The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

Vitus, I'm surprised that you are not praising these hardy warriors.

Why are they idiots?

Maniacs maybe, in need of really good health insurance and a properly drawn out will, but you have to admit it looks so cool...

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

Hjalmr, do you have a website with catalog, pricing & order info on it?

I don't see it on this thread.

Congratulations on staying in business.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

http://www.compagniasantuberto.it/pages ... codice.pdf

And a fully armoured recreationist with one.

Drat.

Richard Blackmoore

m As much as I HATE the idea of slings, link above in the interest of full disclosure. It shows an unarmoured (or lightly armoured) sling user with a helm and shield using a sling during the maille era during a siege. In Europe. Still think they are a bad idea for the SCA though. Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. D.A. did not even list me, much less give odds. With stealth mode in place, I might make it past the second round! Richard Blackmoore It's because you're only fighting with one arm You mean fighting with one wrist. My arm is fine. Had you broken me in a legal target area, I'd make it past the...

Richard Blackmoore

Thanks guys, I appreciate the info. Maybe this thread should become a sticky, if folks are going to pool resources for brig nail runs of some kind. As far as the whole stuffy purist quote, that was beautiful. I think I'll hang it on my wall. Erector set.... Hee, hee.... Love it. Sir Richard Blackmoo...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. D.A. did not even list me, much less give odds.

With stealth mode in place, I might make it past the second round!

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

I am so psyched up for this event. 5 hours of non stop fighting. Some of the best fighters in the East kingdom attending including the King & Duke Lucan & Duke Gregor & Sir Steffan. Even some axes. Some CA but not too much. Great site. Good food. Good hosts. What else could you want? Ric...

Richard Blackmoore

Several responses. I spoke with Cain, our kings' champion of fence at Coronation. Good give and take I think on both our parts, I think we see eye to eye on many things and agree to disagree cordially on others. He also came out and fought spear in Saturday's Southern Region War Practice. During the...

Richard Blackmoore

Someone should speak with Bob Reed since the tooling has already been done for the WA brig nail. It could be as simple as getting people on board for another run. Ahh Someone. He is Somebodys cousin right? Part of the Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody family? m (Just as guilty as the rest of ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cross post from classifieds: A number of people are considering new late 14th and early 15th century brigandines. I'm looking for current sources for brigandine nails or brigandine rivets that are somewhat rust resistant and affordable in large quantities needed for 2 to 5 complete brigs with faulds...

Richard Blackmoore

A number of people are considering new late 14th and early 15th century brigandines. I'm looking for current sources for brigandine nails or brigandine rivets that are somewhat rust resistant and affordable in large quantities needed for 2 to 5 complete brigs with faulds. No mild steel. I do remembe...

Richard Blackmoore

Nice!!!

Is it mild, stainless or spring steel? I'm assuming mild, but wanted to ask.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

OK Jeremy, I officially hate you now.

Very jealous.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

Sir Richard, if you're curious about rapier in period, may I recommend "The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe" by Sydney Anglo? It covers the major fighting manuals of the era. Many of these included weapons other than rapier; some manuals discussed mounted fighting, like Wahlhausen's ca...

Richard Blackmoore

Wow. I mean, wow. Are you making scabards for this and the matching sword you put on the other thread?

Just way too cool.

I just hope the guy's heraldry is black and red or black/red/white. If not he should change his heraldry to match the cool weapons.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

AHEM. Well, The Darkest one is busy now... but as the apprentices' Apprentice I give you my take on this one. Looks to be an awesome tourney.... Final 8. * Lucan Von Drachenklaue - I don't see how you can bet against him, if he is looking it make it 9. 2-3 IN FAVOR (60% he wins) * Duke Darius Serpe...

Richard Blackmoore

Sir Marc, I know a number of people looking for affordable gauntlets, I'll pass this on. Are they the same make/model as your regular gauntlets that you use in your bastard sword video? And what make and model are both sets if different? Thumb protection is of concern (jams/breaks) out here in the l...

Richard Blackmoore

Wow. I'm sorry you have had so much misfortune fall upon your shoulder's all at once. Kudo's for alterting everyone affected promptly and making good on all debts. Hopefully your situation improves soon and the theives are caught. Maybe you will get your tools back, a long shot, but it happens somet...

