The Armour Archive

J. Morgan Kuberry

I can sew a basic 15th century doublet and hosen, or late 13th century tunic, braies, and chausses if someone can provide their rough dimensions. I'm also willing to sew relatively thin padded jacks and gambesons. I am looking for (metal) poleaxes, swords, daggers, spear heads, handgonnes... also in...

J. Morgan Kuberry

I am predominantly interested in the shirt but any maille is good maille. Overall weight is a concern, if you know the weight of the objects that would be useful too.

J. Morgan Kuberry

How big are the rings and how much for just the mail? Do you ship to the US?

J. Morgan Kuberry

Thanks! I messaged you on one of your websites contact forms. So you should have my email now. You look like a great fit for any timeline event!

J. Morgan Kuberry

Hello, There is going to be a new Timeline event in Salem, MA this August 12th. Seeking living history groups and vendors of all eras. Contact me if interested. It will be at Salem Pioneer Village, an outdoor living history museum and ideal reenactors playground. This is the venue's website: http://...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Yes sorry, I was talking about a century earlier. Got confused. Even later, at the time the OP was asking about, we don't have enough construction details to create a piece that would be on solid academic footing for reenactments, that I know of. If such details DO exist and someone has them I'd lov...

J. Morgan Kuberry

There is some very faint written evidence of lined hauberks. I don't recall where it is on the archive but it was a past discussion I had. I think with Randall Moffet? But nowhere near enough detail to start reconstructing what it was like for reenactment purposes. Or even to prove beyond a doubt th...

J. Morgan Kuberry

What year in the 14th century, by the way? By Scotland do you mean high, low, or isles? And in Scotland or a Scot abroad? What social strata? 1300 looked markedly different than 1399. This was a century of change.

J. Morgan Kuberry

A buckler and sword, or a hand and a half sword, or a greataxe/pollaxe of similar length to a bastard sword, or a pike longer than is SCA legal, would be the most typical options for this time. The biggest shield that would be remotely authenticly typically Scottish would be a heater shield smaller ...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Find non-SCA fighting that is more active and join in. It might not make you more competitive within the SCA tournaments but training across disciplines will broaden your horizons as a human being.

J. Morgan Kuberry

A reference from Phillipe de Comynnes springs to mind. Because there had been a long peacetime, when the war broke out a lot of the cavarlymen only owned brigadines and instead of full breastplates, which led to issues. Basically the whole country seems to have gone into "guard duty" mode.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Hello, I posted a used GDFB great helm and a new pair of mild shoulders & demi-gauntlets. But they have not garnered much attention so I am posting a trade list. Looking for any or all of the following depending on condition and quality. Basket hilt broadsword, tomahawk, dirk, brown bess bayonet, su...

J. Morgan Kuberry

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Sorry, didn't see this reply, I will send you a PM as well.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Selling a pair shoulder cops & demi gauntlets by a small professional armorer, forget who made them. They are brand new, mild steel. Also selling a Kult of Athena great helm, medium size. Helm was worn for like 3 practices and one Pennsic melee. $145 for the lot, local pickup in Massachusetts only. ...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Flushable toilets aren't usually visible until you go out of your way to find them.

Things like sunglasses, cigarettes, cowboy hats, army boots, strings of christmas lights, and so on are usually visually inescapable at every turn, at every SCA event I've ever been to.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Unless all the participants in HMB or whatever game you play, all agree on a specific target date and place, it's hard to enforce/define any sort of meaningful authenticity of armor.

J. Morgan Kuberry

I bought a crossbow from New World Arbalest in 2015. Custom commission. I keep hearing he's out of business but I doubt it, unless it's very recent. His website doesn't say he's not accepting orders. But for some reason every time someone sees that "I" on the stock they remark that Iolo bows are out...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Thanks for the detailed response. I'll look into the links. Reconstructing History's pattern looks like it is for a jack or civilian doublet, but they title it arming coat. I don't want another jack, and arming doublets DO vary considerably from civilian doublets in the surviving images. There isn't...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Thanks. But I'm looking for an actual commercial pattern. I know how to alter a pattern to my own dimensions. But I need a pattern to start on, not going to conjure the shapes of the pieces up myself. I'm not that good. I was hoping there was a commercially available pattern out there besides the Re...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Thanks. But I have yet to find "any reasonable pattern" for a 1470's arming doublet for sale. That thread might contain a link to one but it is 6 pages long and I might have missed it in the sifting.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Honestly I haven't ordered anything in a few years so I don't know. But I have two of their sword belts and a belt pouch that I've been pleased with.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Just what it says! Looking to make a late 15th century arming doublet. Found some awesomely thick linen for a steal and am ready to go. But I don't want to use up this fabric on a sub-par doublet. So I will buy a real pattern. Any advice on one that I can trust? Reconstructing History doesn't seem l...

J. Morgan Kuberry

The Two J's in the UK sell one for pretty cheap. It's not 100% accurate but the basic shape and function is right. To be really accurate a sword belt almost has to be permanent part of the sword scabbard. Since these belts are sold separately from the scabbard, and used too many rivets and not enoug...

J. Morgan Kuberry

I have not been able to find that image. All I can recall about it is, 13th century era, and of I think a blacksmith at work.

J. Morgan Kuberry

What kind of late 15th century sword?

J. Morgan Kuberry

None so far. But I will say, closing them with a button works and looks way better than ties. And the manuscripts don't show ties dangling off the chins. Long ago someone posted a primary source picture on here of a coif with a button closure and I have never looked back.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Only about 1/3 of the income from (good, real, appropriately run) museums comes from cash income such as you describe. The rest comes from donations and interest on endowments, typically. For every person like you, Jester, there are 10 more offering similar great ideas. Trouble is, 10/11ths of them ...

J. Morgan Kuberry

I just wear a really long gambeson and unsplit hauberk. Works great for thigh armor.

J. Morgan Kuberry

In most museums, a huge piece of gift shop sales comes from candy, chips, and mugs or or other such simple items with the museum logo on them. As such, I just wish the other items (the toys, the books, the repro art, and so on) would be high quality instead of junk. In museum gift shops there is, in...

J. Morgan Kuberry

Either would work. And if the least accurate thing about your kit is a flat ring hauberk of erroneously all-riveted or half-solid rings, you will have the most accurate kit for miles. Most people can't be bothered to even try to wear medieval clothes under their maille so you will be fine if you acc...

J. Morgan Kuberry

That's interesting. Do you think its meant to be a picture of cloth armor? I doesn't have quilting lines on it.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Thanks Len but I am not looking to buy one and those patterns are hard to interpret at best.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Do what I did. Fight cut and thrust where you can use a steel sword and leg armor is not required.

J. Morgan Kuberry

Reinauld, Without knowing what culture and date you are trying to portray there's really no way to offer constructive feedback. The metalwork looks very involved and artistically executed, whatever it is. But I can't say if that's a good or bad thing. Maybe you are the worst looking Irish Kern ever?...

J. Morgan Kuberry

These are my "cavalry" kits, I also have "infantry" ones for both periods but no pictures of those as of yet. I do have a plain ol' spear that goes with the cavalry kits as well, not pictured. They small pics but the best I've got at the moment. Here is my high medieval Maciejowski inspired kit. Kit...

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