The Armour Archive

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For hose and chausses, I have nothing but good things to say about TailorMade Garments . I have two pairs of their linen hosen, and they are great. A few of my lady friends have bought their stockings with equal satisfaction. The foot area is a seperate sole with a vamp (as opposed to the flat seam ...

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Attractive in a female sense, or in an armour sense? Aka, is she looking for something that is anatomically correct, or has really nice historical lines? Flexing the way it should really just entails the lowest point be above her natural waist (easiest way to find this is have someone put a hand on ...

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Cam, That looks great!!! How do you get the leg wraps to stay up? mine slide down all the time no matter how tight I wrap them Thor. I know you asked Greenshield, but I feel semi-qualified to answer as I had this problem until I figured it out. What I do is start the wrap above my calf just below t...

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Cisco, see if you can ILL "History of the Expedition to Jerusalem". First-hand account of someone who went along, and wrote about it as he did. I don't remember anything definitavely about it, but there is a chance. Let me also look through some of the other Crusades stuff I have picked up...

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I am guessing for that price that the maille is butted? Measurements may help that sale.

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Sorry about the modern knot...I haven't got the medieval bow down pat yet.

Passing on hearsay, I have heard that a single loop bow-knot is period. Aka, just pull one of those loops through.

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Looks interesting. You may want to try and work on a bit more definition out of fluting on some scrap. I can't tell if you did or not in the pictures, but you might want to make sure the edges on the front gap are fairly blunt, unless you want to accidentally cut your face (It was shaving, I swear!)...

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Syr Finn, the next time you see my wife, we did her new set of gauntlets the same way that Cian is talking about. Working out pretty well for right now, still needs some minor tweaking. IIRC, Graedwyn set his up the same way.

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IIRC, Chris Gilman had some stab awls with bone handles.

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Try these. For the {img} tags to work, it has to end in a .jpg or other photo ending. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4121546044_52bb06718d.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/4121546042_f14da7bd11.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/4121546040_5a1ba98092.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.c...

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Very nice looking. How is the overall rigidity of the piece to bending and flexing? The only thing that is looking "off" is the multiple layers, with very definable edges. Maybe a thinner piece for the applique, skived to give a gradual appearance?

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Payment Sent.

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Actually, I would check with your KEM, Sir Morgan. IIRC, he mentioned that they were planning on going to the new rules, just haven't made it into the latest edition.

Edited: He says no-go. Look below.

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Quoted off of the SEM page at m Rattan Two-handed weapons: thrusting tips VII. WEAPONS STANDARDS, Section C, page 14 Old Standard 5. When thrusting tips are used, they shall be no less than 2 inches (50.8 mm) in diameter/cross-section and have 2 inches (50.8 mm) of resilient material in front of the...

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GrumpyMacBastard wrote:
Suzerain wrote:...and where are you going to get the coconuts to ride away with? that's a tropical fruit.

The swallow may fly south with the sun, or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land.

Are you suggesting that coconuts are migratory?

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The only time I see something as being "overpriced" (helms, knives, other), are when someone deliberately marks up a certain category simply because the demand for it is less than others. Take a look at the price you pay for a handmade saex vs most other knives. It seems that since there i...

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The heavy gambeson should fit. I wear one that is a bit longer in length (hits right above the knee). I use the wording in an Assise of Arms to justify it (1188 ish?). Talks about what various levels of people should field.

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I don't use sole bend for armour when I am going to be hardening the leather. I find it harder to form than a near equal thickness of saddle skirting and for a nominal benefit in hardness/strength of the finished piece. I use 13-15 oz saddle skirting for my leather armour. I also don't recommend le...

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When I inially read the title, I thought it said, Dead from at least ten feet BEHIND, aka. another CA in the back thread. This is much cooler.

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I think mine added a whole extra dollar to pick up the fee, so I threw it in there for good karma.

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Responded.

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Dibs. PM Sent.

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Tenative dibs on these. Will check with my wife to make sure they fit her wheel.

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I believe Thorbrandr/Eorann (9-10-94) where the first new monarchs to not be followed by another first timersâ€¦ and Logan/Arielle (10-5-96) were the second and unless I overlooked something I think Havordh/Mary Grace (4-7-01) were the last to date. So looking at these statistics I can confidently ...

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There is also less of a jarring visual aspect if you take elements that they had and use them. Yes, we know they didn't have that, but given the option between a Viking with a greatsword with viking-like fittings vs a kaltz twisted guard, one will be far more appealing. It shows the effort went into...

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Just reading over the rules, I can't see anything that would not allow it. On a rules level, there is nothing that says anything about how big a hand protection of a weapon may be. As long as the "protrusions" coming off of the weapon head are at least 1.25" in diameter at the edges, ...

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This is for living history. I. Chaine Maile Haubrek or shirt. You may have a problem finding this, as a) chain mail is a contradiction in terms (maille is by definition made out of small interlocking rings), and b) never seen that spelling before. Usually it is listed as mail or maille, and hauberk...

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You do realize that your "last bump" was under 36 hrs from the first?

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Another story about the armoury itself (Ice wasn't in the shop at the time)... A few years ago, he had a run of spears that were not up to his usual standards. Someone I know bought one at Estrella, and then had it break at Gulf Wars (about a month later). I mention to him that I had read of Ice tal...

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It also depends on the period. While not an hourglass cuff per se, Sir Graedwyn has a really small boss on his kite, specifically to allow the back point of his Grettir gauntlets to fit (it covers the hole and adds some more room).

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But they did just make it a lot easier to document a ton of names.

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Right now? Not for three months, and doc just told me to wait another three. When I didn't have a healing spleen? Once to twice a week.

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Now? About 15 min. 35 for the longer one. Where I used to live? Anywhere from 45 to an hour and a half, twice a week.

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I am 6'6" and have no issues with our Wedge from Midwest Tents. One key thing is to get the 10' tall option as opposed to the 7' some sell. It really adds to the overall walking space, as well as makes the entire tent feel more open.

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Don't let anyone tell you that labor is worthless. Materials are cheap. I can by a sheet of stainless for under a hundred bucks and make 5 $1000 helms out of it. Labor is the MAIN cost of armour. I disagree. SKILLED labor is the main cost of armour. I can't make helms. I can lace lamellar. That is ...

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