The Armour Archive

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Well...Damn

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email sent on the anshelm quillions and the gauntlets

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leather charges, covered with a layer or two of gesso. Apparently if you feather the gesso out towards the edges so that there is very little at teh edge of the shield you greatly reduce teh likely hood of chipping. I am thinnking of this for an A&S shield, but my heraldry bounced at kingdpom so its...

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I am interested in the finger gauntlets, can you either post pics or send them to my addy in my profile. What is the size and do you have any idea on price.

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Well now Bill, if you are going to go for full greaves I will take those gutters off you. In the interest of historical accuracy of course.

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http://history.westkingdom.org/Year37/Photos/MSC31.htm
This looks suspiciously like you won a tournament that leads to a job. And you dragged the good widow along with you. Well now we easterners like a good story we do, so let's here it. ***grinnnn***
And ***Salute!***

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Hush brings you coffee?!?!

Man you are truly blessed.

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Hush brings you coffee?!?!

Man you are truly blessed.

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I would be interested in a couple of them.

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I would recomend Adam Berry of White Mountain Armoury http://www.thegreenman.net/wma His work is excellent. I know he is planning on easing back a bit to let his arms recover but I am sure you can get in his queue if you dont mind waiting a bit.

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Depends on the size of round shield you are using. We in the northeast who have trained under a varient of the Bellatrix style use small center mount rounds, ranging between 19"-22". A shield larger than about 24" in diameter seems to be the upper limit for our style, where the edge is emphasized ov...

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...that plus, he has a good sized stone wall that he needs to move before he can start on his addition. Thats how I convinced him that yes, indeed, we need an onager. When you get done moving his stone wall, drag it down here, I have a chimney that wants building, and no shortage of good stone, it ...

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I am gonna agree with Klaus, althouhg maybe Adam or Siric or Bob who all spend more time at the Higgins than I do could say for sure. iirc that particular bascinet is pretty hideous in person, proportioned for someone with a pumpkin head.

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From the White Mountain Armoury PR Department

Marla is everybit the craftsperson that Adam is. If you guys want gear that is seriously hard core and looks right this is the stuff to buy.

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Freiman, Additionaly with the drill taht William mentioned 'Going slower' the defender needs to wait until the last possible moment to move. The attacker needs to move as though they are actually going at full speed. It is an exercise in visualization as much as it is one of balance and timing. We d...

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My mom bought a tentsmiths teepee 23 years ago. I recently saw the old beast which has changed hands a few times, being used as a primary residence.
In short their product is excellent.

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Six pounds for a Gladius? Therions stuff looks pretty good, the pommel nut might need some reworking to be LH acceptable, youd have to consult with Mat Amt on that. The real question is, what do you want it for? Is it a piece of jewelry to hang off your cingulum and show tothe crowd, or is it for ba...

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You might also look at the Blockad Runner tents. http://www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/catpg31.htm I have a wall tent from them and am happy with it, I sometimes find myself wishing I hadnt sold my Panther Round Pavillion, but the wall tent is MUCH easier to put up which is a blessing after a long c...

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Yeah, having hit and been hit by the test sticks they are too flexible. Averril hit me with a clean shot that should have had a solid ring to it, but it registered as a skip having the same sort of non authoratative feel. Later I hit him and watched the whole stick vibrate like my cheapo wall hanger...

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Depends. For large kites: Off side recovery into a molinet. Initial attack is usually an offside head shot or repost from their attack. The Molinet gets them when they are uncovering to reaquire a target. For small shields shoulder drop fake to the leg followed by a rising snap, can reverse this mul...

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My most recent heater has a guige strap on it, built specifically for slinging it while on the way to and from the field. I cut a 3/4 inch leather strap long enough to go comfortably around my shoulders and attach to the shield on either end. I then attached one end to the same bolt that holds the t...

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From the Tournament Companies mailing list: -------------------------- This morning (3/28) a trailer belonging to Brian Thornbird was stolen from Union City, CA. It contained ten SCA pavilions, a couple of cases of books from Chivalry Bookshelf, and all of his personal garb and regalia, including hi...

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From the Tournament Companies mailing list: -------------------------- This morning (3/28) a trailer belonging to Brian Thornbird was stolen from Union City, CA. It contained ten SCA pavilions, a couple of cases of books from Chivalry Bookshelf, and all of his personal garb and regalia, including hi...

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Hey Averril!! Welcome to the archive.

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He he,
Not what I was expecting, gotta drink more caffeine

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Much is made of the glancing properties of helms used within the SCA, however as the owner of a romancavalry helm made with many large rivets and a very smooth surfaced bascinet with an equally smooth klappvisor I will say that the difference is small. A piece of rattan wrapped in Duct Tape is stick...

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Galvyn,
Yep on all accounts. EM's Haubergeon does seem a little long for him, he could cut off a couple of inches without ruining the look. Right now its very German in appearance, while the rest of his kit has an italianate or french look to it.

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cant see em, even logged in to yahoo.

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EM, Thread a long leather thong through the links where you want the haubergeon to hang off your hips. use that instead of a belt. Or use a very thin belt. Although even a thin belt will slide somewhat. Also we need to work on your perceptions in general, so that even in a mix up like a melee you ar...

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Ah! I was not aware there was a physical limitation. Well I am actually left handed and fight right handed due to driving my motorcycle into the back end of a pick up truck. Daniel is actually right handed but learned to fight left handed due to a farbed up shoulder. It can certainly be done. Irrega...

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http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1393568&cat=21360&type=3&dept=3920&path=0%3A3920%3A18762%3A18807%3A21360

Soon you will be able to buy camails off the shelf in the sporting goods section.

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EM, Given the strength of your kit it boils down to perception. You need to be able see a shot come in and knowing that it was unimpeded and delivered with proper body mechanics (your determination not your opponents) call the shot. You will also need to learn the little tells that your armour will ...

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Yep, thats a WMA Roman Cav helm. It's one of Adams earlier pieces, his more recent pieces are even better. Under the maille I wear a gambeson which is four layers of cotton quilt batting (fairly thin) quilted between cotton twill and under that I wear a large leather kidney belt. There are also some...

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I made my rondel dagger using hockey pucks for the rondels. I drilled then out using a forsner bit and a pair of great mucking huge channel locks to hold the puck steady.

It looks vaguely like a rondel dagger.

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Master Glendour lists his stuff as carbon steel, does anyone know if he means tempered high carbon or Low carbon?

Hey Dmitry

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