The Armour Archive

Glen K

Back In the Day (TM) Museum Replicas would, in addition to selling entire Del Tin swords, get Del Tin blades (not marked "DEL TIN" since the entire sword wasn't their product) and finished them with their own grips and furniture. I would bet that this is one of those critters. If you want I can dig ...

Glen K

Stop.

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I like how the mail shirt has the classic "gut" overlap that is necessary when you wear a belt over it. Also, his weapon kind alooks like one of the Maciejowski "choppers". Do you think they're actually trying to illustrate that his helmet has slid over his eyes, or is it just pulled low?

Glen K

The crux of it comes down to "what are you trying to accomplish"? The level and type of your equipment and knowledge should match the purpose/goal. If it doesn't, then you shouldn't be doing it.

Glen K

Different period, but the 7th US Infantry has all hand-stitched tents for its group. Granted, they have the advantage of cotton as a historically-correct material... but they look fantastic and work perfectly. If we're talking authenticity, I'd also recommend against getting material that is too hea...

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I believe the Templar rule also mentions a carpet as part of the equipment of a knight, but I think it is intended for sleeping on rather than arming on. Not sure why it wouldn't/couldn't be used for both... my copy is at home and I'm here stuck at work, but if someone else gets to it first they sho...

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Halberds wrote:Thank you, I removed my listing.

Hey, I was gonna bid on that!

Glen K

Rather than a just a quasi-perverted response to Matt, let me add and interject why I agree with him so strongly: The more research I do (and granted a lot of it is just looking at pictures) and the more I experiment with reproduction items, the closer I come to the conclusion (at this point persona...

Glen K

Ah, Wombat......

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IF you decide to split, I'd like the Celtic Warrior volume.

Glen K

So, how is a nearly impenetrable metal skin that can be put on in seconds some kind of DISadvantage compared to a wool shirt? Since bladed weapons are known to be a lot smaller and lighter than the movies would have us believe, and can sail through unprotected flesh with very little force behind th...

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Bran also contains a high amount of oil, so it may also be useful as a preservative as well as a mild abrasive.

I think Tom Biliter uses walnut hulls, to good effect.

Glen K

out of production??? i'll sell you mine for...

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You know you're a seasoned/old/fuddy duddy reenactor when you see a thread labeled "mittens," get excited, then upon opening get disappointed that it's armour and not some comfy all-wool naalbinding.

Glen K

Definitely something I can fire, I'd prefer finished but i have enough skill that parts/kit is an option.

Glen K

RandallMoffett wrote:13th century handgun?

Grrr... I meant 1300s/1400s. Yes, even as a historian with a Masters Degree I still make this mistake.

Glen K

Looking for a 1300s/early 1400s repro hand gonne... if you have such a creature you can part with, please email or PM. Thanks.

Glen K

Though you are probably already aware of it, Ladurie's Montaillou has lots of gems in it. But, you have to dig for then contextually, they're not directly addressed.

Glen K

It's a good time to be in the market for armour books!!!!

Glen K

Tom, I have indeed let Nicky know we're coming, but thanks for the reminder. Looking forward to meeting you! Mr. Kealy, we're in Gainesville, which as you know is VERY close to Suwanee, and would love to carpool to split/save on travel costs, if you're up for it. PM me and maybe we can figure someth...

Glen K

Make Chuck come with you. He'll have a good time, and I miss his perfectly spoon-shaped backside.

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Bumparooski...

Anyone here planning on going? Me and a guy I work with plan on coming up and doing common archers.

Glen K

It's like our own version of the gong show...

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I did hold off on the "no gloves" comment, but as a museum person that's driving me crazy.

Glen K

Mr. Marinakas, you're palpable bias is showing... the best example of this is your INCREDIBLY biased, myopic, and agenda-driven "sources" you've put up. The best I can say that, intellectually and academically, your perspective is no more biased than that of the Creation Museum. When you look at wha...

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Please do; it's one of the best sources on the Web.

Glen K

Ernst wrote:I had difficulty with the titling.

No doubt. But in his defense, you know that, and I know that, but as I'm sure you are painfully aware many (most?) lay people refer to the entire medieval period as the "dark ages."

Besides that, I think the video makes a good point fantastically.

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For what it's worth, I'm also open to reasonable cash offers...

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I have the following sword for trade, never used, just as out of box except I've taken the fake chrome-like shiny-shine off the furniture: http://kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SH2404 (I use this link because they have better pics and descriptions than I can do, but it's the same sword) I would l...

Glen K

You might also want to look in the Roda Bible, BNF Latin 6 (3), fo.144v, dated to 1051-1075. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90658394/f291.highres http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/files/bnf_latin_6_3_fo144v_xbow_666.jpg That looks to me to be his thumb holding (or just having held) the bolt on t...

Glen K

It seems to me that arming clothes always follow the style of the time in which they were made. Would our Verona font not suggest otherwise, at least to a certain extent? One of the things that I found most surprising and intriguing was the form-fitted-ness; the fuller shirts/tunics of the period a...

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Consideration for bringing the aketons on the Verona baptismal font to my attention some years ago. Pshaw, that's what friends are for. :) Though you see how far I've gotten with my much-vaunted project to create one of those for experimental purposes... I have a rough pattern in muslin, and that's...

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Ernst, thanks! I've never seen or even heard of that before... very, very interesting.

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