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| Author: | Lu Bu [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:06 am ] |
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I love medieval weapons. Swords, maces, flails, war hammers, lances, and of course, the halberd. Is there any weapon collectors or forgers out there? Anyone know where to get some cool weapons? Post your thoughts here. (I did find a your favorite weapon thread but this is different enough not to be locked I hope) |
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| Author: | topofsm [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:13 am ] |
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I think this is different enough. You forgot crossbows! Those are sweet, even today. |
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| Author: | Lu Bu [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:15 am ] |
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Ah, yes, crossbows. They are pretty sweet. I have never actually fired one though. Does it have any recoil or anything? I wonder... |
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| Author: | Mazurkis [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:16 am ] |
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Flea markets are a good resource for weapons if you don't plan on actually using them. |
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| Author: | Ju Ju Master [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:28 am ] |
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Flails/maces (ones with chains) are awesome, though I've never seen a real one in person. |
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| Author: | cyco [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:28 am ] |
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*raises hand* OOH!! OHH! ME! I LIKE MEDIEVAL WEAPONS! um...yeah....im a collector...actually I like all sword type stuff, from battleaxes to kantas. Newest addition to my collection: 
and im hoping for this one for my birthday coming up: (look at the size) http://www.trueswords.com/product_info. ... cts_id=748 so yeah...fun stuff! |
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| Author: | InterruptorJones [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:31 am ] |
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cyco wrote: Oh, yeah, that totally looks like an authentic medieval weapon. 
(I kid, I kid.) |
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| Author: | Lu Bu [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:37 am ] |
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Now, that is cool stuff. I didn't know you could get cool weapons like that for so cheap! I plan to get a mace/halberd/spear. It can be adjusted to turn into another weapon with a twist and a pull. I also do like scimitars, does anybody own the replica of twinkle and icingdeath? |
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| Author: | Simon Zeno [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:46 am ] |
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I have three Katanas. And a small dagger, though it's cheaply made... *wishes he had a polearm of some kind* |
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| Author: | Somm-1 [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:46 am ] |
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A friend of mine and I built a working trebuchet. We used water balloons for ammo. |
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| Author: | putitinyourshoe [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:52 am ] |
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im a fan of the good old bow and arrow. not very glamorous but a ton of fun to shoot and at least the non-compound ones anyway are really cool. |
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| Author: | PianoManGidley [ Tue May 09, 2006 3:29 am ] |
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Seeing as how my current weapon of choice would be a baseball bat, I wouldn't mind being trained to use a quarterstave. 8 to 12 feet of hard wooden stick to beat the pulp out of your foe. I like pre-gun weaponry and battles. I was watching some behind-the-scenes something-or-other for The Lord of the Rings movies, and someone said quite eloquently that "there's a lot less dignity and honor on a battlefield when you're able to deal death at a distance." I find that to be very true, as short-ranged weapons like the ones of old actually required you to confront your enemy--which takes a lot more moxy, IMO, looking someone square in the eye, letting them know that you desire to battle with them. |
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| Author: | topofsm [ Tue May 09, 2006 3:53 am ] |
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Somm-1 wrote: A friend of mine and I built a working trebuchet. We used water balloons for ammo.
That's awesome! So did I! It was for this Science Olympiad class we had! It is about 5 feet tall, and it's an FAT(Floating Arm Trebuchet), and we creamed everyone. We called it "Chubby". |
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| Author: | Krazed Squirell [ Tue May 09, 2006 5:33 pm ] |
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There are a few locals that make midieval weapons around town. Of course they're just meant to sit around looking pretty, and would probably break if you picked one up wrong. Yeah, I know I'd never actually use a sword in real life, but it would be fun to swing it around in the backyard and scare the neighbors a bit. I've never had any true desire for a melee weapon, but I always did want to learn how to use a bow. |
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| Author: | racerx_is_alive [ Tue May 09, 2006 6:05 pm ] |
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topofsm wrote: Somm-1 wrote: A friend of mine and I built a working trebuchet. We used water balloons for ammo. That's awesome! So did I! It was for this Science Olympiad class we had! It is about 5 feet tall, and it's an FAT(Floating Arm Trebuchet), and we creamed everyone. We called it "Chubby". My brother built one of those, and I accidentaly broke it the day before competition. Helping him refine it, you know? It ain't SciOly unless it's last minute. |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Tue May 09, 2006 9:33 pm ] |
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I'll take a Scottish Claymore, if you don't mind. |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Tue May 09, 2006 9:34 pm ] |
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racerx_is_alive wrote: topofsm wrote: Somm-1 wrote: A friend of mine and I built a working trebuchet. We used water balloons for ammo. That's awesome! So did I! It was for this Science Olympiad class we had! It is about 5 feet tall, and it's an FAT(Floating Arm Trebuchet), and we creamed everyone. We called it "Chubby". My brother built one of those, and I accidentaly broke it the day before competition. Helping him refine it, you know? It ain't SciOly unless it's last minute. Trebu-yay! I love catapults and trebuchets and all those other "chuck things far" machine. But has anyone ever tried building a mangonel? They're sort of like a cross between the two, and just as awesome. |
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| Author: | topofsm [ Tue May 09, 2006 10:03 pm ] |
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racerx_is_alive wrote: topofsm wrote: Somm-1 wrote: A friend of mine and I built a working trebuchet. We used water balloons for ammo. That's awesome! So did I! It was for this Science Olympiad class we had! It is about 5 feet tall, and it's an FAT(Floating Arm Trebuchet), and we creamed everyone. We called it "Chubby". My brother built one of those, and I accidentaly broke it the day before competition. Helping him refine it, you know? It ain't SciOly unless it's last minute. I don't know, we finish ours pretty early. Did you go to state racerx? Man, if only I had known tyou then, I would have asked you your school. Do we have a SciOly thread? |
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| Author: | Lu Bu [ Wed May 10, 2006 12:07 am ] |
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Scotish claymore, eh? Pretty cool but not as cool as this!!! http://www.swords-n-stuff.com/pole/d-608.jpg |
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| Author: | Badri3211 [ Wed May 10, 2006 12:46 am ] |
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Beyond the Grave wrote: I'll take a Scottish Claymore, if you don't mind. Looks like a half-sword, half-dagger. |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Wed May 10, 2006 1:02 am ] |
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Badri3211 wrote: Beyond the Grave wrote: I'll take a Scottish Claymore, if you don't mind. Looks like a half-sword, half-dagger. 
