The Armour Archive

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:You can never imagine how scary that sword of his really is...his photos suck. You have to pick it up...it's seriously frightening.

I'm sure they don't do it justice at all.

well now i have finished some new weapons a pair of matched 14th century pole axes, a maul made for Ducal Challange mass weapons touurney, a pair of matched single hand maces and a pair of matched great swords

here is the great sword

A long time ago before Kazt. quillions and pommels were made I came up with an idea for a backup weapon for a late period soldier/sergeant. After you shoot your one shot from your wheel-lock it makes a great club. So here is my rattan wheel-lock fishbat... ask Jean-Paul about the first time I showed him.

This is my attempt at a Late Roman Spatha using Johannes' hardware and making it pretty. I cut the ends off the small square quillions and engraved and stamped and drilled into it and had them gold plated. The plating is wearing off from a bit from use but you can still see the gold. It says LPS ANSTRA... my Romanish abbreviation for Lepus Ansteorra. I just wish I could find the Mylar silver tape still though as it gave marshals fits.[/img]<a href="http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z40/okrabbit/?action=view&current=100_0554.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z40/okrabbit/100_0554.jpg" border="0" alt="SCA spatha"></a>[img]
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VERY NICE!

How in the hell did you make that??!!!

How did I do which one? Sextus the Wheel-lock is a crooked piece of 2.5 inch rattan that i carved the handle down and left the pommel real big. I also carved the tip down to 3/4 and cut a piece of siloflex to make the barrel round looking and make the tip rounded before i added the thrusting tip on it. The trigger and wheel are both foam for looks.

The Spatha was a plain ol aluminum windrose guard that I cut off and engraved and made pretty.

I plan to bring them both to Ansteorran XXX next week so you can probably see them there.

Jeebus Dooood would you edit your post& hit return between picture links, this will stack the images rather than side by side into another timezone

seax with Vitus scabbard

Big ass sword for a goon

Hi!

at our last fighter practice one of the guy mentioned that he wanted to try fighting with a Danish great axe but did not know how to obtain such a weapon. At the same time I had started to think about of building properly dimensioned great weapon heads from compressed sole leather. The pattern was made after two possibly Danish axes from the 11th century found in the Thames.

Here's the outcome of the first test hafted and ready for padding and taping. I'll add one layer of high-qual foam and a sole leather clacker.

Now the big question: From a historical perspective, should/could I add a butt spike as well? I know that these axes did not have metal spikes but wonder whether the lower end of the haft would still have been used for stabbing.


Cheers,
William

My new sword St. Michael.

Because the Archangel is a harbinger of death to his enemies I feel it is a good name for a sword. Written on the flat of the blade is a prayer to St. Michael in latin and on the blade is written Amen.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Fausta.Rutilia/Sword

I will wrap the hilt with cord in the next few days.

william wrote:.

Here's the outcome of the first test hafted and ready for padding and taping. I'll add one layer of high-qual foam and a sole leather clacker.

Now the big question: From a historical perspective, should/could I add a butt spike as well? I know that these axes did not have metal spikes but wonder whether the lower end of the haft would still have been used for stabbing.


Cheers,
William

William

Love it! If you need any help testing it ....

As for a butt spike well ... maybe. It is doubtless possible to strike a hard enough blow with a sturdy length of hardwood, either in a 'butt stroke' (which isn't allowed by SCA rules) or with a two handed stab, that it would have some noticable effect on even an armoured man but that's about where the agreement seems to end.

While I have no doubt that long hafted axes were used like that, in the end it comes down to do you think such a blow would often be a fight ending blow; those are all our game acknowledges after all.

B

I went ahead and added the thrusties onto the eye and the butt of my axe. In specialized tourneys, like warriors of history I pretend they are not there.

But in standard double elim tourneys, or in wars it is a short SCA polearm with all the drawbacks and bonuses that entails.

Hakon,

Thanks for the kind words - it will be ready for testing at Störtebeker's Sons. Feel free to use it at any time (outside the tavern brawl of course ... )

Cheers,
William

My current Aspis, made by myself, and my Xiphos, sword by me, scabbard by Sir Vitus with a small touch up by me...

