The Armour Archive

Abaddon

Aren't buffing wheels made of muslin? Isn't that a type of wool ? Wool doesn't burn...it smolders. That's why the military uses it exclusively for blankets. It's safer. Yet you manged to get it to catch fire. Huh. That's impressive. When you set your swimming pool on fire, be sure to post it. You wi...

Abaddon

The plasma cutter is a great tool. The trick is knowing your voltage settings and the proper cutting head for the thickness and grade of steel you are cutting. Many people just use the standard cutting head...with mixed results. But the maunfacturer of your particular plasma cutter will know exactly...

Abaddon

I have never seen these guys before..but thanks for the link!
Their stuff LOOKS good.
It is hard to tell much other than that from the pictures.
Are these live steel rebatted blades?

Abaddon

Weird.
Look at the first and third link.
Those two guys are the same guy.
Look at the similarities in posture, in equipment, the shape of his walking stick...even the hole in his hose!
Are these by the same artist, or is one simply a remake of the other?

Abaddon

That pretty much sums it up...
It could be a:
Kama
Crowbill
Military pick
Pickaxe
Indo Persian Moplah
http://www.antiqueswords.com/rb33.htm
INDIAN BHUZ
http://www.ambroseantiques.com/mideast.htm
Lohar, Fighting Axe from Afghanistan
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/OA/index/sold-india.html

Abaddon

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ted Banning: There REALLY needs to be some structure in the hip area to display the legs properly. The illusion of a human form is lost if it just looks like a pile of armor on...

Abaddon

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Airth: Seems like whoever did the costumes got a great deal on blue fabric, too. Remember the in-town scenes? Check out what the locals are wearing; man are they a coordinat...

Abaddon

STAND [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0NgAAAL0SZPWQ!yQ8WxVF8qseWMbmZ5fUHP!XN*VbLWjJf6Itn!n89qPt2s6KUzeIgeTAz!GSQophmK4nJVbmNA/Armor-stand.bmp[/img] CLOSE-UP OF ARM [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0NwBpZQoTtwWynP2NLiO1QKmLoW6pqZpz89i2UGr2txhUWT9lLjkCwttoYkxD52pOakTIRvlz3PJjFdazeoyTTw/arm-close-...

Abaddon

If you notes, many two-headed axes were quite small. In just about every culture that developed a two headed axe, the axe was predominantly used for throwing . I do not know why. It would seem to me that a two headed axe would not be as balanced in the spin. The head would be heavier while the size ...

Abaddon

Money. Not enough...
Vacation Days. Not enough...

And I have a whole slew of work related projects coming due on and around dates for Pennsic.

Abaddon

I think these quotes sum it up best.

"Tommy likey!"
"He's a big dumb animal, isn't he folks?"
"Let me tell you why I suck as a salesman."
"Your head has thick candy shell on it."

-Tommy Boy

Abaddon

In keeping with the rain theme...
How about, "Come Hell or high water"?

It would look better in Latin.

Abaddon

My persona is taller than me.

Abaddon

That is way cool.
Is it too much to hope for that you will be putting this up for sale at some point?

Abaddon

This makes sense to me.
The tassets would be right where a unmounted knight would need them if he were fighting an opponent with a polearm; hips and crotch. The upper thighs already have protection from the cuisses. But there is usually nothing on the outside of the upper leg and hip.

Abaddon

That's what I thought.
Didn't want to criticise free help though.

Abaddon

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Trevor: I believe that there is a Japanese Aikido move called, "Sho ram bo" that is identical to one of the moves in the Krotchpunt manual. I'll be happy to demonstrate. http:/...

Abaddon

Thanks all!
That's what I needed.
The emblazon on my shield a fiambrated much thicker. This was just a quick drawing to show what the device looks like.
I only made the fiambration(?) one pixel thick in the pics.

