The Armour Archive

ushumgal

I also find it a bit curious that a few rivets have washers on the back but most do not. Are the large bossed rivets made of copper alloy? They seem the only feature that may be distinctive enough to compare to other helms. I know there is an Ostrogothic spangenhelm http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/vie...

ushumgal

I don't have any training in Hebrew - I've just looked up lexicions but apparently the word "mail" in biblical translations really just means "armour". One word that is used is shiryan , which just means "armour". I think it is derived from the same source as the Arraphian sariam and Assyrian siriy...

ushumgal

You can dl a copy here.

I have some minor quibbles with it here and there, but Amy did a very thorough job, and even better, finally got some of the material that's been sitting in the British Museum for a century and a half published.

ushumgal

Assyrian armour was laced to a backing. It isn't lamellar. The earliest lamellar I can find anywhere dates to the Warring States period in China. The Assyrian plates found at Nineveh look very similar to the ones found at Nuzi, except that they were made of iron, not bronze. I must beg to differ - ...

ushumgal

Lamellar vs. scale: best description is that in scale armor, the small plates are laced or staples directly to a shirt of leather or heavy fabric. In each row the scales will overlap somewhat, and each row of scales will overlap the row below it, but what holds it all together is the shirt underneat...

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Thanks for making one of the most awesomest sites on the whole of the internet even more awesome! There should be a Nobel Prize for Making Research Incredibly Easy....

ushumgal

Actually, these kind of visors (I call them "Stibbert" visors, since one of the prime examples is in the Stibbert collection, though there are also two at Leeds) were indeed worn with conventional bascinets, as shown by a painting from Trinci Palace in Foligno, Italy. It seems counter-intuitive, it ...

ushumgal

I'm getting a 404 error on the picture. Clearly it was done sometimes. Finding evidence that proves it was always the case seems impossible. One image of a great helm coming off without a bascinet beneath is ample proof that this isn't always the case. I've always been fond of the early 14th c. Dav...

ushumgal

The link isn't working for me, but I believe you mean this miniature ? Yes, it's pretty clear! There are a number of other good examples, the best of which imho is BNF Français 343 - Queste del Saint Graal / Tristan de Léonois, folio 13v , where the great helm is hanging on the back strap of a guy w...

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I also had a similar experience to Kilkenny - I used to work out like crazy, and never lost much of my pudge. But now that I eat properly, it's falling off like crazy, and I may actually be able to pull off a creditable 14th century waisted profile by next summer if I keep it up! I think the real tr...

ushumgal

How heavy is it? Riveted mail done right should not be too bad... In 1360-1380, mail shirts were certainly still being used heavily. A well-armed knight or man-at-arms would have a globose breastplate with fauld, or perhaps a coat of plates of some form. But it seems they were typically worn over a ...

ushumgal

You may want to try the Replica Prop Forum. I know you can find info on Stormtrooper armour at least.

Edit: here is one and another made of fiberglass.

ushumgal

Fantastic work, as always! That is going to be a very valuable resource!

ushumgal

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*speechless*

ushumgal

Awesome, as always! Merci!

ushumgal

For those interested, the link above lists the titles of each paper in the book (in German and Italian). Das Brigantinen - Symposium auf Schloss Tirol Das Brigantinen-Symposium auf Schloss Tirol - Il simposio sulla brigantina a Castel Tirolo. The Symposium on Brigandines at Castle Tyrol. Konrad Spin...

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Also remember that the corrazina should have a standard fauld, not those odd large plates. This kit was made based on the famous Met corrazina, which has since been realized to be an inaccurate reconstruction. Still, Chris made one sweet kit!

ushumgal

I'm just impressed that there was a whole symposium dedicated to brigandines!

Will absolutely have to get my hands on this book sometime!

ushumgal

I imagine the best way would be to have a short sheath holding the tip down near your waist and then some kind of easily-releasable cord holding the upper portion down near your shoulder. If you have a full length sheath on your back, it will be very awkward trying to draw it (you can only pull out ...

ushumgal

I am ashamed to say I don't have any decent references on this piece - I have been looking into it, but have only come up with one dead end so far. Nicolle has a drawing of it in his Armies of the Muslim Conquest (Osprey Men-at-Arms 255, 1993, p. 47), but unfortunately he has no citations for it, me...

ushumgal

I'll be in my bunk...

ushumgal

For the best regional information, search by country on http://www.effigiesandbrasses.com/ . In general, there are two factors: visor shape, and the connection of the visor to the helmet. In the German speaking areas (and their neighboring areas, so probably Hungary), visors were often (though not a...

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thanks a bunch. what do you mean by drop cut? And i think ill go 18 gauge, because even though the guy I armor for is 6'4" and 240 pounds, hes likely to take a bit too light in a fight. hes also scared as hell of rhinos. so ill give him a little confidence boost knowing his armor is tougher than th...

ushumgal

I live in Madison, WI, which is hardly an industrial center, but even here, there are at least a few places to pick up sheet metal. Look for sheet metal fabricators, call them and ask if they sell drop cuts for scrap. Even then, stainless is still enormously more expensive than it was a decade or tw...

ushumgal

Simply awesome! Thanks for making these available!!

ushumgal

There's always Brian Price, Techniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction . Mostly about construction techniques (modern construction techniques), though, and not so much about different types of armour. But it is all 14th century. I would recommend browsing around on http://www.effigiesandbrasses.com/...

ushumgal

How thick depends not only on the metal, but on how you intend to form them. If you are only going to give them a slight curvature, you will need thicker metal than you would need if you used more pronounced curves or fluting. Complex curves (dishing or raising) are also great for adding strength to...

ushumgal

Excellent work, and an intriguing interpretation!!

ushumgal

Try this - VERY nice corazzina (leather-covered plastic) by Geoffrey the Younger.

Doug Strong also sells a nice corazzina pattern pretty cheap. I have a few of his other patterns, and they are well-worth the few dollars they cost.

ushumgal

Assyrian armour was indeed typically scale (or indeed, lamellar), but they did have other less common forms. There is the cardio phylakes (the bronze disc in the middle of the chest held in place by straps), for example. This square plate armor seems to have been fairly uncommon, but it is hard to s...

ushumgal

I'm not so sure - the ancient Assyrians seem to have had a similar kind of armour that certainly *was* used as armour. Several bronze plates that are the right size and shape for this kind of armor have been found at Nimrud, as well. Also note that the Larco museum page on this garment has a bit mor...

ushumgal

Well done! Can't wait to get my filthy paws on that...

ushumgal

I was all ready to go...and then I got laid off...

Here's hoping I'll get some income soon, because I'd hate to miss this event!

ushumgal

The best other method I could suggest is if you see something interesting, research it! Ask here, or go poking around on effigiesandbrasses and manuscriptminiatures. The advantage of that is, while looking for documentation for your bascinet of interest, you'll certainly see other items that will in...

ushumgal

Your #1 clue would be if it has a bargrill. Bargrills are classic SCA (there is, I believe, 1 period reference that shows a bargrill on a bascinet, but even that one would not have been SCA legal). Period bascinets would have had a variety of solid visors (such as the famous hounskull), a simple nas...

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