The Armour Archive

Henrik Granlid

I have to ask... although I might not like the answers...

Are the gauntlets small, medium or large? I'm assuming they're on the larger side if they're too big for you...

Also, what... what would they cost? (my wallet is already recoiling in fear but I must know)

Henrik Granlid

Kilian, if you have an iPhone 6/Galaxy 6 or newer, you have a good enough camera. Also, you don't even really need a camera, just a decent microphone, which you can pick up for about 60 dollars (the Snowball Ice)

Henrik Granlid

Kilian, we are pretty much all armchair historians on these forums, why the toxicity?

Henrik Granlid

I did find your blog but only skimmed it, should've read it more closely! Thank you!

I am actually working on a 1360 German kit right now and going for basically the same thing you did. Thank you for popping in here and making me have a second look at your project!

Henrik Granlid

The genlteman in pink? http://warfare2.netai.net/14/Scenes_from_the_Life_of_St_James-1376-79-lg.jpg Ah! Found him! In the middle toward the left hand side. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Altichiero%2C_crocefissione%2C_basilica_del_santo%2C_cappella_di_san_felice%2C_padova%2C_137...

Henrik Granlid

So! The short-sleeved Jupon, quilted (either stuck-through or in inner-outer-shell construction with pre-laid channels of padding that were quilted over) and absolutely wonderfully beautiful, supposedly used all over Europe, modernly known mostly as a French item (although it is seen as a statue on ...

Henrik Granlid

I recall seeing a discussion on here that brought up a good source on the life of Noble clothing, in that they were worn, torn, repaired, worn and, after being inherited and eventually going out of fashion after that, they would be donated to lower standing people? I don't remember any more details ...

Henrik Granlid

James, I already have all of those, it's the frontal, behind and from above pictures that I need.

Randal, I'm crossing fingers and toes here!

Henrik Granlid

So, I need pictures of the Royal Armouries in Leeds' Negroli Sallet, object number 487. I already have the pictures from the website, and some from its display in the cabinett with the blue background, however, there are still two to three crucial pictures missing: Square from the front. Square from...

Henrik Granlid

We also tend to forget how preciously fragile humans are to blunt force trauma from even lightly weighted objects. You can kill with a wooden sword, in fact, it happened and it happened enough that we have it in writing from court cases how so-and-so killed another whilst practicing with wooden swor...

Henrik Granlid

I am mostly interested in just, well, anything, because as far as I know, most period depictions I've seen show pretty much no garb worn to war other than the arming doublets on which they pointed their armour. Highborn or Peasant soldier, Wales or Naples, I'm currently just looking at options all o...

Henrik Granlid

So, having recently come across an utterly gorgeous piece of fabric, suitable for late 15th century richness, and with my plans for a traveling kit being just that, late 15th century hidden armour, I was wondering what war-garments can be found for the late 15th century. The shift from the 14th to 1...

Henrik Granlid

This is all in regards to Rigid Material for the body rather than the head (i.e. elbows, forearms, knees)

Henrik Granlid

Question is how Old is Old?

Because even by the 70's (40 years earlier), Coats of Plates in high-fashion were not flat, boxy or barrely, so when is Old, well, Old, and when is it "that junk that peasants of old used to wear"?

Henrik Granlid

So, my questions is rather simple, is there a good table that shows the approximate equivalence between Mild Steel and other metals? I.e. How much stronger is X than Y, and what thickness would count as 16ga Mild Steel (i.e. Rigid Material). I'm particularly interested in Brass, Stainless Steel and ...

Henrik Granlid

This paintings has some strange decisions (such as the cuirass over the jupon, though there is a 1370's german effigy with a breastplate over one), but, based on the photoshops in this thread, I would imagine that the Frenchman in the center looks pretty close to what we're expecting a jupon-wearing...

Henrik Granlid

That is indeed true and I misspoke in claiming things to only be solid, I forgot about this italian piece in particular, but yes, the shape is still globose and nothing like the Visby coats.

Henrik Granlid

Randal, my assumption that pairs of plate at the time were covered breastplates/corrazinnas (same thing, different names, some were split, some were not) comes from the artwork of the 1380's and onward, where there basically aren't any flat coats of plate anywhere, I can't even find such plates on b...

Henrik Granlid

And even Coats of Plates at the time were more like covered breastplates (with fauld), some split down the middle, some split in the back. Visby style Coats of Plate were almost a century out of fashion (and technological advancement) by the time of Agincourt. Basically, at the time of 1415, if you ...

