The Armour Archive

Tibbie Croser

I think it may be the Emperor Maximilian in "Freydal." I have a book with an illustration from that on the cover.

Tibbie Croser

Cool. The top one looks like a sailor's pullover. Dan Rosen (I forget his Archive name) has posted similar things he has made on the Elizabethan Costuming FB group. Thanks for the pictures. Images of sailors' clothing are always valuable.

Tibbie Croser

The military helmet pads which attach to the inside of the helmet with Velcro are often recommended to SCA heavy fighters.

Tibbie Croser

What's the length on that dagger? One of our local rapier fighters is looking to buy a short dagger (blade about 12 inches).

Tibbie Croser

Yes, check the FB groups. That's usually where the most current information is.

Tibbie Croser

I asked on the Kingdom of Atlantia Facebook group. I was told there's a practice in Greensboro. I don't know if that information will be helpful to you.

Tibbie Croser

My husband and I watched the episode last night. It was entertaining to see familiar names (Dr. Toby Capwell, Jeff Wasson) as people on TV and to see footage of processes that people often mention on here. I wasn't able to catch all the credits, so I suspect I missed some other familiar names in the...

Tibbie Croser

I was disappointed that Bokalo's Armoury did not make it to Pennsic, as I hoped to purchase some things. Apparently, he planned to be there, as there was a booth, but it never opened. I would still like to order some things from him online, but if he had a personal or business emergency, I don't wan...

Tibbie Croser

Thanks for the review. I've seen and tried on a friend's pair. How do you determine the size? I didn't see a size guide on the Age of Craft site. Do the mittens come in only one size? I have tiny female hands, so "standard" size doesn't help me.

Tibbie Croser

Hi. I'm hoping to pick up hand protection for C&T at the coming Pennsic. Which merchants there sell gauntlets or demigauntlets? I know Bokalo does. Thank you.

Tibbie Croser

Bokalo's Armoury, perhaps? I recall seeing something of that description on his website a few years ago. I don't know if he still makes them, but you could e-mail him through the site.

Tibbie Croser

I hope these suggestions help: G Street Fabrics, Rockville, MD (near DC). Wool, silk, linen. This is my local store for higher-end fabrics. They sell some fabrics online, but not many. Needle and Thread, Fairfield, PA (outside Gettysburg). Also excellent, though I haven't been there in several years...

Tibbie Croser

I have the impression that nobles who were less well off still did not do their own menial work. They had servants, but they might have fewer servants, each with a wider range of duties, compared to the really wealthy. You're correct that a gentleman should know generally how tasks should be done. I...

Tibbie Croser

Since I have the Tudor Tailor books, I would say that they would not match your interests. There are other books such as the Textiles and Clothing from London finds (I'm mangling the title) and Woven into the Earth that analyze surviving textile pieces and clothing from earlier centuries to determin...

Tibbie Croser

It seems to be pretty easy to send feedback to the authors through their website tudortailor.com or Facebook page. Ninya Mikhaila also belongs to the Elizabethan Costuming Facebook group. It might be worth asking them why they made some of the choices they did in regard to what you felt were flaws.

Tibbie Croser

Do you think Gawin's conclusions apply better to a spear thrust to the head than a "normal" cut with a stick? I suspect a spear thrust to the front or side of the head may be the blow most likely to move the head and therefore the most dangerous. I was wondering about the possibility of reducing hea...

Tibbie Croser

Gerhard, if you check the link at Go Viking in Cap'n Atli's signature line, that should take you to the site of the Longship Co. with all the information.

Tibbie Croser

Thank you, Rameymj. It's also worth noting that Lord Gawin Kappler's series on concussions was intended at least in part as an argument against ramping up calibration in Cut and Thrust. It's possible that his arguments hold better for steel than for rattan. I fear there's still an implication that a...

Tibbie Croser

Very few armorers seem to offer the simple, open-face "archer" sallets. They're appropriate for mid-15th to early 16th century, which includes Wars of the Roses and landsknechts.

Tibbie Croser

As it happened, on the advice of some local marshals who recommended against using the helm in armored combat, I donated the basinet to a local combat archery marshal for loaner gear. A mail drape helps, but it can't compensate for lack of thickness of a helm.

Tibbie Croser

As it happened, on the advice of some local marshals who recommended against using the helm in armored combat, I donated the basinet to a local combat archery marshal for loaner gear. A mail drape helps, but it can't compensate for lack of thickness of a helm.

Tibbie Croser

Hello from another Atlantian rapier fighter/aspiring Cut and Thrust fighter. I'd recommend WinterTree Crafts for sizing and quality, though they're not the cheapest (nor the most expensive). They have both brigandine gorgets and plain stainless steel backed with leather, in a range of sizes.

Tibbie Croser

Last night I talked with a woman who had been at the conference. I don't think there was any indication that these wool-felt coats were used in the Virginia colony. I gather the gist of the presentation was that at least one museum curator in England had noticed that insect damage to a surviving coa...

Tibbie Croser

Lord Simon, what helms are you getting rid of, and what sizes are they?

Tibbie Croser

The Elizabethan Costuming Facebook group mentioned a presentation at a recent costuming conference at Jamestown that discussed a few late-16th- or early-17th-century "buff" jerkins that may actually have been thick felted wool, not leather. The conference presenters experimentally reconstructed such...

Tibbie Croser

In terms of SCA armor, what differentiates "archer's" elbows and knees from standard multipiece elbows and knees? For example, Bokalo's site shows both "archer" and standard kinds. The "archer" joints seem to have a pointed lame.

Tibbie Croser

How were the shoulder seams of a coat of plates, brigandine, or jack of plates reinforced in order to hold the weight of the plates?

Tibbie Croser

Have you contacted them through the website or the FB page?

Tibbie Croser

Mercenary Tailor specializes in 16th century, I think. Clang Armoury has done late-period helms. Wade Allen, do you have any recommendations?

Tibbie Croser

Thanks. Actually, I'd prefer to rely on the helm for all of the weight. I prefer later-period styles, which don't have aventails. (I do early 1500s.) For example, I was looking at the sallet on Ironmonger's site. That's 12 gauge mild top and 14 gauge mild sides, but I think I'd want the sides to be ...

Tibbie Croser

Thanks for the replies, especially to Sir Johann, my fellow Atlantian (and fellow rapier fighter). The pretty bascinet in question weighs only 6.5 pounds without mail. It will likely end up being sold to someone in a lighter-hitting kingdom where 14 gauge mild is considered safe. The bascinet doesn'...

Tibbie Croser

I'm in Atlantia. I was told by very senior marshals that 14 gauge mild, while perfectly legal, would be a bad idea, especially for a small person. We're a very-high-calibration kingdom. I had earlier considered an aventail, but that wouldn't put enough mass and weight between a stick and my head (th...

Tibbie Croser

Would wearing a full mail coif, of riveted mild steel, under a helm help to avoid concussion? I ask because I'm a tiny rapier fighter who's interested in exploring spear eventually. I have a small head, so I need extra weight and mass to compensate. It seems to me that adding a mail coif beneath a h...

Tibbie Croser

Selling a 14-gauge, 6.5-pound mild steel helm around here is problematic. That's probably why the price on this one was very low (bought it at an SCA yardsale at an event for $125). I'd rather try to get the helm on the field than have it gather dust. I wouldn't be doing the armoring work myself; I'...

Tibbie Croser

Thanks for the suggestion, but I already have two Cut and Thrust helms, one from Windrose and one from Icefalcon. My dilemma is that I bought a secondhand armored helm (for possible exploration of spear/polearm) locally at an SCA yardsale at an event without knowing the weight and true gauge, and it...

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