The Armour Archive

Vladimir

I love that occular with the maille. Was taht a custom order that fell through?

Vladimir

I imagine that a spear would be used in the same way as a staff, only with a point. In that way SCA spears are severely hampered.

Vladimir

Look guys, I know he is getting to you but just lay off the kid. Arc, lots of these guys know a whole lot about Japan. Some of them live there. Do a little more research and find exactly what you want. When you find it, post it up here and quote your resource. I'm not sure where you got your info, a...

Vladimir

Yeah Stephen, thanks for the pic.

Vogeljager (how do you pronounce that anyway?) I know it was a bit big , but the question was about dream armour. I took that to mean that we liked the way it looked and how well if functioned was immaterial.

Vladimir

I don't have a picture, but I have always liked that suit that Tom Cruise had in Legend.
I also like that plate they were wearing in Excalibur.

Vladimir

Dammit Ideval, you got to say it before I did!

Vladimir

I don't think I care for that idea. It would start a bad trend. Now, you could set up an unbelted tourney or something. After all, there are knight only tornements. But can you imagine not being allowed to compete because you are good.

Vladimir

Jacob, you will have to talk to Connor on that one. He is the one who wanted me to do some checking. If/when I get into schlager I plan to just use my heavy fighting gorget. It should be leagal.

Vladimir

Those helmets are absolutly beautiful. I love spangehelms, especially from that era.

Vladimir

I hope I spelled that right.
My fencers are looking for gorgets suitable for SCA schlager combat. We are all atlantian if that makes a difference. They would like to keep it inexpensive as most of them are still college students with all the financial difficulties that implies.

Vladimir

that discussion on the real plate and maille tourney got me wondering. We all know European knights fought in tournements regularly. But what of their Japanese counterparts. Or Asia in general for that matter.

Vladimir

I really like the look of those. Nice work.

Vladimir

Would a combatant with coverage in steel the equivalent of a 1066 norman hauberk be allowed to compete. That is the coverage of my scale armour.

My neck, the upper portions of my arms and shoulders, my entire torso front and back, down to about my knees.

Vladimir

Dmitriy, I have felt the same thing on my sword now that I am not using a basket any more. My hand gets tired of holding on really fast now. I think it is because I don't have the trigger and can't use the half open grip any more.

Vladimir

wow, nice work Clay. If I may ask how much did you charge him for the legs?

Vladimir

looks like I have to make some repairs to my steel scale byrnie.

350 of the little buggers are trying to rip loose from their canvas backing.

Vladimir

We had a guy visiting us at pennsic who was from Antir (Arizona, I think).

Anyway he was amazed at the size of some of our shields. When he asked what the size limit here in Atlantia was we replied.
"Uhm, you have to be able to carry it with one arm."
I think that is about the only limit.

Vladimir

Whenever I hear about someone who is dropping out of the SCA politics is the reason 9 out of 10 times. It sucks, but there are just some people out there who really get into it. Fortunately there are people like yourself who wish to enjoy the society without the political BS. The problem is you have...

Vladimir

I went all over town today trying to find a way to copy or scan those pages without risking the book.
I haven't found one yet, but I will keep my eyes and ears open.
Norman, if I happen to find a way I'll email you.

Vladimir

I will admit that I have seen some nice plastic that I first thought was leather. I have seen some nice armour made from hidden plastic.
But, most exposed plastic armour I have seen looks absolutley horrid and could not have been mistaken for leather unless I were legally blind.

Vladimir

Here is one I have been wanting to do for a while. Unfortunatatly we don't have the fighters here to pull that off. A Beowulf style tourney. It is a timed tourney, the person who defeats the 3 challenges in the least time wins. -first you must fight grendel, Grendel is a great weapons fighter who do...

Vladimir

I am currently Baron yes. Malcom, excuse me, Sir Malcom was here while Miles was Baron. Then John Ironstone, then Liam, then myself.

Vladimir

Shameless, your right. I just remembered before I read your post that Angus is one of Loric's squires.

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Vladimir

I'm putting this into a new post to make things easier. If you need to know what the hell I'm talking about then look at the thread on sabre manuals and on handed sword techniques. I looked in that cavalry tactics book that I mentioned. The book was printed in New York city in 1878. The title is -U....

Vladimir

I thought that was him. I've met him, but never really knew him. I got here shortly after he left, but I have heard plenty of stories. I think Angus (our seneschal)is one of his squires too. But I am not sure on that one.

Tell him hello for all of us down here please.

Vladimir

I only know one person who pursues a baldric. A friend who moved from here up to the East Kingdom. I'm not sure how many of you are aware, but Atlantia does not make Masters of Arms, only knights.

Shamless, your knights name sounds very familiar to me. Has he ever been down here in Black Diamond?

Vladimir

Ryan, I just emailed you with some info. let me know if it didn't get through.

Vladimir

In that case Ryan come on over and join us.
Wed night at 8, I think we are in Johnson Student Center again. Jacob, can you confirm that?
Email me at brianfrye@hotmail.com if you need more info.
One last thing, are you the same Ryan who was active for a little while a couple of years ago?

Vladimir

Like I said at 12 night Jacob, nice helmet. How about you use that subject matter for one of our Wed. meetings.

Vladimir

Wonderful, perhaps we will fight beside each other at Penssic. I suspect Atlantia will side with her ally the East again.

Vladimir

Sorry, I'm not at home right now to check. I'm visiting friends in Richmond, VA. I'll take a look when I get home.

Vladimir

Wow, those look nice and durable at the same time. I've been using buckles from a local saddle and horse supply shop.

What would you be asking for them?

Vladimir

I'll see what I can do Norman, but the book is very old and fragile.

Vladimir

I have an 1876 cavalry tactics handbook that was owned by a luitenant in the union army. It has a section on Sabre excercises.

I got it from an antique store for 5 bucks

Vladimir

Since he is claiming that real armour that real people wore in real battles to save their real lives was inferior to a fancy design thought up by a cartoonist, then yes, I don't think anyone could be that stupid. Sorry Arc, but if you read through the the first few posts you will see that you brough...

Schlager gorgets

did the samuri have tournements?

1878 Sabre techniques...