You want to tell me that all the other noble kids are most likely to be adopted first...based on merits such as being...taller
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You want to tell me that all the other noble kids are most likely to be adopted first...based on merits such as being...taller
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The Peurise buckler arrived! I wiped it down with some diet coke, the only acidic thing I had handy, and it did take a little of that 'new penny' sheen off it.
It's not too small, about the size of a European buckler. It's pretty heavy too. With some padding I'd have no problem believing it could deflect a sword blow. The only thing keeping it from being functional, in my mind at least, are the small rings used for the rope handle. A few good blows would probably snap them right off.
This buckler needs to be waaaaay less shiny before I can hang it on my wall. As it is, it stands out too much and my wife will notice it immediately. Then there'll be some 'splaining to do...
Hmm. I found an identical peurise to mine on another website
http://brokenthronearmsandarmor.com/product/sumatran-peurise-shield/
They say it's early 20th century and are selling it for 5 times what I paid for mine. Which is cool, but little disconcerting that it's so identical to mine. I wonder if they were mass produced.
Edit: On closer look it isn't completely identical, the decorative patterns are different.
It's not too small, about the size of a European buckler. It's pretty heavy too. With some padding I'd have no problem believing it could deflect a sword blow. The only thing keeping it from being functional, in my mind at least, are the small rings used for the rope handle. A few good blows would probably snap them right off.
This buckler needs to be waaaaay less shiny before I can hang it on my wall. As it is, it stands out too much and my wife will notice it immediately. Then there'll be some 'splaining to do...
Hmm. I found an identical peurise to mine on another website
http://brokenthronearmsandarmor.com/product/sumatran-peurise-shield/
They say it's early 20th century and are selling it for 5 times what I paid for mine. Which is cool, but little disconcerting that it's so identical to mine. I wonder if they were mass produced.
Edit: On closer look it isn't completely identical, the decorative patterns are different.
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You want to tell me that all the other noble kids are most likely to be adopted first...based on merits such as being...taller
of course. being taller was a survival thing. taller people last longer in duels with sharp pointies as they can reach further.
blue, are the handle rings steel or brass? might be stronger than you think. anyway, something with sulphur in it might dull it a bit - hellman's real mayonnaise? a boiled egg paste?
don't worry too much about your wife. i'm sure she already knows and is plotting her riposte. is there a gucci store nearby? this little number goes for only £2880 $4337)
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Kron Gucci isn't a riposte it is a Zornhauw completely through the shoulder and chest. It is the Vatterstreich that leaves you bifurcated. It is the "Thermal-Nuclear War" option of War games. Even I know that much! Poor poor Blue, and I mean poor in ALL the senses.
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Hmmm, I think I should resent that remark, but then I would be guilty of something I promised myself I would never do on purpose...Being hypocritical as I have a tendency to resemble that remark.
Though I have to say I just do NOT get that handbag, or any of the big floppy looking bags. Unless you are into carrying around a small dog that bag is a nightmare, everything in it would always be all jumbled up so you couldn't find anything and worse yet it is UGLY, I mean just plain ugly. I guess my style is much more OLD Hollywood glamor and not new Hollywood trashy and I prefer clutches to big bags. Still if hubby where able to fund breakfast for me at Tiffany's I could put a serious dent in a budget for instance there is a gorgeous Gucci crocodile clutch that is only $15K ish that I wouldn't mind having.
as I have a tendency to resemble that remark. Though I have to say I just do NOT get that handbag, or any of the big floppy looking bags. Unless you are into carrying around a small dog that bag is a nightmare, everything in it would always be all jumbled up so you couldn't find anything and worse yet it is UGLY, I mean just plain ugly. I guess my style is much more OLD Hollywood glamor and not new Hollywood trashy and I prefer clutches to big bags. Still if hubby where able to fund breakfast for me at Tiffany's I could put a serious dent in a budget
for instance there is a gorgeous Gucci crocodile clutch that is only $15K ish that I wouldn't mind having.
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it's hard to carry an mp5, it's silencer, plus a few spare mags in a clutch purse - they do make a back pack tho. maybe i should have specified that one. tad small. but could accommodate your mac10 & accessories. perfect for that discrete night on the town.
