good looking odd weapons

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:14 am

looking for a picture of a odd weapon I saw a few years ago seams it was a chicken or harpy looking mace when I was doing armour/weapon inspections at pennsic.
but just to lighten things up what else do you all have for odd weapons.

Brynjolfr Hrafnsson · Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:29 am

Some friends and I were thinking of forming a "peasant levy" as an inside joke. We plan on covering our armor with ridiculous broad hats and stained rough spun clothes.

We would love to see if anyone has made simulated peasant imrpovised weaponry. Spades, pitchforks etc. Understandable the idea peasant weapon, the grain flail, is out, but other ideas would be cool. =)

Cian of Storvik · Post by **Cian of Storvik** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:46 am

That would be cool! Loose fitting tunics to hide your armor and floppy hats and overlarge hoods to reduce the obvious head protection helms. So much for field combat being a noble sport.
-Cian

Boomlaor · Post by **Boomlaor** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:48 am

The Bill and Partisan (polearms) were originally farm implements used by peasants for harvesting fruit and pruning trees. They were modified to make them more effective for combat, but the origins remain.

Johann ColdIron · Post by **Johann ColdIron** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:21 pm

Saw a dead cat mace once. Complete with X's for eyes and stiff legs. There is a photo floating around somethere for it :lol:

hrolf · Post by **hrolf** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:26 pm

Let us not forget Owens (i think) list-legal shovel.

Sean Powell · Post by **Sean Powell** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:47 pm

2.5gal flexible water-bag + 1 kazoo in a piece of siloflex + 3 slightly broomed rattan drones + some scrap plaid fabric = heavy combat bagpipes.

It was STUPID... but if I inflated it before going into combat (couldn't fit the siloflex mouthpiece into by bar-grill) I could annoy my opponent with kazoo noises. It died when I blocked a pair of hulk-hands and the kazoo and siloflex tube was ejected violently by the air pressure.

Some days you just gotta cut back and be silly.

Sean

Dmitriy · Post by **Dmitriy** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:56 pm

tbeckett · Post by **tbeckett** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:58 pm

not sure who it was, but I saw some pictures in a thread around here of a crusader with a crucifix for a pole arm

Cian of Storvik · Post by **Cian of Storvik** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:25 pm

Brother Amos the Pious wields a great cross as a weapon (polearm). There are some pics of him at Pennsic with it.

It's super cool awesomeness, especially when he pops his top and you see his tonsure (monk cut hair style <- It's not male pattern baldness either. It's a proper shaving of the top of the head).
-Cian

Diglach Mac Cein · Post by **Diglach Mac Cein** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:37 pm

Yeah - that is very cool!

Malachiuri · Post by **Malachiuri** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:35 pm

For the Martyrdom of St Hyrim I made a list legal 6' gold crucifix.

My fave was a 4' long cod fish complete with leather fins and "thrusting lips" that I made for a barroom brawl event.

Not dignified, but fun.

white mountain armoury · Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:06 pm

Brother Amos the Pious is total inspiration.

B. Amos · Post by **B. Amos** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:57 pm

Cian and Adam you guys are to kind. Here are a couple of pictures of me with my cross, unfortunatly I wasn't wearing my robes that day.

Vladimir · Post by **Vladimir** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:38 am

white mountain armoury wrote:Brother Amos the Pious is total inspiration.

Absolutely.

Amos, would you be willing to post how you constructed that cross?

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:22 am

Amos rules.

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:04 pm

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:05 pm

Ceddie · Post by **Ceddie** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:37 pm

wouldn't that be +2?

Roland Brokentooth · Post by **Roland Brokentooth** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:01 pm

B. Amos wrote:Cian and Adam you guys are to kind. Here are a couple of pictures of me with my cross, unfortunatly I wasn't wearing my robes that day.

I've been hit with that...and I can speak to its effectiveness.

Alexander · Post by **Alexander** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:42 am

Servus!

This SO rocks!

I see this picture and immediately think....

IN THE NAME OF THE EVERLASTING ALMIGHTY I SMITE THEE!!!!!!

Amos - you have to say it, at least once...