The Armour Archive

Well, ive read the corpora through along with the kingdom laws of Ansteorra, and I think im ready for my first SCA meeting with my local shire, La Marche Suavage. I will be entering the wonderful family of the SCA. *whipes tear away* We have some smiths in our local shire, so I think I can apprentice under one of them. I think what im trying to say is thank you all for your help, and i wont ever forget it. For those of you that go to tournaments in Ansteorra, I hope to see you someday. Thanks

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You're not going anywhere,are you?

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Guy
(mka: David Valenta )

Good for you, the SCA needs as many good people as possible. Glad to have you friend.

No im not going anywhere, but this is most likley the last time im going to talk to you as a non Scadian. Thanks Malaki

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The Nuetered Knight
Lord of the Underpants
AKA John Casius Hawke
"Stupidity is my way of self expression..."

[This message has been edited by The Nuetered Knight (edited 05-30-2001).]

Welcome to the SCA!

Here's a spot of advice - jump right into the action! In other words, don't be a wall flower!

Hopefully, if you're in a good group, when you show up people will fawn all over you and invite you to do cool stuff with them. But sometimes new people get overlooked. It's not intentional - often at a meeting people are gabbing with their friends about fighting, their latest project, etc. If you find yourself getting overlooked, start walking around shaking hands and asking questions!

Steve

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Forth Armoury
The Riveted Maille Website!

heh ok steve, ill do that. thanks bro

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The Nuetered Knight
Lord of the Underpants
AKA John Casius Hawke
"Stupidity is my way of self expression..."

Well, dude, a lot of Ansteorrans frequent this here board. Make sure you look some of us up!

Morgan

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Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
http://www.geocities.com/morgunnmac

Just saw your email address on the Kingdom list... telling someone in your area to get ahold of you. Too late now, you will be assimilated! They sicked the hospitalars on you!

AHH!!! *isobel (the kingdom hospitaller) is pretty cool anyways*

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The Nuetered Knight
Lord of the Underpants
AKA John Casius Hawke
"Stupidity is my way of self expression..."

There's a bunch of us here! Some post a lot, some don't. If you're ever up this way, give me a holler and we'll beat some metal into submission .

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Krag von Berghen
KragAxe Armoury

Member's Pics

Heh ok bro thanks. You shouldnt mess with the "master" of disaster . Colledge Station eh? You an aggie?

Morgan- Wow, the resimblance between you and my uncle up near League City is uncanny Not bad, my uncles pretty cool Works at USA(United Space Assosiation) a NASA company

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The Nuetered Knight
Lord of the Underpants
AKA John Casius Hawke
"Stupidity is my way of self expression..."

[This message has been edited by The Nuetered Knight (edited 05-31-2001).]

Oh yes. Let me tell you all something. My birthday is this august I except presents from all of you!! lol jk. Hey, I got my site "up" if youd like to call it that. Go there and check it out. *vote on the poll, wisby, leather, rivet maille, and plastic are duking it out!*

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

Presents, eh? Ok. I'm sure I'll be able to find you something....

Be careful what you wish for.....

yes sir *does a half-ass salute*

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

I am a very very new member, only going to practices for a month and a half. But I went into it asking a million questions, (just ask some of the guys on this board), and I put together a working rig in a month and one week. Even though I have only actually fought one time, everybody there knows me and talks to me and invites me out with them, etc. I am young, 21, and very passionate, and if you go into it like a madman, people will notice and help push you along. Good luck my friend, perhaps we will see each other at Pennsic and we can cross swords.

better watch out where you stick that oversized letter opener Nah jk. I have a strange fondness for halberds, so take that!! ill be lookin for one as soon as im of "legal" age. Oh yeah, quick question. Can polearms be used in the SCA with their metal heads or do they put little rubber thingys on them. Thanks. When I turn 18, im probably gonna go to my first pennsic, we should hang out, talk to chicks, throw quarters on the floor,(if you dont understand this, i pity you) that kinda stuff

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

How old are you?
As an aspiring knight, I'm afraid I can't join you in the throwing of the quarters, but the rest sounds great.

Got me!! Im only 14. my dad wouldnt really care though, he knows how careful i am around things like this. Ive been hunting since i was like 7, so im careful with dangerous weapons.

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

NK:

No SCA weapons have metal on the striking surfaces.

Steve

Join a Larp and tell them you are a dwarf

Just because you arnt old enought to fight doesnt mean you cant goto practices and fight It really shouldnt matter unless your 4 ft tall

J\K

Furthermore....

it's not just the striking SURFACE. Saying that, it would sound like you could put a "rubber thingie" on the blade and you'd be good to go. Incorrect.

NK...I recommend this document:

http://www.ansteorra.org/publications/law/

Download the Kingdom Marshall's Handbook. It comes in two formats...PDF and HTML. Read it.

Also, you'll be able to better understand what's going on with our combat and the like once you've watched a fighter practice.

True Morgan.

I was trying to come up with a way to say it without saying "SCA weapons can't be made of metal." Of course, basket hilts, quillions, and pommels are sometimes made of metal.

I still can't think of a decent way to say it.

Just RTFM like you said!

Steve

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Forth Armoury
The Riveted Maille Website!

hmm, i read the thing just now. So metal IS used in contruction, but it cant be sharp, and the blade after taping, must have 32mm cross section?

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

Yep, once an Aggie, always an Aggie ! Soon to be "former student" Aggie!

Small world...My dad just retired from USA, formally Allied Space, formerly BFE, formally Ford Aerospace....

I was down there for a while as well.

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Krag von Berghen
KragAxe Armoury

Member's Pics

ahh!! Im a longhorn, but i usually get along with aggies. Most of my friends are aggies, so it dont matter to me

KeggeR-
Im 5' 6", i dont have to worry bout it

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

Hey! You got something against Aggies?!?!

Gig 'em!

- Scott

BTW: you are enrolled in tu at 14?

Haha!! Colledge! Me? Dont make me luagh... nah jk. No, im not enrolled, i just a longhorn fan. No i dont got somethin against aggies, most of them arent as stupid as longhorns say they are, but i know some dumb people, aggies actually, that smoke pot, but theyre dumb. Those aggie/longhorn things are just stereotypes.

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The Nuetered Knight
Underwear Inspector#28
AKA John Casius Hawke
John's Page

NK, it would be really good for you (if you are really serious about joining the SCA) to start regularly attending meatings and practices. Most likely, they will let you mess around and fight a little bit at practices. Even if they don't, you can learn alot by watching and listening and helping. Especially by helping the fighters (lugging around thier armour, helping them suit up, etc) you can start a back and forth relationship where you help them and they in turn help you out by giving advice and/or helping getting you suited up. It took me a little while to get suited up, but while I was working on my rig I never missed a practice, and every time I went I was helping everybody out and basically studying and mingling. By the time I took the field I was already fairly good friends with everybody there, comfortable with all of them, and knew how they fought. Just my piece of advice, from one newbie to another.

NK: You've got the marshall handbook now, that's a good start. But the truth to be told, the best way to find out how weapons are made is to go look at some. Go to a fighter practice. Talk to the folks there. There are things that we could take an hour to type out that someone in your area can show in you 5 minutes. And the fact is, you'd read what we posted here and probably still need the help from the locals. Heck, when I make stuff, I get my knight's input STILL.

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Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
http://www.geocities.com/morgunnmac