..and it's on sale, reg. £649 (US$985), now for a limited time only while stocks last, £150 US$227) plus VAT, postage and handling.
you could probably fit in a couple of baseball grenades too.
might as well get the clutch purse too while you are at it. i'm sure he won't mind.
...because you're worth it.
p.s. - i thought that python skin bag was a bit over the top myself, i chose it to shock him,
not you. on second thought, a nice 15k purse may just do him in. i recommend you call
your insurance man & up his life insurance before he sees the bill.
oh, and don't forget to buy a new khukuri to fit the new bag & it's contents.
p.s. - for me a small dog weighs in at about 56 lb., is about 2 ft. 1in.high at the shoulder, 2ft.2in. long neck to tail,
and is staring at me from the lounge chair.
"put me in a handbag and i'll put something squishy in your shoe tonite as you sleep." -Poppy
..and it's on sale, reg. £649 (US$985), now for a limited time only while stocks last, £150 US$227) plus VAT, postage and handling.
you could probably fit in a couple of baseball grenades too.
might as well get the clutch purse too while you are at it. i'm sure he won't mind.
...because you're worth it.
p.s. - i thought that python skin bag was a bit over the top myself, i chose it to shock him,
not you. on second thought, a nice 15k purse may just do him in. i recommend you call
your insurance man & up his life insurance before he sees the bill.
oh, and don't forget to buy a new khukuri to fit the new bag & it's contents.
p.s. - for me a small dog weighs in at about 56 lb., is about 2 ft. 1in.high at the shoulder, 2ft.2in. long neck to tail,
and is staring at me from the lounge chair.
"put me in a handbag and i'll put something squishy in your shoe tonite as you sleep." -Poppy
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Such a simple looking little weapon. no edge to keep sharp, no real maintenance to be done at all. Just keep it from rusting (guess they couldn't even do that one)
Efficient and effective. Just *WHAP!!** and whatever you hit crumples. It seems fool proof, even knowing how advanced fools can be
Efficient and effective. Just *WHAP!!** and whatever you hit crumples. It seems fool proof, even knowing how advanced fools can be
You know, with all these fantasy scenarios about zombies rising and putting an end to the world as we know it ...I thought a few times that what you'd need would be a low maintenance weapon, no edges to sharpen...a beater, to smash skulls and I think a blunt weapon would be the finest choice 
. Less training required, too.
Next, if I were to choose a bladed weapon...sorry kukris, but I'd still go with an axe, because of the geometry of the edge and less chance of a failure. Add to this the fact that you don't need so much training.
And then only, a kukri or other long blade. From archeological evidences, I was quite shocked to learn that green bone is not as resilient against metal as I thought. One swipe with one kilo sword, most likely made out of a poorer steel than what we have today and with a hardness that might or might have not reached the middle 50s RC could sever two legs in a swipe. Of course I am not comparing a long sword with a kukri but the damage ability is there, and a good blade will probably only dull; somehow I was always thinking that bone is necessarily hard as rock. Turns out, only old bone is like that. I would trust the steel but not my ability to deliver blows even against a slow-moving target with a surgical precision...
You know this might be a good fantasy thread; I don't dare call it original.
...I thought a few times that what you'd need would be a low maintenance weapon, no edges to sharpen...a beater, to smash skulls and I think a blunt weapon would be the finest choice . Less training required, too.Next, if I were to choose a bladed weapon...sorry kukris, but I'd still go with an axe, because of the geometry of the edge and less chance of a failure. Add to this the fact that you don't need so much training.
And then only, a kukri or other long blade. From archeological evidences, I was quite shocked to learn that green bone is not as resilient against metal as I thought. One swipe with one kilo sword, most likely made out of a poorer steel than what we have today and with a hardness that might or might have not reached the middle 50s RC could sever two legs in a swipe. Of course I am not comparing a long sword with a kukri but the damage ability is there, and a good blade will probably only dull; somehow I was always thinking that bone is necessarily hard as rock. Turns out, only old bone is like that. I would trust the steel but not my ability to deliver blows even against a slow-moving target with a surgical precision...
You know this might be a good fantasy thread; I don't dare call it original.
Oh and I'm ignoring firearms, fast zombies somewhat, just as I am, pretty much, some logic .
Mr. K, not sure about the python bags, pythons seem so accomodating size-wise that some may even wake up tightly-wrapped in one.
