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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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ArmArt has sent the following picture of what is supposed to be my custom bronze leaf blade under construction. After more than 3 1/2 years, dare I hope?
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Chris Lampe
Location: United States Joined: 07 Mar 2005
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Very nice!!
I have wanted a very similar sword for over 10 years based on photos in a book called "Celtic Warriors" by Tim Newark, illustrated by Angus McBride. It's like an Osprey book on steroids.
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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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I've wanted a bronze leaf blade for about 35 years since I saw a drawing in The Archaeology of Weapons. So I've actually been waiting a lot longer than 3 1/2 years.
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Joe Fults
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Looks very intersting.
I hope it is what you hope it is!!! 
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Chris Lampe
Location: United States Joined: 07 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon 30 May, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Brock H wrote: | | I've wanted a bronze leaf blade for about 35 years since I saw a drawing in The Archaeology of Weapons. So I've actually been waiting a lot longer than 3 1/2 years. |
Amazon just shipped that book, along with Records of the Medieval Sword, to me today. I should get them Wednesday or Thursday!!
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Anton de Vries
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That's a barstool instead of a workbench. Ominous. 
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Steve Grisetti
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| Posted: Wed 01 Jun, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Picture from ArmArt |
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| Brock H wrote: | | ArmArt has sent the following picture of what is supposed to be my custom bronze leaf blade under construction. After more than 3 1/2 years, dare I hope? |
Looks great. I offer a tentative congratulations. I would like one of those, myself.
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Brian M
Location: Austin, TX Joined: 01 Oct 2003
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Nice looking piece. Glad to hear you are getting what you paid for from these guys. I was *this close* to ordering a custom sword and dagger about 3 1/2 years ago, but (fortunately) I didn't go through with it. Hopefully they're trying to make it right with their customers.
Brian M
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Patrik Erik Lars Lindblom
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Nice'y hilt!!
Showing A but not B , more pictures Brock H
Frid o Fröjd!
Patrik
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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Thu 02 Jun, 2005 9:39 am Post subject: |
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That's the only picture they've sent me. More as I get them. In the meantime, here's the design drawing. My scan of the original it's based upon is too large to attach. Maybe later today I'll make a smaller scan and add it.
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Patrik Erik Lars Lindblom
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 OOOH MAN!!
Thats (drool) are (drool) a (drool) nice (drool) bronze Sword (drool) 
Thanks Brock, for that picture. 
Frid o Fröjd!
Patrik
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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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Here's a scan of a drawing of the entire original from Bohuslavice, Czech Rep.
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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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Here are the hilt details of the original.
Patrik, stop drooling on my sword!!!
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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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Okay, what'd I do so that a couple posts only have links to the pictures while in a couple others the picture is part of the post? I'm sure I did the same thing each time.
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Patrik Erik Lars Lindblom
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Sorry for that Brock, that's nothing compare to all fingerprints you will have later, all over your monitor
When you attach pictures next time, give them a max size of 695 dots/pixels so will it work
and check to so the file not are bigger then 125 KB
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Frid o Fröjd!
Patrik
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Brock H
Location: West Central ND, USA Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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I made sure all pictures were under 100 KB. Oh well, everyone can see them now without having to click on a link. Thanks, Patrik.
If ArmArt gets it to me before the end of Aug., the sword itself is likely to have fingerprints all over it. I'm going to a Bronze Sword Festival in England and it's been requested I bring this if possible. I can imagine a lot of people wanting to get their hands on it.
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Steve Grisetti
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| Brock H wrote: | | ...I'm going to a Bronze Sword Festival in England and it's been requested I bring this if possible. I can imagine a lot of people wanting to get their hands on it. |
I would be interested in a report on that Bronze Sword Festival, if you wouldn't mind. I had considered going, myself, but have too much else going on.
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