The Armour Archive

Luca Sogliano

Wow, that is bad.

Luca Sogliano

I'm told the Shaolin monks practice American boxing, they say it's fantastic for teaching hand speed.

Luca Sogliano

From the same site:

Now I know where everyone has been getting their Pennsic gear from.

Luca Sogliano

Perhaps it is my generation, or perhaps it is the fact that my mother was a feminist, but it has never occurred to me to respect a woman in armor differently than a man in armor. As for teaching, while I have not done much, I have seen that the natural differences in how we learn as individuals dwar...

Luca Sogliano

Forgive the question, but what advantage is to be gained by paper mache in this context?

Luca Sogliano

Red line comes out basically to my house, anybody who drives into DC is a sucker. I wouldn't want to live in NoVA, the houses go out a lot farther than the Metro. However, the laws in MD, and Montgomery County are just plain silly. Forgetting even about the magical machine they must have that invali...

Luca Sogliano

And Baltimore was the site of the first real bloodshed of the war, since backfiring cannon don't really count (unless you ask the people involved.) Seriously, MD people do claim to have the first KIA of the Civil War. The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Mary...

Luca Sogliano

No shit. They use the excuse that MD is so close to DC that firearms are too dangerous to be carried. Sure. Then VA is a shall issue state for CCW. Total bullshit. Thats why I'm glad MI is a CCW state. I loves me some guns And I'm leaving MD for OH, possibly MI at some point in the future. I consid...

Luca Sogliano

Only problem with Baltimore is that only the criminals are armed.

Luca Sogliano

I went with matte black, it produces the same effect.

Luca Sogliano

You make the best representations of Roman Infrantry Helmets for SCA use that I have ever seen, bar none. Imperial Roman A and "Gaius" would be my votes.

Luca Sogliano

Sha-Ul, Your order is packed. It's a little late for Sinterklaas to put them in your boots for you to find on the morning of the 6th, so they will have to go "Priority". Mac I did request priority, so hopefully they will make it soon btw does Sinter Klaas make Hanukkah deliveries? Of cour...

Luca Sogliano

You have 90% of what you need for cut and thrust, which is awesome. Oh, that's been mentioned before. In that case, +1.

Luca Sogliano

Lord O'Quinn made my stealth arm armor, though he is by no means a full time armorer. Audax is also doing some work. Both may be found on this board.

Luca Sogliano

Congratulations about getting the hell out of Ackron.

Luca Sogliano

A sparring match between two reenactors would very quickly show the folly of this, but even better would be the video out there of a member of the Swiss Guard practicing with a halberd. you have got to give links for that one, as it would be most excellent. Ditto. My google search was unsuccessful....

Luca Sogliano

Malcolmthebold wrote:i once manged to rust aluminum. not sure how, but everyone was impressed.

Stop sign aluminum? Oftentimes, it's not really aluminum, at least not completely.

Luca Sogliano

Most common myths relate to weight of armor and weapons, and the speed of the medieval fight. This would be a good place to start, or focus. With a college crowd, I would also show how the battlefield evolved from 600 to 1600, since the idea that the "Dark Ages" were entirely stagnant is ...

Luca Sogliano

Most common myths relate to weight of armor and weapons, and the speed of the medieval fight. This would be a good place to start, or focus. With a college crowd, I would also show how the battlefield evolved from 600 to 1600, since the idea that the "Dark Ages" were entirely stagnant is s...

Luca Sogliano

Well, one thing about dealing with the Amish...don't tell them the wheels will be used on a weapon. They won't make them for you. I've heard that some CivWar guys have had some wheels made by the Amish, but they have to tell them that they're for field ambulances, not cannon carriages. At Ohio Stat...

Luca Sogliano

You know, I would too, but the black rifle look is SOOOOOOO last spring.

Luca Sogliano

I have seen a samurai persona done exceptionally well, which included the carriage of two blades even with the soft kit. They looked great, or at least their hilt and scabbard do, because I've never seen the blades. Which is my point.

Luca Sogliano

Unless you are currently pulling guard duty, or wearing a white belt, you do not approach the Dragon Throne armed. It is a hard and fast rule, here at least.

Luca Sogliano

It is inappropriate for most persona to be carrying weapons of war in their daily life, much for the same reason we don't: they're heavy, awkward and you risk looking like you're looking for a fight. There are plenty of exceptions to this however. And this is not to say that people were not armed in...

Luca Sogliano

Member X Fretensis, before and during the First Jewish Revolt, (66-73).

I like to keep it specific. It keeps me from being abducted by samurai in a time machine and made a Scottish ninja pirate.

Luca Sogliano

Maeryk wrote:That's HISTORY man!

So is revolution. Violent revolution.

Luca Sogliano

[img]http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/philolog/Waterhouse-Ulysses.jpg[/img]

Luca Sogliano

I'm assuming you are a man, since you refer to your hair as 80's-rock. If so, you probably don't have much practice braiding your hair, I know it took me a while to get at all decent at it. I made it easier on myself by just braiding the back part, and not even trying to get most of the sides in the...

Luca Sogliano

Lucius Marius Scaevola your weapons may be a little bigger then nessacary or your kingdom found a source for over sized rattan. Its 1.25 inches by socity standards. Shield strikes are a bit like checking in hockey some good others very bad. Hitting the shield/weapon is fine but hitting the person i...

Luca Sogliano

Also, weapons must be at least 1.5in in diameter, or more depending on type. This is because grilles on helmets can't be more than 1in apart. Shields, especially aluminum ones, are often not 1.5 in in diameter, or even 1in. They're also often metal, which is a substance we don't use in striking surf...

Luca Sogliano

Other pictures, anybody?

Luca Sogliano

Yeah, that's the album I found too, but it's sorely disappointing.

Luca Sogliano

Joseph wrote:I've heard this story before though with so many changes.
Park in AZ....Park in california on a soccer field .

Oh, it's real I've seen the pictures and all that, just looking for them again.

Luca Sogliano

What about using brass? I think it would work fine using the same process. It also wouldn't rust, and you can buy brass door kickplates at any hardware store. They're about the perfect thickness for what you want. The metal would cost a bit more, but the labor you save may actually make it cheaper.

Luca Sogliano

What about using brass?