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- Mon May 20, 2013 2:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Rapier manuals/books
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1097
Re: Rapier manuals/books
I would say that if you're going to study historical rapier, study historical rapier for its own sake and then apply it to the SCA game. Most of the best SCA/HEMA crossover fencers I know have done one of two things, or a combination of them: Found comprehensive outside fencing training, which adde...
- Mon May 20, 2013 2:13 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Forging an axe
- Replies: 1
- Views: 249
Re: Forging an axe
Nice:
Viking age axe tutorial
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=28116
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php ... 53&page=10
Viking age axe tutorial
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=28116
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php ... 53&page=10
- Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: ebook: 16th century Destreza
- Replies: 0
- Views: 197
ebook: 16th century Destreza
From the Page to the Practice: http://www.freelanceacademypress.com/fr ... ctice.aspx
eBook Puck and Mary Dill Curtis: 16th century Destreza
eBook Puck and Mary Dill Curtis: 16th century Destreza
- Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:54 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: 6th - 7th C. Sassanid gauntlet from Römisch Germanisches?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 620
6th - 7th C. Sassanid gauntlet from Römisch Germanisches?
Can anyone confirm that this is the 6th - 7th C. Sassanid gauntlet from Römisch Germanisches Museum in Mainz, Germany?
Does anyone have more info on it like where and when it was dug up?
Does anyone have more info on it like where and when it was dug up?
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:52 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Please G*d, No knee fighting in C&T.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3615
Re: Please G*d, No knee fighting in C&T.
I guess I could have called it Please G*d, No knee fighting but I don't heavy any-more so I not sure I am entitled to an option on that end & I currently don't do Rapier. That subject might have been just a little more flame then I was intending. I fought heavy long enough that if I get hit in the l...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:47 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Vancouver International Swordplay Symposium 2013
- Replies: 1
- Views: 197
- Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:33 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Please G*d, No knee fighting in C&T.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3615
Please G*d, No knee fighting in C&T.
This is just a personal request but me reasons are: 1: No period manual I have read so far has a passage such as: When thy enimy has take thy leeg, thou shalt take thy knees and postion thyself in the guardi of pulcinella di mare gonfio so that one might better stocatta to his testicoli. 2: More imp...
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Beginners longsword book- recommendations?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 631
Re: Beginners longsword book- recommendations?
What aspect of longsword are you interested in? Currently there seems to be a modern martial sport being developed and there is the historic study of a martial tradition. I am not involved in the modern sport so I have nothing to offer there. For the historic study: Read period manuals, wiktenauer h...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:48 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: USFCA Historical Weaponry Certification
- Replies: 8
- Views: 779
USFCA Historical Weaponry Certification
Since the SCA is likely the largest group in North America involved in and interested in Historical Fencing perhaps you would like to hear: The United States Fencing Coaches Association http://usfca.org is discussing offering historical fencing certification: USFCA Historical Weaponry Certification ...
- Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Any clue what is under this closed visor armet in the Met?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2426
Re: Any clue what is under this closed visor armet in the Me
I have seen the scalped bar-grill implied by the engraving somewhere, at first I though it was King Rene' but the image http://madrone.equestrianguild.org/Articles/images/buildi1.jpg don't support that. There is something going on with that helmet, because the eye slot is filled with some-kind of ba...
- Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:40 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Looking for Functional rapiers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 688
Re: Looking for Functional rapiers
Darkwoods: www.darkwoodarmory.com
I own a number of their weapons and I like them and they will do custom if you want.
I own a number of their weapons and I like them and they will do custom if you want.
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:27 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Middleagestoday.com OR If you are bent that way
- Replies: 2
- Views: 528
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:41 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Ghent Alterpiece Detail
- Replies: 5
- Views: 794
Re: Ghent Alterpiece Detail
WOW! Thanks for posting that link .
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:08 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Vancouver International Swordplay Symposium 2013
- Replies: 1
- Views: 197
- Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:39 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Can anyone tell me more about this bascinet?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 1922
Re: Can anyone tell me more about this bascinet?
Just one more what's the consensus on this hat? https://plus.google.com/photos/115962623729091930300/albums/5433287750914154321/5433305804822696322 That one is not in Berlin (which is what the tag says). It is in a small private castle in Italy. It is a 19th or 20th century copy. I am reluctant to ...
- Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:33 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Can anyone tell me more about this bascinet?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 1922
Re: Can anyone tell me more about this bascinet?
...MS, The Taymouth Hours http://manuscriptminiatures.com/search/?year=1300&year_end=1380&manuscript=the-taymouth-hours-yates-thompson-13&tags=&tag_mode=all&per=50&view=gallery RPM Those are great images Randal, thank you for posting the link. I love how many of visors have, barred eye slots. http:...
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:31 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Can anyone tell me more about this bascinet?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 1922
Re: Can anyone tell me more about this bascinet?