Glaukos the Athenian

My newest axe, made specifically for the Warriors of Histlry tournament.

[img]http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/olafharaldson/New%20Axe/IM000048.jpg[/img]

GOLD PLATED!??!?

Gilded maybe?

Baron Alejandro wrote:GOLD PLATED!??!?

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Just finished the last of my new stuff for Pennsic.



5 foot Rattan Pilum for the Warriors of History Tourney
Spatha
My old Gladius (Probably its last event)
My new Shield.

My First Attempt Making a Great Sword and matching Secondary.

The Pommel and Hilts on these two are one piece attached via welded flat steel bars along both sides and the rattan gets cut down then wedged into the slot. Really makes for a solid feel and look imo.

The Secondary hits like a thug stick too as it has 100% PERFECT balance, the Great Sword I need to move the 2nd set of Quillions up about 6-8inches higher to fix the balance.

Really, really cool!

Tiberius Nautius wrote:Just finished the last of my new stuff for Pennsic.



5 foot Rattan Pilum for the Warriors of History Tourney
Spatha
My old Gladius (Probably its last event)
My new Shield.

william wrote:Hi!

at our last fighter practice one of the guy mentioned that he wanted to try fighting with a Danish great axe but did not know how to obtain such a weapon. At the same time I had started to think about of building properly dimensioned great weapon heads from compressed sole leather. The pattern was made after two possibly Danish axes from the 11th century found in the Thames.

Here's the outcome of the first test hafted and ready for padding and taping. I'll add one layer of high-qual foam and a sole leather clacker.

Now the big question: From a historical perspective, should/could I add a butt spike as well? I know that these axes did not have metal spikes but wonder whether the lower end of the haft would still have been used for stabbing.


Cheers,
William

Could you show a top-down picture of the head? I'm curious as to how you constructed the core.

Ronan, what is with the tape rings on the flats of the sword? Something to help you judge where they are hitting?

Just 2 of my weapons with a pic of the new stuff I will have for Pennsic.

Basically new sword, working off the template Sir Vitus had made for a Spatha. My polearm, is based off a spear found in a frankish/alamannic grave site. Actually, kind of basing most of my kit off this grave site.

Plus my new Grettir gauntlets and new shield with the new onion boss.

Oswyn_de_Wulferton wrote:Ronan, what is with the tape rings on the flats of the sword? Something to help you judge where they are hitting?

Just an OCD thing prolly, I feel it helps keep my tape in place and less likely to need to re-tape a sword too often. I couldn't say for sure it does anything though. Still, as the sword I looked at as a guide for tapeing my first sword, was taped that way, I ended up tapeing every sword I have made thus far this very same way. I will probably always do so unless I find some real strong reason to change it =)

Finn -

Those are really cool.

I gotta get off my ass and finish stuff.


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Here's a little project I just finished over the weekend.

Footman's mace
[img]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj180/xandrick/mace.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj180/xandrick/Macehead.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj180/xandrick/macepommel.jpg[/img]

51" overall. Flanges are 6" long, 1 1/2" protruding. Includes topspike and buttspike. Rondels are two layers of 15oz leather, rivetted. I cut corners on the handle wrapping...usually I braid the hilts of my weapons, but the piece of rattan I used was rather beefy and braiding it would have made the handle very much like holding a small log. Instead, I used thin strips of grey suede over a simple black taping and used small brads to tack it at the intersections. This is a prototype. Depending on how well I like using it, the next one will be much nicer.


Jherpel

This is my first attempt at a "pretty" weapon. It's not perfect by any means, but I like the look and feel of it and can't wait to use it this weekend at Autumn Rose.

http://picasaweb.google.com/uesay1/NewS ... 5120250114


Lady Simonis Adriane of House Fulbert
Kingdom of Northshield, Barony of Nordskogen

Here is my latest sword.

It weighs roughly the same as my other swords but the balance is slightly better and it moves very fast not like a bulky stick.

still need a little finish work and some silver paint. Just got it sewn all the way and attached to a stick today.

knitebee wrote:still need a little finish work and some silver paint. Just got it sewn all the way and attached to a stick today.

Nice shape. How is the compression on it?