Here is a better one. |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Wed May 10, 2006 5:14 am ] |
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I'm a nerd. When you mentioned the claymore, the first thing that came to mind wasn't the sword, but a recent manga that just came out. Doy. I don't know about crossbows, as I've never even handled a traditional recurve, but I do have a nice modern-day compound bow. |
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| Author: | SEAN'D! [ Wed May 10, 2006 5:21 am ] |
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When I was off in Italy over the Chirstmas holidays, I found this great shop that sold swords and stuff, and I stayed there for ages, my Mum and sister had to practically drag me out of there. They even made replicas of the swords used in The Lord of the Rings! |
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| Author: | Alberto [ Wed May 10, 2006 5:37 am ] |
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I would love to have a replica of a *Aztec Maquahuitl(an obsidian ax/club); 
*The empire established in 13th century, so that weapon can kinda be considered medieval. |
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| Author: | Sarge [ Wed May 10, 2006 5:53 am ] |
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There's a shop in a mall in my city called The Cutting Edge that sells swords, maces, and knives of all sorts. They've got a Claymore on the wall that's longer than I am tall (I'm 6' 3") They specialise in Katanas, Wakizashis and Ninjato. These things aren't cheap, though. Way more money that I'd want to pay for a glorfied cabbage-choper. I spend all my disposable income on computer hardware. You know; Gigabit LAN routers, pure copper heat sinks, windowed aluminum cases, lazer mice, SLi rigs, cold cathode tubes... that sort of thing. |
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| Author: | Bulldozer [ Wed May 10, 2006 6:27 am ] |
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I'm a big swords collector. I don't have a lot of money, so I only have five swords right now, but I love them. Four are katanas, since, if you can't tell, I'm way into Japan and such. The other is a European Longsword - and by longsword, I mean 5 feet long. It's huge, I don't even want to try to swing that thing. Right now, I've really got my eyes on this. Unfortunately, that's ridiculously expensive, so I'll be a while waiting yet.  But the blades are of unbelievable quality by every account! A review of just the wakizashi said this:
Quote: My friend and I were messing around one day. He lost control of his Claymore and almost hit me. With almost no time to act, I put the blade up towards the oncoming sword. I was amazed at the result. Mine cut halfway through his Claymore, with a small knick on my Wakizashi. Sounds unbelievable I know...
I really want that set of swords! Having a high-quality sword some day is my dream. I don't want to use it, just to have it. |
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| Author: | Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest [ Wed May 10, 2006 7:05 am ] |
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I do prefer Gunpowder and Bullets and the occasional Uranium weapon, But my Mideval weapon would be.... http://www.halloweencostumeworld.com/im ... /55850.jpg |
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| Author: | Sarge [ Wed May 10, 2006 8:30 am ] |
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By Uranium do you man that Depleted Uranium used by the A-10 Warthog or do you mean the kind that Bush doesn't want Iran to have? Either way, I imagine that a special anti terrorism squad is now taking an intrest in you. (I have a very active imagination). |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Wed May 10, 2006 2:08 pm ] |
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Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest wrote: I do prefer Gunpowder and Bullets and the occasional Uranium weapon, But my Mideval weapon would be.... You would be dead before you got that off of your shoulder.
http://www.halloweencostumeworld.com/im ... /55850.jpg |
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| Author: | racerx_is_alive [ Wed May 10, 2006 3:15 pm ] |
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topofsm wrote: racerx_is_alive wrote: topofsm wrote: That's awesome! So did I! It was for this Science Olympiad class we had! It is about 5 feet tall, and it's an FAT(Floating Arm Trebuchet), and we creamed everyone. We called it "Chubby". My brother built one of those, and I accidentaly broke it the day before competition. Helping him refine it, you know? It ain't SciOly unless it's last minute. I don't know, we finish ours pretty early. Did you go to state racerx? Man, if only I had known tyou then, I would have asked you your school. Do we have a SciOly thread? Not only did I go to state, I went to nationals in '98 as team captain of the team from Davis High School in Utah. It was in Grand Rapids Michigan that year. And no, there isn't a SciOly thread yet. |
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