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Nathan M Wuorio
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Posted: Mon 22 Jun, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject: Windlass/MRL Dussack |
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Hey,
I know they stopped making this, but I REALLY want one, and I was wondering if anyone owned one and if they liked it or not, because I'm considering scouring the internet to find one. It doesn't seem completely historical, more of a fantasy blade, which appeals to me. If anybody has any experience with this blade, let me know how you like it, because it's high on my list of things to get.
Thanks!
Nathan.
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Chad Arnow
myArmoury Team
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Posted: Mon 22 Jun, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Do you mean the all-metal one with integral handle? If so, it's not a fantasy piece, but is based off things like this:
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Nathan M Wuorio
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Posted: Mon 22 Jun, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, that's the one. It's not quite like the one in the photo you posted, but similar, wider. Ritter Steel makes one that looks like the one in that photo, but I'm doubtful of their quality and the design doesn't interest me as much as the Windlass one. I recently saw "Stardust", and fell in love with Tristan's sword, and I remembered seeing a Windlass blade that looked like that one, only simpler. Do you know of any place that might still sell it?
Nathan.
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Michael K Wislon
Location: Santa Rosa CA Joined: 03 Apr 2008
Posts: 21
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Sa'ar Nudel
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Posted: Wed 24 Jun, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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Tristan's sword has nothing to do with a Dussack or any other European arm. It is heavily based upon Afghan Khyber knife with a military-style hilt.
Curator of Beit Ussishkin, regional nature & history museum, Upper Galilee.
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Hal Siegel
Industry Professional
Location: Austin, Texas Joined: 30 Aug 2003
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Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Just for comparison's (and Nathan's) sake, here's what the Windlass dussack looked like:
MRL introduced these in June of 2005, they were discontinued and sold out in March of 2007.
(no, I don't have any - they were discontinued so suddenly that I didn't manage to keep one for myself)
Hal Siegel - TherionArms
http://www.therionarms.com
http://www.facebook.com/TherionArms
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Nathan M Wuorio
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Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Hal,
That's exactly what I'm looking for, it's too bad you don't have an extra one lying around, I would buy it immediately! Do you know of anyone who might still have one?
Nathan.
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M. Livermore
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Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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The last time I was in the Museum Replicas showroom there were two or three of these sitting on the clearance table. They may be gone by now, but it is probably worth a call to check.
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