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Securing helmets in place?

I'm getting a hounskull bascinet made, and I've been trying to come up with ways I could secure it in place to prevent concussions. I'd like to be able to switch between secured and unsecured for jousting and fencing. I do not want a great bascinet, as I like having the aventail

6 Comments
2024/12/03
15:05 UTC

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Looking for Armour of the English Knight 1400-1450 by Tobias Capwell

Will there ever be another print run for this book, or a digital release?

I have been looking for this book for years.

https://preview.redd.it/3es8p361eg4e1.png?width=512&format=png&auto=webp&s=548d6bfe025e1d9806e5045fd485666863eb3f2f

5 Comments
2024/12/02
15:25 UTC

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I need more info on this type of helmet

I've seen nasal helmets with this construction from many armorers, but I haven't found a any artifact that resembles it. Most don't have the small pieces of metal on the side, just a 4 pieces construction.

I plan on making one as my next project because it is easier to dish compared to a two piece, doesn't require extra metal reenforcements like other 4 piece helmets, and doesn't require welding. I haven’t started because I haven't found any pattern to recreate (I will have to make my own), and I don't know if it is historically authentic.

Btw, I plan on making it for an early 11th century northern European soldier kit.

3 Comments
2024/12/02
09:47 UTC

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What should we call the Oakshott Type XIV sword?

29 Comments
2024/12/02
09:19 UTC

48

Byzantine Cataphract Mid-late 10th Century

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2024/12/01
23:33 UTC

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Having just moved, i might have to admit that my armour collection may be getting out of hand

There's a bunch of polearms and rattan weapons in the garage still. That golf bag in the corner is so stuffed with bohurt and hema swords that i can hardly lift it. There's a full set of hema gear, 3 cohesive suits of armour, and probably enough mix match parts to put 3 more together.

19 Comments
2024/12/01
22:48 UTC

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What is the donut ring he has around his head? What is it called?

Art by Graham Turner

Is it simply decoration/fashion?

When was was it popular?

Was it common?

27 Comments
2024/12/01
13:32 UTC

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Longevity of arms and armour

We all know that armour and weaponry was something relatively expensive, so not something that more regular people would just buy like that. We also know that there are lots of pieces of equipment that 'belong' to a certain period. For the wealthy, nobility, and the like it makes sense that they would always be buying the latest equipment, but i imagine that for many regular people it would be different.

And that leads to my question. Would there have been cases of people using 'dated' equipment? Because hey, granddad's hauberk kept him alive, we maintained it, and buying new armour is really expensive. So essentially, would you for instance see something like a 10th century hauberk on a 12th century battlefield? The same naturally goes for things like swords and the like.

13 Comments
2024/12/01
11:26 UTC

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This confounding armour

Anyone have any information on this armour in red, specifically the neck belt and the helmet, I've been looking to either recreate or buy one and I cannot roe the life of me find anything about it, it's from a book about the middle ages but it didn't have anything specific on it

6 Comments
2024/12/01
09:56 UTC

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What's this armor from?

I'm not sure if it's Siam, Thai, Vietnam, Khmer or Cham armor. Though particularly i am more interested in what the Mask or the aventail part looking thing is called? Can anyone help me?

5 Comments
2024/12/01
07:31 UTC

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Would anyone happen to have any better images or this harness?

3 Comments
2024/11/30
22:50 UTC

162

How did landsknechts keep their clothes clean under mail armor?

21 Comments
2024/11/30
19:05 UTC

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Looking for help to complete my harness

Could anyone of you guys help me find a suitable style of arms and legs in iconographic sources for my current harness? I was aiming for something around 1400 to 1430. I know it´s a very broad chronology but I want to get rid of those mass produced legs asap tbh and to get a decent pair of arms to match my brig. This is the current state of my harness, which I want to use in harnischfechten (my helmet choice would probably be a bascinet from lorifactor):

https://preview.redd.it/24fhq4nk7w3e1.png?width=1066&format=png&auto=webp&s=c17eaf6a06b4405453b405b379f265191db199bd

2 Comments
2024/11/29
19:38 UTC

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'Bloodthirsty' Murray from the 𝕾𝖔𝖓𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕺𝖗𝖐𝖚𝖘 (Sons of Orcus) mercenary company

8 Comments
2024/11/29
16:06 UTC

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Are Halberts and Billhooks the same weapon in different flavours ?

Hello Folks, I have been swaying back and forth between getting myself a halbert or a Billhook for reenactement and sparring for a while now. They both servd a similar role in a similar time.

My question: is there a noticable difference in usage, and capabilitys between a halberts and Billhooks oder similar weight and lenght ?

Are there thinks one is better at than the other ?

Or is it really just the same but in english/italian flavour or swiss/german flavour ?

Thanks for any insights

8 Comments
2024/11/29
15:19 UTC

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Help me identify this helmet!

Hi folks.

I was at Livrustkammaren in Stockholm and saw this beauty. I haven't seen anything like it and instantly wanted to know more. I asked the staff and they didn't know a lot about it (the expert was on leave), but they let me look in their database.

It is dated 1580-1599, it is Swedish war booty from Warzaw. It might also be a gift from a Polish monarch to a king of Sweden.

The pictures are probably of the back side, that show the pretty writing on it. The script is Arabic, but the language might be Persian.

Have anyone more information about it or have they seen anything like it? It is a really pretty helmet, in my opinion, and I might give recreating it a go at some point.

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/ybrf6d296u3e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe0faf7296c19bd415ad5063974333dd0550a76c

https://preview.redd.it/3im0e6296u3e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81ce5e2c625f51e25d82bd9a9b75a9ff73e93d3e

https://preview.redd.it/f2mzy5296u3e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=486a4164504912d60b16a7eab5abec83b83e2163

https://preview.redd.it/mn6wnb296u3e1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2f8816e8cc8b40b709dadd1dd799f4beeb957ec

https://preview.redd.it/ikv7va296u3e1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42de4fa4db3a6b6ff018ae40f0610201a45bddee

5 Comments
2024/11/29
12:39 UTC

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Casquetel

I'm looking for all the images I can of this style of helmet before I build one.

1 Comment
2024/11/28
18:57 UTC

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Anyone know if lorifactor is still making armour?

Basically the title. Their houndskull bascinets are really great looking for the price range but I don't know if they're still producing armour. On their facebook and instagram accounts it's mostly just jewelry and knightly girdles. Any recommendations for vendors who can make similar quality helmets in that price range or slightly above are also appreciated.

2 Comments
2024/11/28
07:47 UTC

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If I were in charge of European millitary fashion I would have kept the justaucorps untill the Napoleonic Wars.

2 Comments
2024/11/28
00:25 UTC

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