Oh and never piss offa dog, they do have seslctive memory but I do know that they tend to favor stuff we'd like theM to forget and they might get you any day.
.Mr. K, not sure about the python bags, pythons seem so accomodating size-wise that some may even wake up tightly-wrapped in one.
Oh and never piss offa dog, they do have seslctive memory but I do know that they tend to favor stuff we'd like theM to forget and they might get you any day.
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I kind of like the flanged mace. Good beater but has a bit of an protrusion for doing some penetration. I don't think it needs to be sharpened, Not the newer ornate ones that look like someone welded a bunch of blades to a pipe. More the ones similar to Kron's but with a bit of a star shape to the head as you look down at the top of it.
I think with the Python bags it behooves you to make sure the python is dead before trying to carry anything inside it
I think with the Python bags it behooves you to make sure the python is dead before trying to carry anything inside it
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The Philippino trio arrived today. All are sturdy and sharp and heavily built. But only the curved talibonish thing speaks to me.
I slew a whole army of cardboard boxes and packing tubes with the curved blade and it performs surprisingly well. The last 1/3rd of the blade, the part you're slashing with, is fairly thin. Most of the weight is in the belly of the blade. Buy because the blade is downwardly curved from the hilt, much of that weight is behind the thin slicing tip of the blade. You get the best of both worlds, a thin slicing blade but with substantial weight behind it. I cab only imagine what a larger version could do.
I slew a whole army of cardboard boxes and packing tubes with the curved blade and it performs surprisingly well. The last 1/3rd of the blade, the part you're slashing with, is fairly thin. Most of the weight is in the belly of the blade. Buy because the blade is downwardly curved from the hilt, much of that weight is behind the thin slicing tip of the blade. You get the best of both worlds, a thin slicing blade but with substantial weight behind it. I cab only imagine what a larger version could do.
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I like the top one because it's a more "traditional" Philippines bolo style and it's a nice slicer. Maybe too small to be useful tool for clearing brush, but easily large enough for clearing people. MS and PI are deeply stamped into the blade. I wonder if these were original markings from whatever sheet metal they made this out of.
The bottom one is easily the best made of the three. The blade has beautiful lines to it with a nice one sided convex edge. I like the engraving on the blade too, you can see zillions of little chisel marks if you look closely. The hilt is nicely carved and comfortable/ergonomic. The whole thing is surprisingly light and lively in the hand.
The big bowie is the crudest of the lot but it's still quite nice. Those dots on the hilt are MOP inlays. The blade is fairly thick by bowie standards, nothing compared to a khukri of course, and the balance is forward so it's a good hacking/slashing knife. At first I thought it was tacky that it says "Philippines" on the blade, but it's actually nicely engraved with a chisel just like the decorations on the smaller one.
The bottom one is easily the best made of the three. The blade has beautiful lines to it with a nice one sided convex edge. I like the engraving on the blade too, you can see zillions of little chisel marks if you look closely. The hilt is nicely carved and comfortable/ergonomic. The whole thing is surprisingly light and lively in the hand.
The big bowie is the crudest of the lot but it's still quite nice. Those dots on the hilt are MOP inlays. The blade is fairly thick by bowie standards, nothing compared to a khukri of course, and the balance is forward so it's a good hacking/slashing knife. At first I thought it was tacky that it says "Philippines" on the blade, but it's actually nicely engraved with a chisel just like the decorations on the smaller one.
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Great trio!
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Thanks!
So I did some googling and the large bowie knife is a traditional knife style from Luzon, called an itak or a Bonifacio from Luzon. It's obviously influenced by the bowie knives Americans introduced. But it differs from other large bodies I've handled in that its much more top heavy , which makes sense because it's designed as an agricultural tool.
I read they're often laminated and/or edge hardened so I'm goin to try to etch it. It's still obviously a tourist piece but at least it represents a real Philippino knife style rather than just a copy of a bowie knife
So I did some googling and the large bowie knife is a traditional knife style from Luzon, called an itak or a Bonifacio from Luzon. It's obviously influenced by the bowie knives Americans introduced. But it differs from other large bodies I've handled in that its much more top heavy , which makes sense because it's designed as an agricultural tool.
I read they're often laminated and/or edge hardened so I'm goin to try to etch it. It's still obviously a tourist piece but at least it represents a real Philippino knife style rather than just a copy of a bowie knife