armour for the head of a horse - champion, chamfron, chamfrein, shaffron, or chanfron for clarity incase people use other terminology for it

does any one know of any suppliers/manufacturers for/of roman shafrons?

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im looking for a 2nd century roman cavalry helmet and spatha.

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i, and the group i was with have been members of the shooters rights in the past. whilst the ladies on the end of the phone were very helpfull and lovelly i was always uncomfortable with the details of the policy. i could only ever get some poorly photocopied details that did not explain the policy ...

just wondering if there are any other horse rider reenactors around in the durham and teesside area. looking for owner/loaner riders rather than occassional/school riders. drop me a line at philainsley@hotmail.com with a view to meet up/training etc.

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just wondering if anybody has any experience of making, has seen any recreations, or has any information regarding the construction of padded and mail trappers for horses. looking at 13th c recreation of horse armour. i have a few manuscript images of mail trappers and caparisons, im just interested...

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been to marks quite a few times now, top chap with some great horses.

thanks for the info mark. i dont joust at the moment, the cost of the harness is prohibitively expensive. i got to a couple of destriers training sessions last year and one of their shows, but theyre based too far away from me for any kind of regular involvement unfortunately. i tend to do skill at ...

ive found myself a local wood turner who's going to undertake the project for me. can any one supply with me some very basic dimensions, rather than have me guestimate. approximate length of butt to grip, length of grip, diametre of grip, diametre at widest points etc. or email me a sketch at philai...

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can any one recommend any lance suppliers in the uk. looking for the type of lance that is constructed to take a balsa tip.

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a selection of differing style of pennons in the douce apocalypse

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a friend is making a 13th century saddle for me. having looked through the mac bible and some other peroid images it looks likes the girths and surcingales could be made of cloth/webbing rather than leather. im wondering if any of the horsey people out there can give me advice regarding using linen/...

i have recently made mail sabatons to attach to my chausers. i made a picture diary with a brief explanation, which may be useful in your project.

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i cant comment on the authenticity of a straw filled sack, but having slept on one i can vouch for its very insulating properties. i found it warmer than my modern camp bed. here is a link to a piccie http://s914.photobucket.com/user/DoCReenactment/media/Harewood%202013/18a_zpsa999b48f.jpg.html?sort...

im looking for any advice/leads/recommendations on some equestrian suppliers/manufacturers. i am considering introducing a horse into our groups display. should we do so then i plan on displaying the animal in a setting of general riding & draft purposes rather than combat. i would like to find ...

i can only speak about the 13th century which has the following 2 effigies that i know of, the weinhausen monastery sleeping guard, heres a link to a chap that made a reconstruction of the armoured surcoat, theres an image of the effigy about half way down the page http://lordhorace.wordpress.com/ta...

thick/strong linen on the outside is a bit of a must, the ones ive seen made of lighter weight linen can tear easily with a burr from a sword blade requiring lots of repairs. the mac bible depicts gambis being pulled on over the head, but having had a number of styles - over the head/fasten at the b...

our group has had kovex, armour class and heron swords. most of the lads use armour class now, the lifetime guarantee on the blade is worth it. we fight weekly all year round and we have sent 3 armourclass blades back for replacement having had about 4 years use out of them. the only kovex blade in ...

thanks for the advice so far, how do i achieve the polished finnish. ie, how do i get rid of the machined finnish that the sheet metal arrives in and turn it into looking like the finnish you see on most helmets? emmery paper? is there a polishing tool for a drill or something else ? if any one can ...

hi all, im having a pop at making a helm, mac bible style, and im looking for some advice on the finished effect on the outer surface of the metal. obvioulsy i dont wont some horrendous modern polished finnish spoiling the effct of the final piece. i was expecting to be making the helm from mild ste...

Dawn Of Chivalry is a medieval combat re-enactment society. http://doc.functionfirst.co.uk/ Dawn of Chivalry is based in the north east of england. We are a combat orientated group meeting 1-2 times per week for training sessions (indoor and outdoor). We provide displays in our local area consisitin...

the book, "the greatest benefit to mankind", by roy porter offers a very good account of the development of medicine through the ages. however, it doesnt focus of england, and it looks at the main theories and models of the throughout history. it probably isnt approrpiate to use modern con...

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im having a little difficulty contacting max of freedom enterprises at the moment. if theres any one who knows him is he away at the moment?, or can they spur him on to contact me,

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could i throw another question into the topic of chain leggings. a number of people have recommended the use of a band of leather at the top of the mail legging itself to which the chain is attatched and which is in turn attatched to the supporting belt via some kind of suspender. looking at images ...