TherionArms Monthly news update, December 23, 2010

Therion · Post by **Therion** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:46 am

Howdy, folks.

Here are the daily updates I have posted on TherionArms (and the
TherionArms fan page on facebook) over the past month -

Riveted maille mittens (fresh pictures 12/22)
Gustav rapier (fresh pictures 12/21)
Gustav main gauche / dagger (featured item 12/20)
Aventail / camail / ventail (featured item 12/19)
German flanged mace (featured item 12/18)
Socketed broadaxe (featured item 12/17)
US Model 1917 bolo knife (added 12/16)
Persian shamshir (featured item 12/15)
Poleaxe with bec de corbin (featured item 12/14)
Archer's spangenhelm (featured item 12/13)
Buffalo rib obsidian dagger (featured item 12/12)
Venetian sallet with bevor (featured item 12/11)
Skull helmet stand (fresh batch, fresh pictures 12/10)
Taza dagger / main gauche (fresh pictures 12/09)
Thorpe falchion (featured item 12/08)
Side sword / sword rapier / cut and thrust sword (featured item 12/07)
Heavy curassier's sword-rapier (Munich sword) (featured item 12/06)
French musketeer rapier (featured item 12/05)
Hunter's companion Bowie knife (featured item 12/04)
Norman helmet - antiqued finish (last call! 12/03)
Kettle helm (featured item 12/02)
Giant kukri (featured item 12/01)
Samurai umbrella (featured item 11/30)
Scottish baskethilted broadsword - training blunt (featured item 11/29)
Scottish baskethilted broadsword (featured item 11/28)
16th century Scottish claymore (fresh pictures 11/27)
GDFB tie-closure gambeson - white/natural (added 11/26)
GDFB buckled gambeson - black (added 11/25)
GDFB buckled gambeson - white/natural (featured item 11/24)
Francisca axe (featured item 11/23)

All of these listings can most easily be found linked on the Recent
Additions and Featured Items catalog page -
http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/index.shtml

"Audacity is the virtue that makes this art." -- Fiore dei Liberi, 1409

Have a joyous whatever-holiday-you-celebrate!

Micah Nelson · Post by **Micah Nelson** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:46 pm

http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/com339.html

Any chance this can be done in left-handed?

Therion · Post by **Therion** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:05 pm

It's not a standard option for the messers, but I just took a close look at mine and it doesn't look like it would be all that difficult for a lefty to disassemble the hilt and flip the guard over. Another customization that I've heard folks mention over the years is shortening the guard a bit.

Micah Nelson · Post by **Micah Nelson** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:10 pm

To convert just knock out the rivets, rotate the guard, and reassemble?

Albion has a left-handed option, but 4x the price. I can't really see my wife going for any excuse on that one, lol.

Therion · Post by **Therion** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:07 am

Meinhard wrote:To convert just knock out the rivets, rotate the guard, and reassemble?

Yup! (with maybe a "pull off the pommel" in there, too).

Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 6:53 pm

Hey, Hal!

Do you have any of those two-hand Skeggox axes in stock, by chance?

Micah Nelson · Post by **Micah Nelson** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:00 pm

Therion wrote:
Meinhard wrote:To convert just knock out the rivets, rotate the guard, and reassemble?

Yup! (with maybe a "pull off the pommel" in there, too).

Probably a good idea.

A couple more questions: Can these be sharpened? http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/ther ... c1102.html
http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/ther ... c1099.html

Also, would either be suitable for live steel combat?

and while we're asking questions... How long are the sleeves on a Large and X-Large Archer's Gambeson? http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/ther ... c1318.html

Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:23 pm

...just wanted to say that Munich sword is sweet!

Micah Nelson · Post by **Micah Nelson** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:37 pm

IdÃ«val wrote:...just wanted to say that Munich sword is sweet!

yes, though sadly not left-handed.