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Steve Grisetti
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This Edward III by Arms & Armor would normally interest me, but it is not in the cards this time around.
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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Chad Arnow
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I was hoping no one would notice that.  I suppose my chances of getting it are gone now, as others around here can likely outbid me easily.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Chad Arnow
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I was hoping no one would notice that. I suppose my chances of getting it are gone now, as others around here can likely outbid me easily. |
Holy crap. I actually won it.
My wife's gonna kill me...
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Doug Gardner
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Holy crap. I actually won it.
My wife's gonna kill me... |
Chad, my friend... credit cards are much like swords and guns.
Never draw yours, unless you're ready to use it in earnest! 
Well done, though! Assuming it is in good condition, that looks like a bargain!
Doug Gardner
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Jonathan Blair
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Holy crap. I actually won it.
My wife's gonna kill me... |
Congratulations. And oh, I know the feeling about the wife and the killing thing. 
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." - The Lord Jesus Christ, from The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, chapter x, verse 34, Authorized Version of 1611
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Chad Arnow
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Doug and Jonathan,
I'm pretty excited about getting it. It's been on my "If I win the lotto" list for a decade. Getting it so deeply discounted is the only way I could have afforded it. The sword is only about a year old and is supposed (key word) to be in "great condition" according to the seller.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Randall Moffett
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Chad,
I have accidentally bought things in similar ways and so far with some well chosen words, flowers and a good try to not do it again I dare say my wife has forgiven me.
Congrats getting married. I have been married 4 years now and it is the best time of my life. We just had our first son (and child as well) last month. It makes life a bit more tricky but we are enjoying it.
Hope you enjoy your winning as well!
RPM
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Chad Arnow
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| Randall Moffett wrote: | Chad,
I have accidentally bought things in similar ways and so far with some well chosen words, flowers and a good try to not do it again I dare say my wife has forgiven me.
Congrats getting married. I have been married 4 years now and it is the best time of my life. We just had our first son (and child as well) last month. It makes life a bit more tricky but we are enjoying it.
Hope you enjoy your winning as well!
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Randall,
Thanks! We hit our 3 year anniversary early in October. I made sure to tell my wife that I got it $400 cheaper than full price, which helped (she's a financial analyst by training so you gotta have your numbers in order ). I'll probably also try to clean the bookshelf off a little bit to help offset the cost, but I try to do that anytime I buy something. I don't usually have the finances to buy something without something else having to go.
Congrats on your first child also. We have two cats at the moment, but no kids.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Edward Hitchens
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My wife's gonna kill me... |
She's not the only one...
Just kidding. Congrats Chad! I might have to stop by and play with it soon!  Mine's almost done!!
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." Thomas Jefferson
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Steve Grisetti
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | | Chad Arnow wrote: |
I was hoping no one would notice that. I suppose my chances of getting it are gone now, as others around here can likely outbid me easily. |
Holy crap. I actually won it. |
Yes, I saw that. Congratulations, Chad!
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Umm ... or condolences.
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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Mark Mattimore
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Holy crap. I actually won it.
My wife's gonna kill me... |
Congrats. I didn't know you were this serious when you said you wanted that piece. More toys are a good thing.
There is an old business saying that I think applys equally well to marriage and these types of situations:
"Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission"
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
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Bill Grandy
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Steve Grisetti
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Spanish Cup Hilt Rapier c. 1700
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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Chad Arnow
myArmoury Team
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| Mark Mattimore wrote: | Congrats. I didn't know you were this serious when you said you wanted that piece. More toys are a good thing.
There is an old business saying that I think applys equally well to marriage and these types of situations:
"Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission"
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A&A's printed catalogue was one of the first sword catalogues I ever saw, before I even had my first 14.4 external modem to connect to that new-fangled "inter-net." I fell in love with that sword. I always assumed it was financially out of reach, though. It was a wish-list kind of sword: one you love but don't ever really expect to own.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Jonathan Hopkins
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Bill Grandy
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If you go to eBay now and search for "rapier" and click on "highest price first", you will find a huge list of Czerny auction items. It is worth it just to save the images even if you're poor like me.
HistoricalHandcrafts.com
-Inspired by History, Crafted by Hand
"For practice is better than artfulness. Your exercise can do well without artfulness, but artfulness is not much good without the exercise.” -anonymous 15th century fencing master, MS 3227a
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Grayson C.
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E.B. Erickson
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Head to the "Live Auctions" section of eBay and check out the Wilkinson Auctioneers auction. Lots 1-41 are some pretty decent examples of arms and armor. Hey Bill Goodwin! There's two Mortuarys!
--ElJay
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