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Dietrich von Stroheim

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Dietrich von Stroheim

In what I believe is the final piece of the Dietrich Moving Sale, I have not for your buying pleasure a pair of rock-solid spring stainless spaulders that weigh little more than a pie plate, but will protect you from most anything short of a nuclear payload. I had the right spaulder shortened a lame...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Dietrich's Moving Sale continues! Up for sale now is an Ironmonger Armory stainless Italian Barbute, sized and padded for a 21.5" head. It could fit slightly larger, with less padding. This sleek and elegant helm offers the best in vision and breathing, and with a 12g stainless top and 14g stainless...

Dietrich von Stroheim

While my Queen and I may be doing a Norse reign, I find myself fighting almost exclusively in my bascinet, and let me tell you, this incredible blackened stainless Norse spangen helm with brass ocular and plaques is WAAY too worthy of epic deeds, to be sitting on my mantle. So, I am pleased to put i...

Dietrich von Stroheim

This is an overdue joint review of Andrey Galevskiy and Forge of Svan. Andrey made the awesome spring steel churburg legs, with etched brass lining. Svan made the titanium vambraces and greaves. https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12191548_10208288734675264_1991498978805485510...

Dietrich von Stroheim

You are the man, my friend! Fine work as always.

We still need to get together for our long-overdue duel of two-handed swords, some Pennsic or Gulf Wars

Dietrich von Stroheim

Thanks all. I'm thinking my Norse kit may be what I fight in during the hotter months, with my 14th century kit for fall/winter or steel fighting. I'll try to get a side picture when I have a chance. Dietrich, I think you are a lucky man to have a helm that nice looking! Knowing John some what, I be...

Dietrich von Stroheim

So I recently decided it was time to go a-Viking, and make a Norse kit. Of course the most important part of a Norse kit is a suitably-pimpin' helm, right? I retained the Archive's own Accdntprone to make me a blackened stainless ocular helm with a master knuut aventail, brass falcon ocular, and fou...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Sir Dietrich von Strom (sp?) (Atlantia and here on the Archive) got a pair of each. Yes indeed, these gauntlets rock. I've used them for spear, greatsword, polearm, and instead of a bitch mitten (hockey glove) on my shield hand. Here is my review with more details: http://forums.armourarchive.org/p...

Dietrich von Stroheim

What size chest will that Forge of Svan gambeson fit? If it'll fit 46", then I'll take it. It is even in my colors.

Dietrich von Stroheim

Yep, I like to give credit where credit is due. For those considering a purchase, I recommend the brig mitten gauntlets if you find yourself blocking with your hands more--they are more protective at the fingertips, and thus more forgiving of mistakes like hand-blocking. The brig finger gauntlets ar...

Dietrich von Stroheim

All of them

The two-handed sword is my personal favorite, for its elegant brutality. Properly balanced and wielded, the greatsword/longsword conducts a beautiful symphony of pained yowls from the opponents

Dietrich von Stroheim

Now, on a more pleasant note, I recently commissioned Roman Bulgakov at Age of Crafts to make a pair of custom brigandine mitten gauntlets for my good friend, Duke Bryan of Sacred Stone. And while he was at it, to make me a pair of the brigandine finger gauntlets, because they look awesome and will ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Positive reviews are lots of fun to write. Negative reviews, not so much. But I would see others avoid this misfortune: Short version: Lirin on the AA, real name Maksim Kostiyuk, appears to have taken my money and vanished. I haven't heard from him since early March, when he promised he would send t...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Email has been sent, good sir.

Dietrich von Stroheim

I am highly interested. If I were to send you a visor that fits my helm, would you be able to form this grill for me so that it, too, will fit my helm?

If so, pray sign me up!!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Sold!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Up for sale is a pair of Mercenary's Tailor greaves. These have a nice shape to them, and are very protective. The padded lining along the interior is quite comfortable. I bought these specifically for a steel fighting tournament, but unfortunately they arrived too late, so they have only been worn ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

It is unfortunate. I have been incredibly lucky, though, to do business with some seriously amazing folks from the Ukraine: Andrey Galevskiy, Tengushin, Forge of Svan, and Roman at Age of Craft have all done top-notch work for me, at very reasonable prices, with great customer service. So I seem to ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Maksim/Lirin, It has been over 3 months now since I paid for in-stock greaves and bazubands that you said would only take 1 week. I sent you the money in full, by money gram instead of paypal, to help you with your cash flow needs. I believe that I have been more than patient. Will you please just r...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Hahah, very well done! I've driven my car wearing my Grettr's too

Dietrich von Stroheim

Sadly it looks like Maksim Kostiouk aka Lirin is gone AWOL. I haven't hear from him in weeks, I'll be reporting him for fraud to western union soon. I hope you have better luck. Well, yes, he has been away from his computer for a few weeks, but I am not going to give up on him yet. I believe that h...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Lirin, please check your PMs and respond to me.

It has been a long time since the agreed-upon January date for finished manufacturing of armor.

Dietrich von Stroheim

All the stuff I ordered arrived. Fast shipping, and exactly as advertised. 5 stars all around!

Dietrich von Stroheim

This may be the best AA sales copy I have ever read here. Well done, and congratulations on your sales!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Nissan, I enjoyed our fights a lot, my friend. The grand finale of your spin attack and my rising snap was a cool way to end!

I had a lot of great pickups this war, and did some every day. It seemed to me that there were fewer people out doing pickups, compared to previous years.

Dietrich von Stroheim

I'll take the stainless elbows and knees. If you will PM me with payment info, I'll get the money sent your way.

Dietrich von Stroheim

That's a gorgeous surcootte Dietrich! Your kit is an ever growing gorgeousness. And nissan, that viking is absolutely terrifying. I'm sorta glad I'm a continent away ;) As for me, I restored a pair of old, old legs about a week or two ago and got to test run them whilst out fitting cuirasses/breast...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Oh shit! So sorry that happened to you Jackie. Glad you are reasonably ok, at least.

Be well!

Dietrich von Stroheim

A picture taken of me at practice today. Look me up at Gulf Wars for some fights! :D https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11034187_10206522743846597_1910499834203089957_n.jpg?oh=47cea2f73d1857aa6a1ac8a97f621057&oe=558EB195&__gda__=1433822704_fb9505af16ca152a2a23ebf462244962

Dietrich von Stroheim

Hmm while that hinge would not work...one of my squires does metal fabrication, I'll ask him how difficult it would be for him to make a hinge that would be compatible.

In the meantime, if anyone else wants to buy that grill, please go ahead and sell it to them.

Cheers!

Dietrich

Dietrich von Stroheim

MJBlazek wrote:I'll have to snap a pic of the latch. It's just one large square that fits over a block on the helm.

Cool. Assuming we figure out it is compatible with my helm, I'm interested. If you don't mind splitting them up, it sounds like Gregoire wants one and I want the other!

Dietrich von Stroheim

I'm interested in the grill visor. Does it have two holes on the hinge for attaching to the helm? And if so, what is the distance between the holes?

I'd like to make sure this would be compatible with my helm.

Thanks!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Seeing how the armorer I paid in advance for greaves seems to have vanished :roll: , and your legs are somehow the same dimensions as mine, I will take the greaves! Please contact me to let me know how you want to be paid. I'll need these shipped ASAP as I'm travelling to Montreal for a steel tourna...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Calling again for Lirin! I'd really not like to write my first negative review. And more selfishly, I'd really rather not write off all the money I sent you via Moneygram.

So please contact me, and let's get back on track.

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