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Gerhard von Liebau

PM sent!

Gerhard von Liebau

Sorry to hear that, Paladin! Your arms must be quite a bit longer than mine.

*Bump* for the rest of this stuff - everything shown is still available. I've reduced the prices again - almost can't imagine some of it going for much less. Everything's a deal!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Thanks, Jehan. It's very appreciated! Consider it a hiatus, though, and one that will include blips of work, at that.

Gerhard von Liebau

Glad to see that the shield came in handy! Since I crafted it I've taught myself a thing or two about the positioning of the gendarmes based on logic and original shields, but it should have been alright to wield, I hope? Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

The large spearhead and the two javelin heads shown are left. I delete items from the initial ad as they sell. Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Yojimbo's pieces are paid for.

Llewelyn Gododdin has paid for the steel Greek buttspike.

Down to the two javelin heads and the large spear head. Cheers!

Gerhard von Liebau

Clinker, Ernst wrote it out correctly, and I think Kalle is on the right track as far as how the secondary element (Peckelsheim, in this case) is an additive based on holdings. However, I can't recall seeing any 12th or 13th century names that incorporated "zu" in official records. Tertiary holdings...

Gerhard von Liebau

PMs sent, working things out. First three items have been spoken for, pending responses/payments.

Gerhard von Liebau

This is not the ad you're looking for.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Hello folks, This started as a "leaf bladed" spear by Windlass and has been heavily modified. It's quite sharp and was very carefully ground down without allowing much heat to penetrate the blade, so its temper still seems good. It's a beast, at 17" total length with an 11" blade. Suitable for a sha...

Gerhard von Liebau

Sold!

Gerhard von Liebau

Very well done!

Gerhard von Liebau

Ba, da, bump!

Gerhard von Liebau

wcallen wrote:I weighs 16 pounds, 3.6 ounces.

Wade

Dear lord, man! Eat a sandwich!

Gerhard von Liebau

SOLD to the gentleman from Canterbury!

Gerhard von Liebau

I hope the event is wonderful, folks! Enjoy and be safe.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Bitty bump! Toumas has still not paid for the cloak nor got back to me in any other way, so it's available - along with everything else still posted above.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

I'm positive Jeff Hildebrandt at Royal Oak Armoury could make one - in fact he may have before, but I'm not able to get on his site just now (internet's being goofy).

www.royaloakarmoury.com

Gerhard von Liebau

Hey Florian,

I'm afraid that $80 is gonna' be my limit on that set. It took a lot of hours to make, and I had really hoped to get more in the range of $100 for it.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Reserving the cloak for Tuomas since he got back to me in a timely fashion, and Klaus and I are wheelin' and dealin' on the tunic (which I assume didn't work for Corbyn since I haven't heard from him) and belt pouch. Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Fabric is about 44" around at the armpits.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Tuomas hasn't got back to me regarding the cloak, so everything shown is still for sale. I will be out until Monday morning, FYI. Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

As far as "target zones" go, it may be interesting to look over the details compiled for Johannes Keller's thesis as compared with some data on other relevant websites, which is summarized nicely in this article on tameshigiri.ca. Of hundreds of injuries reviewed I can't see much damage to feet. Fac...

Gerhard von Liebau

Alexander posted on Facebook as recently as June 6th, but he hasn't been very active. I've never had any problems with him when it comes to communication. Have you not been able to get a hold of him?

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Itty, bitty, BUMP! I'm open to offers at this point!

Gerhard von Liebau

Ba, da, bump! Help me clean up my life, peoples. Buy me ol' shit! I'm willing to take offers - I know this stuff isn't worth a lot but it's worth something, and I'd really like to be rid of it.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

I have the following games for sale. I would like $50 for all of them, shipped. Every CD should be in great condition as the games were either lightly or not used at all. I have most of the booklets for them, and a couple are still in their boxes. Rome: Total War Shogun: Total War Shogun: Total War ...

Gerhard von Liebau

Folks, prices have been slashed on all remaining items! I'd love to move this stuff ASAP! Paladin, Concerning the tunic - when my arms were down at my sides the sleeves came just to my wrist, as a nice dress jacket would. If I lifted them up, they'd draw back some. Period artwork suggests that there...

Gerhard von Liebau

EDIT: I really have no reason to be playing devil's advocate... Just procrastinating on other work. I see many reasons to be wary of using such a random element of artistic depictions to cast judgment on the reality of using (or not using) sabatons in combat. The conclusion you make regarding saintl...

Gerhard von Liebau

Gerhard, I think there are too many examples from different sources for that to be the only answer. It seems like it was not at all uncommon for otherwise fully armed men to go without sabatons. I was being facetious, Mac. I just don't see the point in trying to understand the "trade off" between c...

Gerhard von Liebau

Mac wrote:...and yet, there were those who would rather put their trust in a pair of red shoes.

Or illustrators who thought red shoes looked smart?

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

The quote is about a peasant. No one said Usama was a peasant...

Gerhard von Liebau

Yeah, about 95% of the stuff on the market is Chinese reproduction work based on Japanese military originals. It's very hard to come across a real blade and recognize the difference without a variety of insights to consider. This is the place to go asking for questions and getting the right answers:...

Gerhard von Liebau

Bump! Everything shown is still available and I'm willing to entertain offers. I'd really like to see all of this stuff sell before the end of the month...

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

I think the reason that Usama thought to mention the story, which didn't directly involve him, was probably because it was spectacular and unusual - as most of his combat anecdotes were.

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