Richard Blackmoore

It turns out I will be fighting for my Lady, Baroness Lisl Luder, in this Eastern Crown, his Majesty Andreas having accepted my letter of intent. Not having fought in one for a while, I feel truly blessed to share the list field with so many fine warriors. I look forward to attempting some small dee...

Richard Blackmoore

Thanks for the help guys. I E-Mailed Nissan asking for the quillon dimensions. On the wheel pommel, he can make that for me. I want it to be thick and flat on the faces, so it does not get in the way too much and there is a flat surface big enough to put my cross patonce gyronney of 8 on it. I think...

Richard Blackmoore

You don't have tons of noble knights running out in clothes without armour into battle[.] I'm going to say one final thing on this issue, Sir Richard, then I'm going to leave it as done. I don't disagree that the rapier as a premier battlefield weapon is ahistorical. I don't disagree that knights w...

Richard Blackmoore

Me either, that's what I pay them for I'll see what I can do for a master this weekend. I assume the crosses are engraved or etched into them after you get them, yes? Yes. Nissan kindly offered to do the cross carving part for me as long as I send him a quillon. He can also knock out an aluminum po...

Richard Blackmoore

"In later period, showing up in armour would more likely mark you as a dilettante interested only in sport, or a backwoods hick, not a serious military supporter of your King." Yes, clearly you are right and I am wrong. Obviously Henry the VIII King of England, Francis the King of France a...

Richard Blackmoore

Johannes wrote:Richard,

I have to go talk to our aluminum caster next week, let me see what I can do.

Thank you!!!! I could cast it out of bronze myself, but it would be way too heavy. I don't know how to do aluminum casting.

Richard Blackmoore

benz72 wrote:Is Nissan selling the plastic ones?

Nope. I asked him about that before starting this thread. They are a real pain to machine in plastic. He'll help me with the sword itself, but I need to come up with a quillon he can carve my cross into.

Richard Blackmoore

Anybody interested in making one of these quillons for me in aluminum, either cast or machined? I don't care if you keep the pattern for yourself and make more for other purposes.

I REALLY want a sword like this.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Oh Dear God please no more things that throw freaking tennis balls at people in armour. Did nobles and noble knights in medieval Europe use slings against other fully armoured nobles? Did their squires? Did the people that aspired to grow up to take part in chivalric combat think that these were app...

Richard Blackmoore

Does anyone make a quillon and pommel in aluminum sized for a one handed broadsword (1 1/4" hole for the rattan where it goes through the quillon), that is at all similar to the ones Nissan fabricated from plastic? I want to get a sword like Nissan's, he'll help me with the wood and etching, bu...

Richard Blackmoore

Just to be clear, I recognize that this is my problem to deal with. Not the ladies. But people asked, so I answered. I do encourage women who want to fight to do so, I help them, I train them, I root for them when they are in a tournament. I do warn them of the perils, just as I warn a small, frail,...

Richard Blackmoore

Yes, I've learned to deal with it. Seth, the king of Meridies at Gulf Wars, has a tiny lady squire. She is about the same height as my 12 year old daughter, but stronger. Kind of like Robyn from Drachenwald, but a little stockier. I fought her in pickups, she would literally attack hard and bounce o...

Richard Blackmoore

I'll have some detailed responses as several of you made good points (though I don't agree with all of them). But I have a lot of work to do right now, I'm not ignoring you. Essentially, I don't think we should make people peers, solely for excelling at civillian defense marshal arts, whether in tav...

Richard Blackmoore

I have a problem with women fighting. Why? I was brought up not to hit women or harm them physically in any way (midwest background). Also there is little evidence for women fighting in tournaments in medieval western Europe, except as a noted exception to accepted practice. However, we are not a li...

Richard Blackmoore

Ok. At the risk of being a terrible A-hole I need to comment. 1) Awesome sword. Nissan truly has mastered the shaping of rattan to create beautiful SCA swords. 2) That is not an Oakeshott type XI, a classical First Crusade sword. In Fact it would fall under the Type XV type of swords, falling smack...

Richard Blackmoore

I alerted a number of the chiv to your sword. Most think it is very, very cool. The edge thickness and durability was a concern, sounds like you have those covered. Any interest in selling a few? If so, let me know what they would cost so I can pass it on. Frankly I'd like one, especially if I can h...

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