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Sir Ulrich

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Spurs
« on: 2013-03-20, 01:24:07 »
Does anyone know where to get spurs that would be period for the late 1200s early 1300s? I did see some here: http://www.revivalclothing.com/spurs.aspx
But I am not sure what color to get or the sizing even. I mainly want to get a pair to make my chausses fit better onto my feet which I didnt have in days of knights.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #1 on: 2013-03-20, 02:07:27 »

Raymond's Quiet Press has some for several periods. He's not always real quick to ship though.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #2 on: 2013-03-20, 02:49:11 »
How long does he take to ship cause I checked his site and his prices are better and they come in bronze.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #3 on: 2013-03-20, 13:22:04 »
It's very random.  Mine took a couple months.  He does good work, and will finish it, it's just kind of 'when he gets to it.'
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #4 on: 2013-03-20, 13:51:50 »
Quote from: Sir Ulrich on 2013-03-20, 02:49:11
How long does he take to ship cause I checked his site and his prices are better and they come in bronze.

Sometimes he turns them out really fast though. I really recommend you consider paying a the extra to have them gold plated as it would be more historically accurate and far more maintenance free!  ;)
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #5 on: 2013-03-20, 14:26:54 »
Quote from: Sir Ulrich on 2013-03-20, 01:24:07
Does anyone know where to get spurs that would be period for the late 1200s early 1300s? I did see some here: http://www.revivalclothing.com/spurs.aspx
But I am not sure what color to get or the sizing even. I mainly want to get a pair to make my chausses fit better onto my feet which I didnt have in days of knights.

12-13th century would be Prick spurs for time period. Rowel spurs came later period.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #6 on: 2013-03-20, 17:55:33 »
Yea, I have two sets of spurs, both of them brass- (prick and rowel) get the gold plating if you can; as Sir Brian said, much more historic.  FWIW I like my brass spurs.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #7 on: 2013-03-20, 18:17:23 »
Second for Raymond's and for the gold plating.

It took a couple months to get mine. (http://modernchivalry.org/forum/index.php/topic,1483.msg18061.html#msg18061) It was funny in that for 7 weeks, I couldn't get any response from him, and he seemed to have basically forgotten I ordered anything and didn't do anything. Then when he finally got back to me, it only took 2 weeks before I received them.

You're around the transition period for spurs, from my limited knowledge (I've been checking up on 15th/16th century spurs lately coincidentally), so you could go with either prick or rowel spurs; prick would be fading out, and rowels coming in.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #8 on: 2013-03-20, 21:17:54 »
Oh, so he doesn't have to be a prick if he doesn't want to?  LOL

On RQP - as stated, he's on his own time frame so you'll need to stay with him on it.  With that said, what he makes are very nice.

I normally wear the rowel spurs just because I like the jinking noise it makes when I walk.  Sounds bad ass.  Of course, you can't hear it in a Faire setting but you can when you're on your way in!
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #9 on: 2013-03-20, 21:23:34 »
man i always got my stuff in a week. maybe he likes me more
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #10 on: 2013-03-21, 08:11:39 »
How much do gilded ones cost? Cause I was thinking of getting them in bronze because I saw old ones at DoK and they were all copper alloy, Personally I really like the color of bronze over brass for some reason, I am just not sure how period it is. I do like the ones with the stars as well but I think I might just go for prick spurs as they can be period until about 1400.
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #11 on: 2013-03-21, 12:13:33 »
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #12 on: 2013-03-21, 19:11:48 »
Quote from: Sir Ulrich on 2013-03-21, 08:11:39
How much do gilded ones cost? Cause I was thinking of getting them in bronze because I saw old ones at DoK and they were all copper alloy, Personally I really like the color of bronze over brass for some reason, I am just not sure how period it is. I do like the ones with the stars as well but I think I might just go for prick spurs as they can be period until about 1400.

Well there was a lot of symbolism associated with a knight’s spurs that many historical and more modern (SCA) knighting ceremonies elaborate on. A knight’s spurs were gilded (gold) not to show off a knight’s station but to reflect the disdain a knight should have for material things which coincides with that whole largesse aspect of chivalry. A squire’s spurs were silver and a man-at-arms was made of iron. Therefore even those humble and poor knights of the various military Orders would still have worn gilded spurs.  ;)
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #13 on: 2013-03-21, 20:42:41 »
Oh!  So I'm just a man-at-arms, is it?  ;)
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Re: Spurs
« Reply #14 on: 2013-03-21, 22:28:28 »
Shop smart! Shop S-mart!  ;)
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