a table, chairs, and a chest. And a real door. The pavilion itself is not extremely large, so it serves them mainly as a bed-chamber. They also have a relatively simple da...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Wow, tentominiums.

A couple in Atlantia has made a round pavilion with dormers on the roof. Really spectacular. She's a seamstress and he's a carpenter, so their talents complement each other.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

It is true that Atlantians favour the sword and shield in single combat. On the other hand, if in a melee or battle you see an Atlantian with a spear, take heed. Atlantia fields some pretty impressive spearmen, among the best of whom is the same Sir Corby who gave you the other excellent advice. And...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Atlantia has an air of chivalric manliness and seriousness that many kingdoms sorely lack.

Sir Vitus, I think that's one of the highest general compliments Atlantia has received. For myself and for other Atlantians not on this forum, I thank you.

Donal Mac Ruiseart

Numba one!

Donal Mac Ruiseart

A chevron is a charge. It is an object, so to speak, placed upon the field of a shield. A broad inverted V. PER chevron is a field division, in which the field is divided into two tinctures with the division line being in the form of an inverted V. The two can be combined; you might do "Per che...

Donal Mac Ruiseart

[S]ome period drawings: http://www.witchery.com/wire/wirehand.jpg One thing that intrigues me about that image is that the man is sitting on a bench hung from the ceiling or an overhead frame, not unlike a backyard swing. That would enable him to use the strength of his legs in drawing the wire. Cl...

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Effingham wrote:
Kenwrec Wulfe wrote:Per Bend, Sable and Vert rayonne, a Rampant Wolf, Or (If I remember my heraldese correctly).

Close. "Per bend rayonny vert and sable...."

And just to finish it off nicely, the beast is a "wolf rampant Or."

Got all the element names, but the syntax needed adjustment.

Re: Turban construction

Assistance with Latin, please?

ISO makers of trailer hitch accessories

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