what peasant doesn't have a good quarter staff near by? perhaps a club, or knife or Bow...

Thanks Kass,

I think my wife has a new favorite site

you can indeed buy swords in japan, real ones too, they can run over $10k. but you can certainly buy them. an "any old sword" mass produced POS can be found at many many touristy places in japan. As for these guys your brother spoke to, perhaps they did not understand him, or perhaps they were being...

and quenching it? if your annealing something you don't want to quench it do you? I thought you wanted it to cool as slow as possible

no one mentioned the obvious, how would lance tips get into a wall? a charge seriously misdirected? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif which reminds me, some time when your watching monty pythons quest for the holy grail for the 100th time, watch as sir lancalot hits the castle with his sword...

forget the internet for this one, I would never buy leather I can't touch first. find a local saddle and leather shop. no shipping cost and you know what your getting.

good yellow pages hunting to you...

Ulfgar

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Actually, from what I have read, they were mostly interior cattle herders untill the arrival of the Norse. Once the norse began colonizing Ireland they built protected cities (at least 5 others in addition to dublin), that is when ireland really became a hot spot of trade. and the #1 export item? Ir...