The Armour Archive

chris19d

Saritor wrote:
Mord wrote:So, tell me Your Grace, who was pope during The 4th Lateran Council?

I don't know what you think the Pope did that has to do with this thread, but I'm pretty sure he was innocent.

Pope Innocent III

chris19d

Josh W wrote:This one is my favorite, if it hasn't been mentioned yet...

http://www.amazon.com/Arab-Syrian-Gentl ... 727&sr=1-4

Also...

chris19d wrote:...were stopped at tours by Charlemagne.

Are you sure you mean Charlemagne?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours

yea was wrong was working from memory and didnt check em, should be Charles Martel, Charlemagne's grandfather.

chris19d

MLRS?

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Just remember to point out the Crusades did not happen in a vacuum. There were centuries of Muslim expansion and threats before the First Crusade was called. this, the crusades were a response to muslim expansion, including the conquest of spain, the sack of rome in 846, invaded france and were sto...

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http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/docs/rapier/bladetypes.pdf

Appendix 5, the list of legal blades by kingdom.

chris19d

I just started doing rapier (authorized a week or 2 ago), I ended up picking up a hanwai practical, (the $86 price being the primary selling point, being poor from buying armor for heavy...) and its really not a bad blade certainly not whippy, its not the equal of blades costing 2x as much, but it i...

chris19d

the best hidden arms are the kind that stay hidden

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telling them to fix their gear so it meets the"attempt" from society rules is not being a dick, provided you aren't rude about how you do it.

chris19d

definatly gonna have to get one of these

chris19d

Don't find every peer trying to hurt new fighters, or every officer holding new people down, or going out to ruin peoples fun. In my barony for the most part they'll go out of their way to hit you where you have armor, if they know your a newer fighter, and because of that standard they set I try t...

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This is an entirely unrealistic approach for a number of reasons, prinicpally because it assumes there is one "best" type for each piece of armour. Armour needs to fit both the body and the fighting style of it's wearer. Different people have different needs for armour. A pole fighter may...

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My flat ring riveted aventail adds at least 10# (probably abit more it reaches and inch or 2 past the point of my shoulders, which makes it drape properly like on the effigies) to my helmet, which is 12g because I'm lazy and don't want to fix dents. All together its probably in the 17-18# range.

chris19d

I cant believe it hung arround that long before someone called dibs, I almost did and I dont even need any maile

chris19d

I advocate for taking the Atlantian rules and adopting them Society wide. I could see a 6 month 'break in' period, but only for now. Not for each new fighter. It is much easier to build the correct armor in the first place, instead of building crap, and then having to build all new armor within 6 m...

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Personally I think the higher starting cost is a good thing, but then again I have close to 1000 invested in my 1st harness, and I'm a college student. I cut costs in other areas so I can afford my hobbies.

chris19d

I fight because its something I enjoy doing, I was a soldier and there were parts of that job I loved (and plenty of suck to go along with it) and I've always loved history, so its only natural that I ended up doing something like this.

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its a jupon and the original is still existent in addition to a reproduction, which is now hanging over his tomb.

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depends on your state laws, many require no paperwork for a face to face sale.

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yea i'm not saying its a horrible price i'm just poor after buying all my armor.

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In expensive but well made 14th century stuff, I'd love a coatehardie but have a hard time justifying $200 for a HE one.

chris19d

I dont bother tying mine down, a little glue every 4-6" or so and haven't had any issues with it coming off

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The latest move seems to be a number of the "high end" power fighters saying "We want a better looking game, if you want to play with us, you must comply", without bothering to check with the majority of folks to see if *they* wanted a better looking game. its not just the "...

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Helm: ashcroft baker or comprable noob helm $80 (AB helms start a $60) Gorget: one of the $25 gorgets Otto is trying to sell (assuming they really exist) Gauntlets: Horse friend armory Demis $30 Knees: rough from the hammer $13 Elbows: rough from the hammer $12 That leaves $90 to go to tandy leather...

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In my barony we have 2 armor nights a month and are more than willing to spend time beyond that helping new fighters and share information with em. You can get on the field, in a sca minimum kit for under $250 with out using any plastic, cheaper if you can find used gear, or use plastic . I don't se...

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"I see several threads coming out of this discussion. 1. We don't need any new rules, use peer pressure. 2. Get rid of all modern visible equipment. 3. Cover up modern materials. " #1 has only partially worked in 45 years +or- #2 Cover up modern material in such a manor as to not be blata...

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Thanks

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I'm looking for fight/training videos that would have educational value. I decided I need to put in more effort to get to where I want to be skill wise and in addition to trying to make it out to neighboring Baronies/shires practices, I thought watching some good fights (or sca training films if the...

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I had one of those practices tonight, the stuff I'd been working on over the week came together with some of the stuff the Knights had been beating into me (literally ) over the past few weeks and I did ok, my footwork didn't suck anywhere near as bad as it usually does, still need to work on power ...

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I think that segmented breastplates like that from Churburg had a short lifespan, other than this they were used in a time were often armour was still covered by other garments. I think those are the reasons for their scarce presence in art. I agree. They were the last evolutionary step of the tran...

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You cant expect awesomeness from the loaner kit, ours is admittedly designed to discourage people from camping out in the loaner kit and not buying their own, but is functional and safe. My barony has had been fairly successful keeping new fighters interested, I think part of it is that we make an e...

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juan wrote:
Steve -SoFC- wrote:You can't do that with SCA fighting.

you guys don't have loaner gear?

chris19d

With the helm its all in how you pad it, I've fixed noob helms for a few fighters so they actually have a good fit and don't flop all over the place. At least in my barony new fighters are offered all the assistance they could need, and at least 2 formal armor nights a month.

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thanks

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