The Armour Archive

Johann ColdIron

LOL, that is great! Probably came out of an unpaid storage unit.

Dont recognize the mar. Polidor perhaps?

http://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.ph ... Haraldsson

Johann ColdIron

Don't do facebook but would love to offer my help to return a Knights sword to utility. As CG said pics help a bunch Sounds like this was stored in a scabbard. I've dealt with similar corrosion from that. Tips particularly suffer as they are in contact with the ground/floor and can draw up moisture ...

Johann ColdIron

I wonder how thin the lower breastplate must be, when it should be hardened carbon-steel, and then dents so easy from a handheld weapon. Alternitive i wonder how scary careless the hit must be done. I realize that Loyd says that it is "hardened high carbon steel", but there must be some misundersta...

Johann ColdIron

Scott, they look great to my thoroughly ungothic eye.

Johann ColdIron

Very nice display. Cool to be able to set up in a historic setting. That is one thing in the US that we... lack.

The A frame armour stand is a great idea. I've always been fond of that style of day shade too.

Johann ColdIron

Pics of the blade might help at this point.

The trim possibilities really depend on how the cutting edge transitions into the spine and where the damage starts.

Johann ColdIron

The Townsend stuff is really not brewers pitch. More like pine resin with some beeswax in it. I used it to reseal a costrel that had lost it's mojo but it imparts a slight pine fresh scent... Not the worst flavor but a bit distracting. Also learned not to leave the costrel empty in the sun in the ba...

Johann ColdIron

Clipped like a bowie knife is fairly popular in Europe but less so in England. This is a bit later but blade style is probably still relevant. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=95754&postcount=51 Tipped like a late period cavalry saber is often seen as well. http://myarmoury.com/talk/view...

Johann ColdIron

Most of us had D&D as a gateway into reenactment so I doubt you will get much judgement there. Once I realized that I could fight people for real D&D was less of a priority. NIce sketches! Not my time period but I do not see too much that is out of line in terms of details. Glad you realize that sho...

Johann ColdIron

We are a very image oriented bunch. Start collecting pics of what general armour you want along with any specific details like edge roll type or buckles. Post them here so we can help. Pretty deep knowledge of what is in museums and other collections in our membership. Keep in mind time period and p...

Johann ColdIron

I've skipped through the recent video again, and he doesn't ever give us a pic with the breast actually in the correct place. He just holds it up. I think I understand how it would fit from that scant info, but it would be much more informative to see the thing strapped in place. Mac I agree. Holdi...

Johann ColdIron

Very cool to see! Mine has seen decades of abuse.

Looks like from the announcement that another US company bought it. Hope the quality stays top notch!

Johann ColdIron

Don't forget in terms of cavalry that the stirrup doesn't come to Europe until something like the 8th century so early spear use on horse was not the impact based use that later lances have. It was probably used more as a stabbing implement and needs balance to wield. SCA lengths go to 12' in certai...

Johann ColdIron

Nice hinge work. They will be robust! Will the neck side of the top straps be pushed up? I had to spend a bunch of time massaging mine to fit the arc of the gorget.

That style with the extended lance rest area has always fascinated me.

Johann ColdIron

My friend, that is the HIGHEST compliment. Excalibur got me into this mess long ago.

Johann ColdIron

Looks like fun!

Someone will stand out in a crowd with that. Those pauldrons would be right at home in Excalibur.

Johann ColdIron

The helmet is sitting a bit high on the photos, so it maybe looks a bit wrong, but pay attention that the waist and closingpoint of the cheekplates went down under your chin. That is important for the buff to make it sitting right at your chin. I once made a burgonet with a buff and it went out ver...

Johann ColdIron

Thanks Wade. Here are the most recent pics with the gorget in place. Feedback is welcome! Overall I think the new waist line of the helmet lines up with the gorget top fairly well. https://i.imgur.com/9oNV7rEl.jpg?1 Cheeks are still a little fat in their centers where I want decent contact of the li...

