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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Glen A Cleeton
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Posted: Mon 07 Mar, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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John Hamilton's The Ames Sword Company1829-1935
Ebay 300532060396
A second edition and it looks like a crispy. I should maybe have waited but had found a worn first edition for a decent price. These are getting scarce to find at any price. I would grab it as a spare but figure someone here looking might wan to make it their own. (the seller has some older machetes as well)
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Glen A Cleeton
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Posted: Wed 16 Mar, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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An interesting sword at a good price. A good sword for a good price. Kind of a deal of the week special that won't last.
Twitch
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Gabriele A. Pini
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Mark T
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Posted: Wed 30 Mar, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject: Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi |
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Doug Strong is listing a few copies of Luca Porzio & Greg Mele's Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...0566411931
Starting price is only US$9.99.
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Schallern sind sehr sexy!
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Chris Goerner
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Timo Nieminen
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Posted: Wed 27 Apr, 2011 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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A very nice looking replica of one of the Qianlong swords: http://cgi.ebay.com/330558107089
It's a replica of one of the many swords the Qianlong Emperor (who ruled China for most of the 18th century) had made (about 240 special swords). I think this is a very nice replica, though a little gaudy for my tastes. 'Tis a pity about the price tag, but I've seen similar advertised for a similar price of 1,100,000 Russian roubles. Cheaper than the originals; one of the Qianlong swords sold for over $5,000,000 at auction.
"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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Glen A Cleeton
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Posted: Thu 05 May, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Glen A Cleeton wrote: | An interesting sword at a good price. A good sword for a good price. Kind of a deal of the week special that won't last.
Twitch
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Well, it lasted until I adopted it last week. A fun piece.
Here is an excellent opportunity for someone interested starting with antiques. A late 19th century American Ancient Honorable Artillery Company sabre. I don't post a lot of links to auctions unless I would rather see it stay in an extended family of enthusiasts and collectives such as myArmoury.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Indian-wars-period-Sword-...2a10604930
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GC
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Gary B. Ledford
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Posted: Fri 06 May, 2011 1:50 am Post subject: Re: Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi |
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hehe, I won this one for 17 bucks.
Beware the Jabberwock my son,
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
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Mark T
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Posted: Fri 06 May, 2011 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! That will teach me for taking the conservative option and just buying mine at his retail price. Still, his donation of a portion of the proceeds to the authors is ... a long time coming, and a very good thing.
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Don Stanko
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Posted: Tue 10 May, 2011 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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A decent book featuring Medieval swords from the Arms Collection of the Croatian History Museum in Zagreb:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SWORDS-MIDDLE-AGES-CROATI...27bade23c3
I just bought one, well worth the money. The book uses the Oakeshott Typology and highlights blade inscriptions and X-ray analysis when available. The book states that the printing was limited to 500 copies.
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Nathan Robinson
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Posted: Tue 10 May, 2011 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Don Stanko wrote: | A decent book featuring Medieval swords from the Arms Collection of the Croatian History Museum in Zagreb:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SWORDS-MIDDLE-AGES-CROATI...27bade23c3
I just bought one, well worth the money. The book uses the Oakeshott Typology and highlights blade inscriptions and X-ray analysis when available. The book states that the printing was limited to 500 copies. |
You'll note that within that book are references for literature and other things. Within it are citations to myArmoury.com. I just randomly discovered that little tidbit today as I was reading it. Articles by Chad Arnow, Sean Flynt, Bill Grandy, Patrick Kelly, and myself are cited... perhaps others. (I find this funny and odd, by the way...)
I can state that the item arrived to me safe and sound from the seller, although it did take about 6 weeks to reach my door.
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Mark T
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Posted: Tue 10 May, 2011 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the lead ... I almost pounced on it, until I realised that the seller has it for double the price the museum sells it for!
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Luka Borscak
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Mark T wrote: | Thanks for the lead ... I almost pounced on it, until I realised that the seller has it for double the price the museum sells it for! ![Eek!](images/smiles/icon_eek.gif) |
I know the guy who sells this, I bought one similar catalog from him. I will go to the museum to see if they still have these books and if somebody wants one, I can send it for it's original museum price plus shipping.
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Mark T
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Posted: Wed 11 May, 2011 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Luka,
That's a great offer! I'd love one. I'm sure we could make a separate general post to see who else is interested ...
Thank you!
Mark
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