The Armour Archive

Patrick Thaden

Looks like the spangen is sold. Any takers on the conical helmet? Patrick

Patrick Thaden

Just got some locks made up for trunks and chests. Based on surviving locks. These have a single ward. Will be adding a larger lock as well as additional trunk hardware in the near future so keep checking back. [img]http://www.thadenarmory.com/sell/misc/ta_lock01.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.thadenarmo...

Patrick Thaden

Here are two helms 14g mild the first has got a 28" circ at the brow line so should fit up to a 24" head no problem. Front to back at the brow is 9 3/4" and left to right is 8 3/8" Asking $200 plus $35 S+H with insurance anywhere in the US [img]http://www.thadenarmory.com/sell/scastuff/P7110041.jpg[...

Patrick Thaden

A nice way to improve the authenticity of your campsite.

[img]http://thadenarmory.com/sell/misc/ta_trivet01.jpg[/img]
Now Available!!

http://thadenarmory.com/sell/misc/miscellaneous.htm

Patrick Thaden

Bottom of this page, you can purchase them online. We have them instock and ready to go. Will have additional items soon.
http://thadenarmory.com/sell/misc/miscellaneous.htm

Patrick Thaden

Just thought I'd post this as my website has been updated and I now have some various armour related items for sale. I'll be adding new items over the next couple weeks from roman armour fittings to trunk hardware, including functioning medieval based lock mechanisms. m just click on the merchandise...

Patrick Thaden

Here is one of the cuisses about all done up. The other one is almost to this point, just needs a little bit more clean up on it though https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ETGFTpy8BnLYUs3co920t19v_wPg1gdobZTmtEN05H_voN62cJLghQKp9MaS5cL_76njpmBX_FG7IJXQ9dQgutFd2TjJNqE3ll8AI5PmaAOuDeuReed7XoepsCMxq_ifOe...

Patrick Thaden

Yes that is correct. the top edge and often right around the center or just below center of the neckline is where you'll see the other set of rivets, sometimes they are hidden when the lower pectoral portion is seperate from the lower chin/neck area. There is no intereference as it is only attached ...

Patrick Thaden

Yes it was done historically, often you will see the rivets along the upper edge indicating where there was a strip that the linning was attached to. Here is a pic of one that I do. [img]http://thadenarmory.com/sell/misc/ta_liner02.jpg[/img] I have a pic of one in the Churburg museum as well, but ne...

Patrick Thaden

Here is some more stuff that's getting worked on. The left arm and the cuisses https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WYyPtXDqUn6_mpIG9N0DVKWfum-mSIPay5l0F-ZhXg3Rv4yjCJkl5TDihPuXdcGEZ4-7gtgJGSqMr81saCYSnjB6hEVNFGwqBnDQL4SNdQuCwww1ChS3Oz_eTpu-5Ca8KHmp8A=w345-h600-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oZB8l...

Patrick Thaden

The insides have been painted to help prevent rust. It shouldn't be a problem setting the thing on concrete, it is armour after all I was carefull setting it down and made sure not to kick it while it was setting there so no worries. One thing to notice about the sliding rivets on italian pauldrons ...

Patrick Thaden

Here is one of the arms finished up https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jGE1zi-SWrvKAp7-s-MaiklWhD8TZIoj1sqkIUNMkvrn6ILqGlZLFwKvtxD3gefru8G22Xyx7zTA1MgvnV20MLwnaiysn4YER0xJGKAfeb659wM3cEb-IPMSphDVssr11ClkGQ=w600-h385-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Is-qR16rBzs8Tih8PVq0Bef5r68uL3GGF98Zl4_Xhw-tPrri...

Patrick Thaden

Here are the finished pics of the pauldrons, not the best shots but you get the idea, I'll get better ones when I shoot the whole thing finished up https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TYdb4zhJzSGHI6ZZq3BBdSmyu4okyE_8mqBsIVexDVzzFRwxw-Qcs0UPFhjcQrhNI-wRE2iYh80zW55FwuMBX6ifjhbEa5XD4oFnHA-GyJUMmPY64eYd6e...

Patrick Thaden

I decided to free up some space in my shop and go ahead and finish out some of the parts that are correct and ready to go. Here is a pic of the pauldrons partially polished and polished and temp assembled prior to rivets and leathers. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UDqLF5ME4o7_YmlkzObTtz86HS6zUu6...

Patrick Thaden

Lets see, the inlaid wire was done with three chisels, an onglete to cut the initial, a flat to square out the hole, and a knife to undercut. The etching was done with pnp and feric chloride, not as nasty as some chemicals and works with a minimal set up for fair results. Halvgrim, drop me an email ...

Patrick Thaden

Here is a pic of the final item all assembled and some blade etching

Thanks for all the compliments. I actually was able to get working on the full suit again, so should get a few pics of that soon. Patrick

Patrick Thaden

For all those waiting for an update on the suit, this is the delay, promised I'd get this out to a customer so trying to get it out and done, it's based on the drawing shown with a few minor changes/additons. Sorry, not armour, but related to the middle ages I guess http://www.thadenarmory.com/custo...

Patrick Thaden

Thomas, The buckles are made starting with the outer 8 shaped loop and the center bar is tig welded in. These are all made with 1/8" stock the tongues on the smaller ones being made of 12g wire. Nick, The item your asking about is just a double ended scribe, it is tapered towards both ends and the s...

Patrick Thaden

Hey all, Sorry about the slow response here. There was a bit of size adjusting that needed to be done as well as a few other little projects I had promised to cram in for people. Here is a pic of some of the buckles that were made to go on the suit, couple different styles based on extant examples t...

