The Armour Archive

chris19d

guess I'll start it off at 50, its a nice looking helm

chris19d

I wish i could afford these

chris19d

Somdin wrote:I can understand about the blue or white plastic barrels
and the obviously modern sports equipment
but what about black plastic
lots of armour is matt black due to paint or dirt or aging or what have you
does black plastic need to be covered if its visible

ALL plastic should be covered

chris19d

I'll be getting in on that 1st order, as soon as I can get some $ together.

chris19d

get 1/2 decent at rapier while my wrists healing, then learn to fight competently with a greatsword after my wrist heals

chris19d

"The Grail Quest" trilogy("The Archer's Tale", "Vagabond", "Heretic"), or "Agincourt" from Bernard Cornwell. Or anything of his, actually, except for the Sharpe's series. Not because they're bad (I haven't read them), but because they're Out of Peri...

chris19d

It could very easily be list legal. Brass is more rigid than heavy leather which satisfies the standards for most areas. Well, yes, except for the helm. And that is to say, you COULD make a helm out of brass, but it would be so god aweful heavy you wouldn't want to use it. Same for the rest, unless...

chris19d

Any idea when they'll be up on the webpage?

chris19d

I've had a couple small transactions with him and I'm impressed as well, solid well cast pieces, better quality than I'd expected at the price. The stuff shows up quickly too.

chris19d

It could very easily be list legal. Brass is more rigid than heavy leather which satisfies the standards for most areas.

chris19d

I just got an email from him, and I let him know about this thread.

chris19d

Ismaels-Legacy wrote:the combat style is still extant considering all gladiators were based on examples, generally from those nations the Romans conquered.

What of the Retiarius and the Murmillo then?

chris19d

reconstructing history has a pattern iirc

chris19d

still available? if so dibs.

chris19d

I'd also suggest alchem. One of the local Dons holds them in very high regard, and I plan to pick one up since I'll be fighting rapier for a couple months after my (left) wrist surgery I had to threaten Alchem with a lawsuit to get my dagger from them that I ordered. The only way I will buy from th...

chris19d

I'd also suggest alchem. One of the local Dons holds them in very high regard, and I plan to pick one up since I'll be fighting rapier for a couple months after my (left) wrist surgery

chris19d

I'd also suggest alchem. One of the local Dons holds them in very high regard, and I plan to pick one up since I'll be fighting rapier for a couple months after my (left) wrist surgery

chris19d

Actually black mail is derived from a Gaelic phrase for the "insurance" money paid to reavers to keep them from stealing your cattle, not knights errant. The word is variously derived from the word for tribute (in modern terms, protection racket) paid by English and Scottish border dweller...

chris19d

Chris, your kit rocks! Thanks, it still needs a lot of work, I want to try to get a bit less generic 14th century, I need to do some research to try to add some English flavor to it (beyond the ST George pin on the purse) and I want to make it look more appropriate for the last 1/4 of that century ...

chris19d

Tomburr wrote:So how do you say "not acceptable" to an entire populace?

megaphone?

chris19d

watching it now its pretty good.

chris19d

whats the price range?

chris19d

And you can prolly find someone to either teach you to sew or do some sewing for you (for barter). If you have a skill (metal or wood working for example), use it to make something they like. If you don't have a skill (something few people can claim), mow their lawn, or something similar. Adeliz, t...

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Especially complaining about shoes because any reasonable period shoes are difficult to make yourself and tend to be really expensive. When you think about the shear number of items you need for an event to be period you have to start somewhere and there is going to be a long list of things you can...

chris19d

Hello, Here is where I purchased mine: http://www.finditarmory.com I have had shirts by all the various manufacturers at some point. From my experience all the riveted stuff from India (it almost all comes from India) is the same quality. The Find-It-Armory mail is shaped some what oddly (better th...

chris19d

Koops wrote:Yup. Could eeek out soupcans, nothing with articulation or fans.

way too early for soupcans.

chris19d

This imported Eurotrash from the Ucrane. Many of you think this is a great thing, but you are not thinking past the end of your pig nose. Sure it is stupid cheep, so cheep it makes me wonder about the fucktard making it, and some of it is not bad looking stuff, from a distance. Most of it that I ha...

chris19d

dibs on both sets of spaulders, how much would shipping be to 78232

chris19d

I know there've been situations where I've decided its not worth resolving that I'll cut my losses and not deal with a vendor again. I can understand him not wanting to resolve it 2+ years after the fact.

chris19d

if its a major issue like say an armorer who disappeared after taking peoples $ and then reappears trying to sell stuff or if an armorer's products are crap, ie unsafe/unsuitable for use, or they take 2-3x as long to deliver stuff as they claim, or they have horrible customer service and wont fix pr...

chris19d

I don't know the precise objection, and I'm not a marshal. In my kingdom (Atlantia), the shirts can be worn as garb, but not as legal rapier armor. Only speculation, but I'm thinking it's for the same reason a mail gorget wouldn't fly: They are looking for some protection against impact as well as ...

chris19d

IDK 23, and 25 don't look that scary to me, the spear thrusts under the aventails look worse to me. I've fought with rebated steel w no face protection. In 25 the point of guy on the left's sword is under his opponents armpit and not in his face.

chris19d

broken for me too.

chris19d

rawhide works well.