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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir Wolf on 2010-08-24, 13:46:12
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http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121771
I am putting in an express order for chainmail. In this industry, that means you get it in a month or 2 instead of 6-8 months.
I am giving you all a chance to order any Mild Steel chainmail we carry for 25% off! If I have it in stock, you get it right away. If you do not want it right away, you can pay half down now and pay the other half when it comes in and ships to you.
This includes all 9mm flat ring riveted steel, 6mm round riveted and 6mm flat ring riveted maille. Sorry no butted maille. If it is already on sale, you get either the 25% off or the sale price; whichever is better.
Either way, you get a great deal.
Mention the sale when you order.
You only have 2 days to do it though as I have to put the order in.
http://store.fastcommerce.com/icefalcon/top-quality-chainmail-ff80808117344aab011752db875a0183-c.html
Cheers!
Ice
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Kingdom of the East
www.icefalcon.com
"Pain is just weakness leaving the body..."
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I hope and pray my wife will let me order my riveted chausis!
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Awww missed it ._. Heh gotta wait for the next sale I suppose. That maile looks awesome, very close to the "real deal".
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i almost had enough money saved up for the sale price, but then i went and blew it on a 1903 Springfield
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The sale got extended extended and I got enough saved up to buy it. Dunno if I should get a full hauberk or the shorter haubergeon. Considering i'm only 5 8 and I think the longer one would be overkill. I just like the longer sleeves cause they seem more "tightly formed" to the arms. I could just buy the shorter one and extend it with rings myself as needed.
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Oh my...I needed to be a member here some time ago, look at that deal! Better late than never, I always say...there'll be other times. Question, the blackened versions, were they treated against rust or do they need to stay oiled up?
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I think the blackened ones will be slower to rust, but you'll still need to oil them up. I think. Stainless is of course more expensive but will be relatively maintenance free. Ice falcon's stainless has a darkened color too, at least on some of it. The stainless riveted chausses I just got from him have a very dark natural steel color.
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I just hope when mine arrives it isn't rusted THAT will be a big bummer. Anyone know how to store mail properly? I don't want mine to end up rusting on me....
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It shouldn't be rusty on arrival. It comes with an oily/greasy substance on it that's quite filthy. :)
I actually haven't put much thought into storage since most of what I own is aluminum or stainless (only my voiders and fauld are mild steel). I think some sort of spray-on oil-based sealant would be ideal. I think that's worth investigating.
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Keep it oiled, wrapped in an oilcloth and stored away from the elements; I have an old steamer-style trunk in my war chamber that I used to keep a blackened hauberk in. The biggest thing is that wherever you store it is climate controlled; moisture being the invasive little baddie that it is.
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You could always just throw a desiccant bag into your storage container. ;)
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/92011.do?code=FROOGLE (http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/92011.do?code=FROOGLE)
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i keep my mail in a burlap sack or on the carpet or in a old stereo stand. never had a problem with rusting. now i do clean my mail and wipe it down after each use.
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How do you clean yours?
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Considering the rust problem with my helmet I may exchange it for stainless... I don't wanna deal with oil and rust, Maybe it is worth the extra 400 bucks...
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i just oil mine every once in a while. i had 2 bad cases of rust. i put the mail in a sand bag and moved it around every so often for a week or so. then wiped it down and oiled it. looks fine.
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i just oil mine every once in a while. i had 2 bad cases of rust. i put the mail in a sand bag and moved it around every so often for a week or so. then wiped it down and oiled it. looks fine.
I think it was Jason at MDRF a couple of weekends ago told me a friend of his would put his maille in a bucket of sand and leave it in his work truck for a week to "agitate" it. :)
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I had heard that works, although I was told a bit differently...the bucket of sand thing yes, but roll it around for agitation- I guess the back of a truck for a week works equally as well, lol!
I was told to do that when I'd asked around on SBG about removing the blackening from mail rings; had a black hauberk for a short while that was so oiled up when I tried it on it left black crap everywhere. Needless to say, I figured, to hell with historicity, so I went stainless and am most happy with it. A little bright for my tastes, but I was told that the barrel of sand thing might work on that as well. Anyone know?
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I wanna know where I could get a medium mail coif that's regular steel of the same type that Icefalcon mail is. I looked all around the site but could only find it in large.
Maybe I should just go after stainless cause it comes in medium, only issue it it wouldn't match the hauberk I ordered, and that would irritate me.
Better yet, maybe I should buy loose rings and make an attached coif to the hauberk, just don't know how to make one.
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I have an old steamer-style trunk in my war chamber that I used to keep a blackened hauberk in.
I am now obsessed with acquiring a war chamber! Just curious, how did you talk your wife into that ???
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I have an old steamer-style trunk in my war chamber that I used to keep a blackened hauberk in.
I am now obsessed with acquiring a war chamber! Just curious, how did you talk your wife into that ???
Believe it or not, it was HER idea! In retrospect, I think she saw it as a way of me keeping all of my arms and armor in one place that wasn't the living room! I'm kidding...yes, it was her idea, if only because she seemed to realize before I did that I needed 'my' space. When my youngest daughter opted not to come live with us, that extra bedroom got conscripted into the war chambers as it were...I do have the best wife, she rarely encroaches!
Not that I mind, I like her, you know...but I like how she put that forth and stuck with it and always refers to it as my 'man cave' or 'war chambers'. There's no mistaking it for anything but- yes, there are two nice couches in there, but there are also swords, shields, medieval flags, armor, football (and other) memorabilia, books, my war chest (its much better than a steamer trunk, older too)- all very thoroughly male. Its no show room, mind you, it won't win any awards in Good Housekeeping or Martha Stewart, but it IS ALL MINE.
Good luck, Sir Knight- let us know how it goes!
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Oh yes, I think a "man cave" is a real must. Right now I'm used to my whole house being a "cave" or "war room", so it'll be an adjustment to shrink it down to a room later. :)
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LOL
Yea, I had to make that transition a few years back when we bought our first house together. It was no longer socially acceptable to answer the door in the buff, or swing a sword in the kitchen if I felt like it. No...no...the feelings and disposition of the significant other must be taken into account!