The Armour Archive

kenrickb

Are you planning on making any more of these gauntlets?

Kenric

kenrickb

For me, for the things I was planning on buying, the wet won't stop me from getting them.

Kenric dux

kenrickb

I really need to get a Norman conical. My Pioneer helm feels out of place here....

Kenric

kenrickb

I'll take 7,14,15, and 19

Thanks
Kenric

kenrickb

There are many documented instances of Scandinavians wearing iron neck rings. I have found one instance of a male grave wearing an iron neck ring in Ireland (7th century in a graveyard with other A-S artifacts). I have also seen one A-S male grave with a copper alloy neck ring. If memory serves it h...

kenrickb

This is very, very cool. Does your research go into the rest of the paraphenalia for fire-starting such as char cloth, tow, etc? I have used linen tow with char cloth because that's how I was taught. I'd be very interested in learning about this.

Kenric dux

kenrickb

Looks to be Trumbrand and Kaylah.

Kenric dux

kenrickb

Sheaths and Scabbards in England AD 400-1100 by Esther Cameron. Leather and Leatherworking in Anglo-Scandinavian York (off the York Archaeological Trust website http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/resources/pubs_archive.htm )- this has some specific information about a few finds, not as much general in...

kenrickb

Greetings,

For a completely hidden kit (depending on what you're looking for), I have used a plastic lamellar kit under a Saxon warrior's jacket. I used the small Auk plates as the armor is lower profile and doesn't break the lines of the jacket or tunic.

Kenric

kenrickb

Are there any left?

Kenric

kenrickb

How much is your basic newbie kit these days? Or is it still even offered?

I'm primarily interested in the railroad spike stake and the ball stake you offered at one point.

Thanks
Kenric

kenrickb

Is the 1 1/4" ball the smallest ball stake you make?

Kenric

kenrickb

It's basically the format which you yourself introduced here, Your Grace. Pooled round robin which will feed into a 16 man double elimination stage. Weapons of choice through to the semi's. Semi's are best 3 of 5, rotating weapons with the winner starting up a win. Finals are the same, best 3 of 5 r...

kenrickb

Here's the list. It's fairly large based on recent crowns. The order is not by precedence but is grouped by rank of the combattant. Kenric rex Duke Konrad der Lowe von Ulm fighting for Lady Aibhilin Fhionn Duke Gryffith FitzWilliam fighting for Duchess Katerine FitzWilliam Tribune Omega Aurelius Ser...

kenrickb

I've bought a couple of your conical shield bosses before but how hard would it be to make a saxon type boss like the one I've attached here. Probably without the button at the front for SCA purposes.

I know I'll be looking to get a set of your finger mittens

Kenric

kenrickb

The armies of Atlantia and Aethelmearc together do not push either the Midrealm or the East over 1/2 of the available troops. So putting those two on one side does not decide the war of numbers. It makes it a lot easier to get to the 50% mark but certainly does not put you over the top. Kenric princ...

kenrickb

Acre has run some truly amazing scenarios over the last few years. I highly recommend it to anybody who can manage to get there especially those from the East...

Kenric princeps

kenrickb

The tenacity, heart, and chivalry that the Midrealm showed was amazing. There was a lot of communication across the lines with very few angry voices. I wanted to say that Sir Gerwulf (? is that how you say his name) from Dark Moon showed a great sense of chivalry in the towers and on the bridges. No...

kenrickb

I made a furnace that can melt about 3 lbs of bronze using a 10 gal garbage can and some furnace cement and perlite as the refractory. It uses a hair dryer as the air supply and charcoal as the fuel. My understanding is that zinc fumes are incredibly bad for you. Be careful.

Kenric

kenrickb

There was a reference from one website that mentioned that the blade to the back of the hammer was 8". We used a picture to figure out the rest.

Kenric

kenrickb

I recently commissioned a custom axe from Golden Boar Armory. The customer service was amazing. Grimr talked through what I was looking for down to comparing dimensions on the original (the Sutton Hoo axe-hammer). The communication during production was great. He even moved his deadline up so that I...

kenrickb

Who out there sells shield bosses that aren't simple domed type? I know Mad Matt sells pointed bosses (I have 2). Anybody else? I'm just wondering if there are any suppliers that have bosses that have different (i.e. more authentic) lines.

Thanks
Kenric

kenrickb

So for those who use larger round shields, how large do you use? I made a 32 for Pennsic last year. It worked well enough for the battles. In single combat I found it got in the way a lot more.That may have been due to my inexperience with it though.

Kenric princeps

kenrickb

I have. I used lightweight (2 oz?) deer skin.

Kenric, East

kenrickb

How you strap the kite is very important. We strap them such that our forearms are horizontal or nearly so across the back of the shield. This allows you to move the shield more including getting it out of the way to throw offside shots.

Kenric eorl (Lucan's grand-squire fwiw)

kenrickb

Zero.

Kenric, East

Antonio wrote:The one which amuses me is the Red Baldrick. One wonders how often wearers of it get Chirurgeon calls.....

kenrickb

I have one and I've used it without anybody complaining. Is the next step getting KEMs to petition to get the change made?

I'll bring it up on the EKMarshall's list.

Kenric

kenrickb

Hi there, Looking for a little research help. I've found references to 7th century knife sheathes in an article by Esther Cameron but no pictures. This a list of specific finds that somebody might have a picture for (maybe in the original research references). Castledyke, grave 94 Broomfield Snape, ...

kenrickb

http://www.billyandcharlie.com/belt.html

kenrickb

With the greater emphasis on great weapons in the last couple of years, it has happened that fighters get deeper than they would have otherwise. Probably not to the semis but to the final 8 I'd say. Kenric I believe that the current King of the East might be called a pretty fair fencer! :wink: Going...

kenrickb

Galvyn Lockhart wrote:Very nice. Did you stitch the cuffs on?

There are rivets at each end of the cuffs but for the most part yes.

Kenric

kenrickb

These were made from one of Murdock's kits.

I cut off the cuff, put a russet finish on the hands, then replaced the cuffs with splinted leather ones.

Kenric

kenrickb

Gregor set that record at this Crown as well. The holder before that was Bjorn who was 49 at the time of his win.

Kenric

kenrickb

Your Grace, When Lucan first proposed restricting weapons in his Crown, I was, how do you say...pissed. I had worked very hard to become good enough at sword and shield to win Crown and it felt like the rug was pulled out from underneath me. What it did though is force me out of that shell and dust ...

kenrickb

Any my Crown earlier this year was in Nova Scotia. It's in Canada every 2 years per kingdom law.

Kenric

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