Patrick Thaden

Here is a pic as the pauldrons were. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Wpp_gFhGz6cfHdIuiliEnTkVQRCc0VFL2vE0v0MJaZ4udipVk9IQ81m1Jsa_sVDJAumpwi5lk2hEMby9qv4ibkBECeMrHWWDFL219rgx7dWh6fVAaapM-DgWuUrvW3y23IGalw=w598-h600-no here you can see how the upper two middle plates were removed and replaced by a s...

Patrick Thaden

Hey, I needed to do some tweaking and temp riveting and other stuff as the client was coming down for a fitting this past weekend. Most went well but I have to let out the waist a slight bit, as well as the cuffs on the vambraces, the most notable change will be on the pauldrons. The plates and angl...

Patrick Thaden

Here is a pic of the right greave roughed in and the plate for the back half of the left greave. The rear piece currently fitted will get some trimming on the upper region before getting a roll, and the lower ankle area still needs some work to get the shaping right. https://lh3.googleusercontent.co...

Patrick Thaden

Sorry, I've been sick since Friday so nothing has really gotten done. I'll try and get back in the shop and get some stuff cranked out tomorrow. Patrick

Patrick Thaden

Your not speaking of the bottom most flare, but of the fact the breastplate is two pieces? an upper breast and then lower abdomen plate?, this would allow a little extra bend for sure. The examples I've seen have a rivet on either side at the extemeties of the plate. I've also seen several examples ...

Patrick Thaden

Belmtho, The upper two plates actually do move a bit, when you pull your leg up towards your chest, or lean forward is when this comes into play a little bit. As far as polishing goes, the customer is coming down in about a week so my goal at this point is to make sure everything is together and wor...

Patrick Thaden

Here are a couple new pics, the uppers are about done https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2_q305C_eu7JItHsv4FjX3iRle58Yi7rWjguJp34cyDKCS9CU02Wm4-ovJ3JDUlXij050--0oZtiVLObqSLz9skw0VAc0PZmnPIan7hs22wiP3VwzFXVXjB-7wL5d-0QFvW6vA=w600-h512-no Here is a shot of the upper cuisse plate after rough fit and bef...

Patrick Thaden

Signo basically said it in regards to the pivot points, they aren't always where we think initally they should be. I've actually seen some legs where they only have a true pivot on the outside, the inner edge of the leg cut so short any rivets for articulation would prevent proper movement so they p...

Patrick Thaden

here are some more pics of things https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OrZepIT5Sq98-gWnEKjjiDOZSnMVAC-292DJn0eLcJ29Q_AwNDaOFInY8eJTzqElHsbYdLr7iuktHFnal4XqeNXncyAF_Wvs8NEPTaxVd0AxHMqTKdpC6KXB6qA-sCO2vmTt7A=w579-h600-no here are the second set of lames stuck on https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/janjAnky...

Patrick Thaden

Here is another pic of the knees and the start of the articulations https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pMStU2VxbQwTcIrfr8wPTLfJQfJzMya5LWV0fGwh5tgXPQmC69xCFIa5OjirPZg-g-oB41gH2OdIPgxJwJ0Hu1nIzYe9i4_BxojPmqfbqMKIeBjxOUg2ILL9HCTnLxXNYo4nUg=w600-h450-no here is what I used to create the anticlasic curve...

Patrick Thaden

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/N8UpliqwBzeFhFXRa43zIAh0kh8AMIMP9vOMgIWqaBycKI83UnZu3MYkeLt9lec1RofBS8zjAj2OQWOIQ7k1mrT-NVCj2cRMnWLMBykG1Aaig8qx_IB0MICY-kWl7G9yQ-C-dQ=w600-h555-no Only got a sec to put up this pic, I'll try and answer questions when I get a few more minutes. Anything people want ...

Patrick Thaden

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QPgBkhKDDJd3zFEk-89txTrYnwqkrSkVL_7-TaHh7t7sPvddlSp-3JrwgA01ofl_t0O0AgJcai_Sd5rYrrf3FVmL0Hpi_N81JiStplfuWIPYSj3QW4HwU3e_pF4-eEn6jRwmnw=w379-h600-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MEnTX206DFhjWCgbSVt5kE8n5SdorgMrvFB-IAJmUYWVf_KejDLZwi-DrM2WNT6pKqV-wh3WEc_YApOBJQ7...

Patrick Thaden

Well, I was having issues with my computer yesterday and apparantly hit the wrong button after accidentally doing a multiple post and trying to remove the extra posts. Here are the pics I was going to put up. I don't know if JT can salvage what I deleted, if he can I'll add these pics to the thread,...

Patrick Thaden

here are some more pics, just a couple showing the reenforce mostly kicked into place, it'll get a couple flutes on it shortly, something to go with the right arm. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tyrFVXr6g8Pe-jhZSyN5LYB0IScuJK6kPCfcXWxGVfRnScOIRfDZ2WWl1WQeS4XDxStucvYbbX95aIzQTlRxKvtLsF5Y4Wu5Arm6WB...

Patrick Thaden

Here are some pics of the left arm reenforce getting built. I've not gotten it finished so a good bit of tweaking still needs to be done. I should be able to get it Monday as well as finish any last tweaking on the arms. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/keDcgPyNNwOmKOYskmYJrLy9r3D_N1EwNkyWnDLkM-3qu...

Patrick Thaden

I just clicked a quick pic of one of the vambraces with the inner arm plate and the slots cut for added wrist rotation, sorry not a great pic showing details. I'll try and get a better one tomorrow. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JaOfevo63_cqbpT01AMK8QoXg3JE6RV7Q6D0BUwCKGvEHPOgUvf8jWJYpyU0Dc7T8HD...

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