Abaddon

http://grou ps.msn.com/_Secure/0QQAAAMAWbeabJXtB1K7MjsV3cQT2OyXRyQSvtV6PAMSUYhIt27ZT!!L4qUY8sJomuoNcgvceKySqqvwTwPJG1dAguxmD55lY5sKPFb9ZgyA/surcoat-banners-both.bmp For those of you with a better grasp of the blazon linguistics than I, how would you describe these two emblazons? The closest I can c...

Abaddon

I can only think of one way to keep chainmail from extending to its fully stretched length under its own weight... Back it with something. Get a round cut out of leather or something and sew the mantle to it. The leather will hold the mantle to its own parameters. You may have to sew it in a couple ...

Abaddon

I don't think the seller atcually believes this to be a Roman helm. I think he simply puts that in the description so those who might be interested in the gladiator sort of thing, also hit his stuff. You can't sell it if no-one sees it! It is just a misleading keyword that results in more hits when ...

Abaddon

Where you located at?
I am all over that idea.
I wnat to know the sources for the training of blows and holds and such.
I would much rather learn historical means of fighting, instead of SCA pared-down rules.

Abaddon

I agreed with Edmund Greyfox's opinions for the most part...except the origin of drill and cermonies...i.e., coordinated field movements as a unit body. This approach to tactical troop movements was not developed by pikemen, but by archers , most notably the Englsh and Welsh longbowmen. Pikemen copi...

Abaddon

Is it possible to weld brass?
It might be easier to get round brass barstock and shape it an then weld it, than it would be to cut it out of sheets.

Abaddon

I always thought that a gembeson was worn under plate but over chainmail. The rteaons for this should be obvious to anyone who has worn mail. The weight of it makes it so that anything worn under it clings tightly to the body. For a garment that gets its defensive and cushioning properties from the ...

Abaddon

I can see your problem.
I tried doing a search of "Japanese Ladies' Undergarments" and got about five hundred thousand hits.
After about the first ten I surfed, I forgot the reason that I was looking.

I kept looking though.

Abaddon

It might be economical to create your persona around the gear you currently have. Why fight every battle at once? If you pick a persona that does not match the armor parts and garb you have, you will have to immediately start upgrading...before you have even really gotten into your persona. I think ...

Abaddon

Use aluminum.
You can always darken it to make it look better...but the weight will kill you if you use steel. You won't want to wear it...and then what's the point?

Abaddon

Can I ask who made your surcoat and tunic?
I am looking for a similarly designed surcoat right now.

Abaddon

Hey...I did my part to bring the price up. It is getting a litte rich for me.
I am assuming that shipping is going to be another 30-40 dollars. That's a lot of gear.
I wish I could go to 400+, but then I would have to eat ramen for the next month.

Abaddon

Period or not...I LIKE ringbelts. I do not have to remove or add more eyelets to fit them over my civilian dress or my armor. They are eminently adjustable. They fit over everything if they are long enough. They look simple...which is to say, period, and they are affordable. Of the inaccuracies that...

Abaddon

Ish!
Those are Windlass creations.
YEeeuuck!
No sir!
Don't buy'em!

Abaddon

My man...I adore that entire outfit! The surcoat, the black tunic under the mail, the mail itself, the helm (oh, yes)...and the period belts and boots. That is tres sharp. Why the hell are you selling it again? Is it money you need? You got two kidneys you know. Only need the one. But got two. Do th...

Abaddon

A linen coif with wool or felt batting works quite well. Generally it is ribbed just like an aketon/gambeson, with the quilting going vertically (i.e., up the back of the neck and over the top of the head). Most coifs you see for sale are costume pieces meant ot be worn with an already padded helmet...

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Manuals... So now we are to assume that the rank and file of the soldiery could not only afford a sword and would be allowed to carry it in public, but that he could also read and afford books. Granted, the manuals were mostly illustrations, but nevertheless. I have to assume that the manuals of arm...

Heraldry help.