Top products from r/ArmsandArmor
We found 12 product mentions on r/ArmsandArmor. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Techniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century
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Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
2. By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions; 10th anniversary edition (Modern Library Paperbacks)
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Number of reviews: 1
3. Medieval Islamic swords and swordmaking (Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies)
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Number of reviews: 1
4. The Big Book of Catapult and Trebuchet Plans!
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Number of reviews: 1
ISBN13: 9780977649730Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
5. The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery
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Number of reviews: 1
7. Complete Works Fiore Dei Liberi Vol 1 Hb: Historical Overview and the Getty Manuscript (Flowers of Battle Series) (Complete Martial Works of Fiore Dei Liberi, a Master-At-Arms)
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Number of reviews: 1
8. old-print Print 1894 Bullet-Proarmour Skirmish Abyssinia Gsmith 730M149
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A single page item out of 100,000 unique magazine/book page prints in our store here on AmazonVarious prints dating from as early as 25434Greatly sought after pieces of history. Ready to frame.All prints in very good condition, but please check images carefully before purchasing. Our prints may have...
9. Ectoria EC01-060 European,English Kettle Hat Helmet (LARP/Roman/Costume Armor)
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Number of reviews: 1
English Kettle Helmet DeluxeReady to wear with leather liner and chinstrapIt is Made of 18ga SteelFits Adult SizesInspired by English civil war footman helms
10. KINGSO Wood Leathercraft Hand Stitching Sewing Leather Lacing Pony Horse Clamp Table DIY Desktop Tool Craft Sewing Table
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360 DEGREE ROTATION:Our sewing leather may help you DIY your belt,bag,leather,wallet,purse or something else freely.Very flexible and all angle rotating.DURABLE CRAFTMANSHIP:High quality,resistance,ergonomic design with an adjustable stainless steel stretch.Suitable for any size of clamping....
To make leather armour, you will definitely need:
Plus of course materials: vegtan leather, wax thread.
That's literally all you need to make leather armour; there's nothing to it but cut the pieces, pierce the holes where you want to sew it together and sew it using the wax thread. If you want it to be stiff, boil it in a big pot. All steps of the process are described in various tutorials on the web (check out Armitage Leather on YT).
Things that you don't strictly need, but make the product nicer:
Things that you don't need, but that make your work easier:
Things that you need for the advanced stuff:
Things you might need for finishing:
Tooling is yet another discipline, which requires a stylus, a swivel knife, a stone slab (don't try to replace this, they're cheap but make a big difference) and however many stamps you fancy.
But all you really need are the first four items, and those will set you back like $50 total. Plus maybe a gel pen for marking.
For more info, visit /r/Leathercraft
Treated with acid, yes. Don't know about colours. Here is an early Medieval example. Some discussion of this sword can be seen here. There are also pre-Medieval (e.g., Celtic) examples that appear to have been etched.
I don't know of any stained examples. Some blades were made with steel/iron with varying phosphorus content, which would give enhanced contrast similar to that obtained with nickel alloys. The right choice of acid would stain as well as etch.
Medieval Islamic swords were often etched/stained. The process is described by al-Kindi. I don't know of any Medieval examples with the original surface intact.
I don't know what the bluish modern Pakistani/Indian 15N20 blades are stained with. Indonesian keris blades are traditionally stained with an arsenic compound.
Here's a book called By The Sword. It's a history about swords. :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0812969669
I'd recommend two books, The art of the Catapult and The Big Book of Catapult and Trebuchet Plans.
That should at least get you started.
Greenleaf workshop on YouTube does some very nice tutorials, a book that comes to mind is Techniquies of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century" by Brian Price (https://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Medieval-Armour-Reproduction-Century/dp/1581605366). I haven't read it myself, but I understand that it is very informative.
Here are 2 resources that may be of help...
Armourarchive and [this book] (http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Medieval-Armour-Reproduction-Century/dp/1581605366/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415593510&sr=1-1&keywords=medieval+armor)
I can't vouch for this vendor, but I've been looking at this helmet:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015OQTN2A/ref=mp_s_a_1_102?qid=1457239028&sr=8-102&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Ectoria
These are based of contemporary accounts arab soldiers described the Nubians as such having cone shap helmets.
Also heres a news pic showing the conical helmets http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bullet-Proof-Armour-Skirmish-Abyssinia-Goldsmith/dp/B004LS2ZGE
Here's a bigger picture
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=142006&stc=1 ignore the arab part it was common for the time to claim ancestry from the middle east for prestige
So the book I was referring to is called Flowers of Battle (precisely the one which you have literally in the title....) (https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Works-Fiore-Liberi-Master-At-Arms/dp/1937439186)
That indeed is the exact same book you were talking about and I'm a bamboo head for not checking the title first before making any comments ... it's just that I simply did not put together the books cover with its name.
Also I have (for reasons unknown) assumed Fiore would not put info on polearm and longswords into one manuscript - pair that with absence of knowledge that he wrote just one thing and you have the ressult you've witnessed.