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Chad Arnow
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: |
Yep. I try to get that across with this Web site. That's one reason I made the bookstore. Speaking of which, if you're so into books, where's your reading list?  |
He's got you there, Mark. I didn't realize how many books I had until I put my reading list together. I also didn't realize how many of them I had yet to read, either. 
I dropped a couple hundred dollars on books in a couple of weeks a while back. While cheaper than many swords, it can still add up.
Mark, since you're a local yokel in this part of the world, you're welcome to borrow anything interesting from my library. That goes for Doug, Nate, etc., too.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Mark Mattimore
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | Mark Mattimore wrote: | Ahhh, a man of letters. It's good to see other book addicts in this hobby. My book lust far outweighs my sword lust. I have swords that I'd sell in a pinch... books never  |
Yep. I try to get that across with this Web site. That's one reason I made the bookstore. Speaking of which, if you're so into books, where's your reading list? |
Ouch!  I know, I know... just never got around to it. Making a list will just highlight how many books I still want to buy.
OK, reading list coming soon.
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
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Mark Mattimore
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| Posted: Wed 14 Dec, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | | I also didn't realize how many of them I had yet to read, either. |
And that's another big problem. I buy books at about twice the rate that I read them.
| Chad Arnow wrote: | | Mark, since you're a local yokel in this part of the world, you're welcome to borrow anything interesting from my library. That goes for Doug, Nate, etc., too. |
Yeah, that's just what I need. More books to read  
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
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Chad Arnow
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David Etienne
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 12:19 am Post subject: |
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For me, 2005 is the year where everything began : I bought my first real sword (an Albion) in march, and now I just can't stop buying some others
Items bought :
Albion Squire Line Knightly sword (now sold)
Next Gen Laird
Next Gen Gaddhjalt and campaign scabbard
Rondel dagger from Tod's stuff
Few books, including 'Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight' and some Osprey's.
Items sold :
Squire Line Knightly sword
I've also put an order for a Petersen type S Viking sword from Vladimir Cervenka (due for march 2008).
Cheers,
David
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Thomas McDonald
myArmoury Alumni
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 3:09 am Post subject: |
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Hi Ben
You also received that nice brass ribbon hilt, by Eljay, in '05.
(even if you ordered it in '04 it still joined your collection in 2005 :-)
Plus I know you picked up a few knives, too :-)
Mac
| Ben Sweet wrote: | No changes at all...
No sales but I have given away as gifts...
(5) Himalayan Imports khukris of different types
1 repro C.W saber
1 Medi sword
New for 05
Albion Svante
Albion Brescia
Albion Talhoffer...Incoming
Tinker XVii
Tinker XVii custom order
Himalayan Imports Talwar
Darkwood Armory Side-Sword
Del Tin 2142
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William Goodwin
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| Ben Sweet wrote: | No changes at all...
No sales but I have given away as gifts...
(5) Himalayan Imports khukris of different types
1 repro C.W saber
1 Medi sword
New for 05
Albion Svante
Albion Brescia
Albion Talhoffer...Incoming
Tinker XVii
Tinker XVii custom order
Himalayan Imports Talwar
Darkwood Armory Side-Sword
Del Tin 2142
Adam Hsu Jian |
Hey Ben,
How's the D-W sidesword treating you?
Yes, Ben was the one who grabbed it up from me (kinda miss that sword now)
Bill
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Thomas McDonald
myArmoury Alumni
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| David Wilson wrote: | After a while, one year runs into another, and it's hard to keep up.... so I forget what all I got this year ("Did I get that one this year? Or last year? Or three years ago?")....
Well, there are some exceptions.... you can't forget some things.....
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Dave, me lad .... when are you going to review this new VE Migration beauty you snagged ?
Should you feel the task is too much just send the sword to 'ol Mac and I'll "Git 'er done" fer ya ;-)
Merry Kringle, Mac
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Chuck Wyatt
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Just two for me.
MRL 13th century battle axe; First Antiquing project
Most important for me was Wooden Weapons.com Long sword Waister; finally got off my rump and started taking sword fighting lessons!! I'm going to take some time off before I start collecting again; I want to see where my taste is directed after a year of hands on training.
Cheers
Chuck Wyatt
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C. Stackhouse
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 7:53 am Post subject: |
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I haven't bought much for my collection this year (funds have been going towards college) But here's what I've made in 2005. (My Digi-cam is broken)
- 13" Double bladed hand axe (blade salvaged from a garage sale find in '04)
- 30" english warhammer (head is a modified masonry hammer)
- 11" Broad Saxon Seax (will be refined soon)
- Fantasy chainmaille vest w/ loricated pauldrons (currently in production)
- 12" toy recurve bow (shoots 14" arrows about 50' )
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Sean Flynt
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Doh! Books! I forgot to include those or factor them into my budget! That changes things considerably, and I also consider books to be the most important part of my collection. Added a number of important books to my library this year, including:
Hafted Weapons of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
The Great War Bow
British Basket Hilted Swords
The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer
Landesknecht Soldier
The German Peasant War, 1520-1525
A couple of excellent Dover arms & armour books
Heroic Armour of the Italian Renaissance
Catalog of helmets in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Catalog of recent arms & armour acquisitions, MMA
A few others
-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hammer-Sean-Flynt/dp/B08XN7HZ82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+hammer+book&qid=1627482034&sr=8-1
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Eric Nower
Location: Upstate NY Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Posts: 174
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Added:
Albion SL Great sword
Custom Halberd
Sold: Merc Tail.
Greeves
Gorget
14th cen arms
Gauntlets
May God have mercy on my enemies, for I shall have none.