Just one more what's the consensus on this hat?
https://plus.google.com/photos/11596262 ... 4822696322
https://plus.google.com/photos/11596262 ... 4822696322
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:22 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Italian helmets circa. 1370
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1742
Re: Italian helmets circa. 1370
Just a note on the Von Prankh: Accourding to Talbots lovely little pamplet http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/books/metalwork.html "The Von Prankh barrel helm is a fine example of a 14th century helm. It has all of the characteristics and details that make this type of helm beautiful. This helm, dati...
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:30 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Video of the conservation of a close helmet from Jamestown
- Replies: 16
- Views: 675
Re: Video of the conservation of a close helmet from Jamesto
Thanks for posting this. It was very cool!
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:46 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pacifc North West HEMA event Cascadia North 2012
- Replies: 0
- Views: 131
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:52 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Was this kind of armour actually used?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 926
Re: Was this kind of armour actually used?
I really like that term! I might be a bit behind the curve but that is going to be one of my favouriteist It's going into my lexicon Section:"Armour" Subsection:"Nice try, no Kewpie doll"hivemind wrote:...LARPandine...
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:53 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Not what you think it is.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3457
Re: Not what you think it is.
"John Clements"
"John Clements"
"John Clements"
Nothing is happening, Do I need both black and red candles?
"John Clements"
"John Clements"
Nothing is happening, Do I need both black and red candles?
- Thu May 31, 2012 11:32 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: How plausible is banded mail?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 4155
Re: How plausible is banded mail?
It is obviously plausble in certain situations because we have surviving examples. It was used to create rigidity around the neck and, as Russ says, possibly to help to retailor it. I think the Vancouver anthropology museum has an example with banding across the chest but I doubt it was ever done o...
- Thu May 31, 2012 4:23 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Helmet Inquiry & Re-enactment societies for WA?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 503
Re: Helmet Inquiry & Re-enactment societies for WA?
Some of the people who do Historical European Martial Arts, also do re-enactment, try http://www.communitywalk.com/map/index/1033322 to find HEMA group that works. I count 2 WMA groups in Seattle, 1 in Kent and 1 Tacoma. Also there is getting to be a more active Cut & Thrust community in An Tir alth...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:55 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Wertheim Stiftskirche
- Replies: 5
- Views: 330
Wertheim Stiftskirche
This is a fun image. At first glance I thought white harness, but what the spiral lace doing there in the front? Is the image trying to showing some kind of cloth perhaps a heavy brocade over the armour and the horizontal lines are bands on the cloth? The waist looks very stylised so is it just arti...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:28 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Evidence for Bowler Hats in 12 Century Scotland :]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 658
- Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:57 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: My Pell...
- Replies: 78
- Views: 3814
Re: My Pell...
I need a new one.. Note: There is a very sad epilogue to this image and a lesson for all. I thought I was going to be a smart ass and stick my Hanwei Tinker Norman blunt on the top of the pell but my aim was untrue and it skip down now my lovely Albion Stamford has a nick in its blade from that nast...
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:56 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Gorget beginnings?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 530
Re: Gorget beginnings?
The plate on the top of this armour may be part or a brig. gorget.
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:05 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Gorget beginnings?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 530
Re: Gorget beginnings?
Early 14th C. I have it as French, but I can not find it again on http://manuscriptminiatures.com
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Now THIS is how you advertise!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1045
Re: Now THIS is how you advertise!
The messenger has a Nice horse!
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:42 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: I need a 14th century martial image for documantation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 881
Re: I need a 14th century martial image for documantation
I am learning stuff again, I have to stop that
I wonder if Nissan has found what his is looking for?
mackenzie
I wonder if Nissan has found what his is looking for?
mackenzie
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:49 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: I need a 14th century martial image for documantation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 881
Re: I need a 14th century martial image for documantation
Thanks I will update my meta information.James B. wrote:The St Denis manuscript is 1396-1405; not 1380s; That is the turn of the 15th century looks not the 14th century.
Although 1396 is still technically 14th C .
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:00 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: I need a 14th century martial image for documantation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 881
Re: I need a 14th century martial image for documantation
just for fun, 1380ish
- Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:14 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: New SCA rapier rule
- Replies: 115
- Views: 3944
Re: New SCA rapier rule
Ryan (Kult of Athena) responed to my email about possible flex testing: Yes, we can do this. We were planning to add a flexability spec to the blades at some point, but as you mentioned this can vary greatly from blade to blade. If requested we can verify that a specific sword will meet these requi...
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:36 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Part of a Norman Spangen Helm?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 446
Re: Part of a Norman Spangen Helm?
As Alcy said though, it could be a bucket top, a cauldron rim, a band from a barrel/cask, or other things. I only see (or he only points out) one rivet hole, if it were a browband you'd thing there would be more:) (all the pics didnt load until after I typed this so I retract it) FWIW, off the top ...