Johann ColdIron

Been nibbling away at the cheek form. Delicate balance between narrow waist of it and enough bell to clear the gorget. https://i.imgur.com/tilzNUHl.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/zjsACKal.jpg?1 I'll be using a chin closure seen on originals which is a two loops rivets to the inside of cheek plates and a ...

Johann ColdIron

Got the cheeks mostly on last night. Flair is still a bit undefined but will be corrected once they are fully bolted. https://i.imgur.com/fltAyCul.jpg?1 Going to put in the brim cupping feature of the cheek top corner tonight. Raising it to keep the outside corner as thick as possible. Since the top...

Johann ColdIron

I'm imagining cutting strips then Whitney punching the center point to rivet size then running through a larger punch to shear the outside circle then dapping it into something like a grommet set. The originals I have seen are quite uniform. I wonder if Wade or others have any loose ones? It would b...

Johann ColdIron

Has some progress with the cheek plates. Wade was down over the weekend and he suggested a strategy for the cheek flair. Basically stretch the line where the flair transition starts to give it enough metal to cup at that point instead of trying to flair the entire "wing" of the flair from top to bot...

Johann ColdIron

I'm pretty sure I'm misinterpreting the nap of the buff leather for the flesh side. Yes. If it's rough on the outside it's probably buff. Are there tricks for telling if leathers are O.G. vs Victorian refurbishments? Some thoughts on the subject..... It can be difficult to tell if the leather has b...

Johann ColdIron

Do you have some specific examples? I cannot think of an example that shows what is thought to be original leathers intentionally mounted skin side in. Straps on extant armour run the spectrum from original to modern replacements. Many original straps were buff leather and that process leaves both s...

Johann ColdIron

Slow progress this weekend. In order to do the cheeks in the style that captures the edge of the visor with a cupped bit in the top corner I needed to resolve the final shape of the hem. Plenty of them are done with out the cupped bit but I think it will lend some stability to the helmet when the bu...

Johann ColdIron

Got the back plates cut and rough placed. Made out of .075 to help balance the upcoming faceplate and to give some weight. https://i.imgur.com/roo3nUVl.jpg Letting them run long until I can get a hand checking the Gorget/lame interface and take pictures of the back of my head. https://i.imgur.com/H0...

Johann ColdIron

That hinges look really solid. first i thought they are for a cuirass, haha... But i'm shure you made them a bit more heavy for getting more safety in combat ;-) Scale is difficult in close up pics and they are dimensionally similar to the ones that are on my recent cuirass. They are fairly hefty. ...

Johann ColdIron

Chris Flagstad wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:36 pm Sizing the knuckles to the file is brilliant! That makes so much sense.

It helps a lot. It is real easy to file a furrow that is hard to even out with an undersized file.

Johann ColdIron

Thanks Rene. I appreciate your reassurance. I do attempt to keep things as original as possible while working with modern materials. Welding it would make it harder to service in the future if the brim does take damage too. Made some progress that the rest of the project hinges on... https://i.imgur...

Johann ColdIron

Thanks Rene, thanks for the feedback!

I know I'm a bit of an odd ball being as late as I am but its a time period I find fascinating and lets me play with folks who do early NC/VA history as well as European.

Johann ColdIron

Finally got some pics at Ymir. Our first real in person event in a long time. Got to fight in it some with no issues after testing it at several fighter practices. I did learn at practice that I had to tweak one spaulder cause it was catching on the back plate during arm movement. Also replaced the ...

Johann ColdIron

That is looking good Mac! The world needs more of your barbutes. Its very tempting to go down the same rabbit hole. I find my 2x72" Grizzly digs in at the edges when using it as a slack belt on inward curved surfaces. Can cause some really aggressive scour with heavier grits. I may need to play with...

Johann ColdIron

Spear sold? Not seeing a link for it.

Johann ColdIron

Been nibbling away at this and got the brim in. Right now held by 6 screws. The furthest to the temples will be one of the assembly rivet points for the cheeks and thus blind rivets with place holders on the cheeks. Considering whether to use blind rivets to hold the brim and and headed rivets to ho...

Johann ColdIron

Very cool. Glad you figured it out. A lot of attention to detail in those!

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