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Ben Sweet
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Hey William, the DW is a nice sword which I am VERY happy with having been able to snatch it up from you! My collection is all over the place so it fits in just fine...also, I never cared for this type of sword but once it came home to me and I put it through my paces it changed my mind just like the Small-sword type...
Hey Mac, I kept out all the knives and uncompleted parts such as the bare blades, hilts and whatnots from the list just to keep it simple for me to remember...Here is a pick of my Himalayan Imports collection and having looked to my left a bit ago I saw one I missed for the group shot...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378009
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Gordon Frye
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Arms:
A&A "Dresden" Sword, Dagger & By Knife (from Nathan!)
Dale Shinn Matchlock Caliver (ca. 1580's)
Pair of Middlesex Village Trading Co. Doglock Pistols
Old Dominion Clamshell Hanger (from Nathan!)
Heavy practice lance made by William Hamersky
Armour:
Steve Moffatt Close Helmet (that I used to own, and got back)
Mercenary's Tailor Gorget
Steve Moffatt Steel Target
Books:
Second Copy of "Military Instruction for the Cavall'rie" by John Cruso (1632; reprint)
"The Maneige Royal" by Pluvinel (1624; reprint)
"The Exercise of Arms" by Jacob de Gheyn, ed. by J.B. Krist (1972)
"The New Testament" as translated by William Tynedale, 1534 (reprint, of course!)
"Von Alten Handfeuerwaffen" (Graz,1989)
"Long Guns of the World" by Blackmore
"The Visser Collection" (not in hand as of yet, but paid for!)
(Placed orders for & /put deposit on or paid for:
Dale Shinn Dutch-style Flintlock Carbine, ca. 1630
Dale Shinn German Wheellock Carbine, ca. 1580
Dale Shinn German Wheellock Puffer, ca. 1580)
And there is probably a lot of other stuff I'm totally spacing out about that I picked up this year...
Cheers!
Gordon
"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
Gonsalo Jimenez de Quesada
http://www.renaissancesoldier.com/
http://historypundit.blogspot.com/
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Thomas McDonald
myArmoury Alumni
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Ben Sweet wrote: | Hey Mac, I kept out all the knives and uncompleted parts such as the bare blades, hilts and whatnots from the list just to keep it simple for me to remember...Here is a pick of my Himalayan Imports collection and having looked to my left a bit ago I saw one I missed for the group shot...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378009 |
Here's the pic Ben is referring to !
Great shot, Ben ! Mac
Methinks you need to add this available Vince Evans Kukri to that collection of yours ! Mac
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=99...uid=550150
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Doug Gardner
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Sold: Merc Tail.
Greeves
Gorget
14th cen arms
Gauntlets |
The legs, Eric, don't forget the legs!
Also, don't trades count? I happen to know you've left out a thing or 2 from that acquired and dispensed with list! 
Doug Gardner
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Daniel Staberg
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Sold:
Del Tin 2121 sword
Lutel 12023 15th C Sword
Paul Binns Norman reenactment sword
Lost:
A couple of reenactment swords as well as a Polish sabre in a car burglarly. 
Added:
Arms
Albion Next Gen Agincourt
Albion Next Gen Poitiers
Armour
Custom Buckler made by a local Swedish smith
Books
Monro, his expedition with the worthy Scots regiment (called Mac- Keyes regiment) Robert Monro(London 1637, an orignal print copy in good condition  (!))
Far too many books on 17th Century wars and warfare, mostly old dusty tomes in Swedish
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Bob Burns
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Yeah I bought quite a few books, 4 by Ewart Oakeshott, 3 by Christian Henry Tobler (1 of which I gave to my stepson, Medieval Swordsmanship by John Clements, The Swordsman's Companion by Guy Windsor, The Book of the Sword by Richard Burton, The Art of Dueling by Fabris Leoni, Italian Rapier Combat by Capo Ferro edited and presented by Jared Kirby and several other books. Just finished reading The Archeology of weapons by Ewart Oakeshott.
Between the swords, weapons, accessories and books I probably spent more than I should, but this was my first year and I wanted to launch things with a serious start. Now to get all these books read, finished 4 of them.
I sure am glad to be part of this, lots to learn!
Bob
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Chuck Russell
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| Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: Your collection in 2005 |
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | What changes has your collection gone through in 2005? |
how, now looking at it, i sure do buy and sell a lot. well buy more sell a lil
| Quote: | | What items did you add to your armoury? |
full mild steel arms. 15thc. historic enterprise prototypes.
24 layer 7+ oz. linen Jack
GDFB rivetted mail standard
ash d shape long bow.
cheapo gladius.
forth armoury alt row riveted coif.
MRL norman conical helmet
Deepeeka Roman coolus G helmet.
paul binns reenactment spearhead.
and finally mounted my lutel bec de corbin on an ash shaft.
| Quote: | | What items did you sell? |
cas iberia agincourt
cas iberia hand and a half
starfire hand and a half
sca gambison
butted mail coif
i think thats all i sold. might have been a lil more but i cant remember
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
Posts: 802
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| Thomas McDonald wrote: |
Dave, me lad .... when are you going to review this new VE Migration beauty you snagged ?
Should you feel the task is too much just send the sword to 'ol Mac and I'll "Git 'er done" fer ya ;-)
Merry Kringle, Mac |
I suppose I should write a little something up....
Maybe after I see how she cuts....
Or not. But I will still put something together eventually....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
Now available on Amazon: Franklin Posner's "Suburban Vampire: A Tale of the Human Condition -- With Vampires" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N7Y591
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