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C. Gadda

See picture. I believe based on the maker that they are "real" but am stymied at finding a period source for them. I've gone through a few sources but without finding much. Anybody seen this before?

C. Gadda

You'd have to give me a FB link... short answer is "no" I've not seen it.

C. Gadda

Pix would help. For starters, use course steel wool to get any loose rust off. From there one can either more aggressively sand with varying grits of sandpaper and/or use ScotchBrite wheels and similar to polish.

With good pix I could give you more useful advice.

C. Gadda

If still available, I'll take you up on the Arms and Armour Friedrich IV Jagdspiessen. Sending PM as well.

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P2100065-cropped-1.jpg P2100060-1.jpg Another sword I hilted up last year, built on an Arms & Armor 12th century sword into a more 13th century type. I replaced the crossguard with one I made myself, and reworked the grip. The pommel is mostly the same, but I deepened the hollows on either side of ...

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Placed my order - thanks for the discount!

I actually tried to place a pre-publication order but (fortunately) since the book was not available the system in question didn't let me place the order at all.

C. Gadda

You should be able to buy loose brass rings with rivets, etc. and DIY. I think Ice Falcon has that in stock (though I've not checked recently).

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This thread is an offshoot from a discussion between Mark Millman and myself regarding an OOP dagger that he was looking for in the Classifieds ( http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=188543 ) but branched off into some particulars on Museum Replicas and certain Arms & Armor stu...

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Thanks for the link to the Hank Reinhardt collection - I have gone to it in the past but didn't realize this dagger was a part of it! Too bad he didn't post dimensions. However, using the pictures of Hank's original, the A&A version, and the DT/MRL version from catalog No. 21, I made an interesting ...

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BTW, I've had an interest in the sword that was offered in this set for quite a long time now. Unfortunately, it never seems to come available. There was an eBay auction probably ~10 or so years ago that featured one, but it turned out to be a Windlass copy made after that company took over MRL. In ...

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Very interesting - I didn't realize they were that different, though that's more from not paying attention. Bruce's account, though, isn't quite correct. It's not false, but it misses some nuance. A&A were the first to come out with this dagger, which they made from "molds taken from the original". ...

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Have you considered getting the A&A version of this? They're both inspired by the same original.

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The German Sallet and bevor arrived yesterday in excellent condition. It is absolutely beautiful! The two pieces are perfectly matched in both the crisp workmanship and decoration. The mating of both the visor to the helmet and lame of the bevor is so well done that it is difficult to insert a piec...

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Can you find other uses for the brass sheet to mitigate the waste? Esp. since no extant gauntlets are built this way. Historical accuracy, given how perfect every other detail is on this project, would be my ultimate deciding factor. Alternatively, perhaps shop around for some brass stock that is mo...

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Konstantin the Red wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:31 am A Will of Iron, and a Fred of Bronze.

Weird thread necro....

Though I had missed it BitD so I enjoyed going over it.

C. Gadda

The Kirkburn Burial has a butted mail shirt. But other then that one find, butted links are decorative an made from some copper alloy. Actually Kirkburn is alternating riveted and solid. The original documentation of the find by Ian Stead ( Iron Age Cemeteries in East Yorkshire ) stated that it was...

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The only butted rings I'm aware of from this time are Renaissance "Parade" armours. Otherwise, any combat worthy mail was either all riveted or riveted alternating with solid (either punched or overlapped and forge welded) rings. The only possible pre-1500 AD example I can think of might be the Cium...

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You should always check with the laws of your state, as they are constantly changing. But black powder weapons are not restricted by the ATF, as they are considered antique and in the same category as bows, crossbows and air guns by the federal government. And are not technically categorized as a f...

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Yes. The elbows are in limbo at the moment, tentatively called for as they are on the fence. I'll go ahead and let the elbow cops go since this other gent is interested, and just focus on the handgonne. I'm not sure that the elbows "fit" with my planned kit anyway, so since there is another good ho...

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Not that I can afford it, but do you know what the laws are like in general pertaining to transferring replica firearms from state to state when they're this primitive? I always assume California won't let you buy anything fun through the mail. Black powder reproductions are fine, even in the Peopl...

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If available, I'll take the Hammerbreaker elbow cops and the John Buck .64 cal. handgonne.

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Yeah, I wouldn't take that at face value. It's flexible, but nothing beats mail in that regard.

Can't wait until they fully publish this find, complete with templates!

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Thanks, I was hoping that you liked it. I'll get some better pictures of the stuff. Yeah, pix and a list would be helpful. For example, I had no idea you had a Vendel style helm for sale. That wasn't obvious from the lo res pic. Ideally details would help as well, such as what you provided to me wh...

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BTW, have you thought of borrowing a better camera and taking a higher res picture of all the stuff you have available? Perhaps providing a list as well? It'd just be easier than trying to guess from a very tiny lo-res pic as to what's there.

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By the way, the bascinet was very nice - well packed and quickly shipped upon payment. Thanks!

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Therion wrote:I would like to see more of the visored bascinet with aventail -

(therion@therionarms.com)

Ditto (cagadda@verizon.net)

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This is a really nice work of art, and a good bargain at this price. If I didnt already have one, I'd buy it. Well done! I'm tempted anyway.... :wink: If I just had some money to spare ... I'm in the same boat. I really don't have the budget for this... yet. And I'm thinking that a hounskull bascin...

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LeonStar wrote:
Old-world Armoury wrote:Hello there, I have to admit that this sallet is still in sale

What is the definition of "One piece raised skull"?

Look at the pix. The skull of this sallet was raised from a single sheet of steel. No welding involved. Not sure what more definition you need.

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? There are a few dozen "Charles Luckett's" on Facebook... can you narrow this down at all?

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You teasing us, Gypsy?

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Prices and pix? I might be interested in the La Tene sword, but would need to know more about it. And even the Topfhelm might be interesting.

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Prices?

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Thanks to everyone for the answers. But I had in mind a slightly different aspect of the question. Not HOW to build a castle, but WHY? How to use him, in terms of reenactment, events, and purposes ... What would you do if you had a small castle? Pour boiling oil down on door to door salesman... fli...

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Close up of the Late Viking grip, prior to mounting:

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Additional Pix, including a WIP of the "Moonbrand" sword

Historical source for these knee cops?

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