Henrik Granlid

They're talking about "New Jersey" so I'd assume it is one of the American leagues.

Henrik Granlid

Basically, by the mid-late 14th century, plate armour had reached the efficiency where you could get by with either a pollaxe or a bastard sword (the English forces got smacked in ground combat by the scots in 1328 at the battle of Bannockburn and said "never again" and started fighting on foot in s...

Henrik Granlid

Like these? http://pics.myarmoury.com/blacksallet1490v2_s.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2043225661_6ccdfb6477.jpg Low quality "black" or "painted" sallets, made quickly, roughly and for the masses, painted for decoration (random starving artist on a street corner with relatively cheap pigm...

Henrik Granlid

A lot of the disagreement I've deen comes from this: Somebody says something is historical without mentioning modern safety things (be it HEMA, HMB, SCA or Reenactment), somebody else points out that, well, actually (never start a sentence with actually is something I've recently learnt) and boom, w...

Henrik Granlid

Location?

Henrik Granlid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3weH9TF ... C-ExNiPoPy

And I can't help but wonder... will we end up using them? I know I'm pretty darn tempted to.

Henrik Granlid

What I find a bit sad is that after the entire talk, he starts namedropping a company that's making a very expensive bicycle helmet and that his company just so happens to be working with. I understand that they might well be working toward preventing concussions, and that two companies are better t...

Henrik Granlid

So, a question. What manner of turn-of-the-century-gauntlets would be apropriate for an early Landsknecht in a sallet? Milanese mega-mittens? Elbow gauntlets with well-articulated wrists? (as expensive as they are cool) German gothic gauntlets or fakefinger mittens? Maximilian mittens? Anything else...

Henrik Granlid

Your helmets have always inspired me, ever since I first started. I have also long since given up hope of ever owning one due to the price associated with somebody as great as you. I didn't imagine that never would be because of something like this. But I want to thank you. Thank you for all you've ...

Henrik Granlid

If one wanted to do a "Soldier on a budget" kit for early-mid century central Europe, with only an aketon, maille- or Visby gauntlets and a helmet (bargrill or klappvisier) being the only visible armament for the upper body, what would you choose for the legs for sca combat? Personally, I'd be leani...

Henrik Granlid

Looks great! And I'd imagine a barrel and some paint would help make a really good plastic breastplate for a beginner. . OK. Someone might be able to cut a barrel to this pattern, leave some taps, haet-bend it until the tabs overlapped, rivet it together, heat it more and spot-shape it then bondo a...

Henrik Granlid

Looks great! And I'd imagine a barrel and some paint would help make a really good plastic breastplate for a beginner.

Henrik Granlid

At long, long last, I have pictures of my early 15th century kit, working toward a north Italian/south German harness Ca 1415. Arms and legs are wrong and the S14 with wings is going to eventually transform. http://i.imgur.com/eQrn4bI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oZsmTng.jpg http://i.imgur.com/xjPvxa2.jpg

Henrik Granlid

I'm a bit stressed out for a trip, so haven't had time to double check if it's already there.

About how long do the legs/sides/main structurural pieces need to be? I'll try attacking it next week (right before an event) if I can find the time.

Henrik Granlid

Pourpoint means "garb that's pierced" or something to that effect, I.e. Padded. A Pourpoint is a form of aketon and also a stiffly padded civilian garb (to gain the shape). A Jupon is worn over armour, correct, however, through the century, it takes many shapes. It is, at first, a surcotte, and late...

Henrik Granlid

I take thrusts lighter, because I Don appreciate not being jammed in the gut by the end of a bat, even if it has a "safe" thrusting tip.

His video really should be seen by more people.

Re: Mac's blog

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Re: What was the timeframe of the short-sleeved Jupon?

What was the timeframe of the short-sleeved Jupon?

Source on clothes being donated by Nobles?

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I need pictures of the Royal Armouries Negroli Sallet (487)

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War-garments of the late 15th century? Are there any?

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Is there a good table for material equivalence to mild steel

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So the HEMA Pro-Gauntlet prototypes have now premiered

Re: TED talk: Why helmets don't prevent concussions

Re: I wanna be a LANDSKNECHT

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Leg protection for a low-armour 14th century kit?

Re: Breastplate from a can?

Re: Breastplate from a can?

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