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Pete A Griffith
Location: Louisville, Ky Joined: 20 Jan 2004
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I only hope I'm one of the lucky few who get the chance to win one of the great swords featured on your site. Thanks for the chance and for all the helpful information contained on the site.
Pete
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Allen Johnson
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ohhh the chances are minimal but I really crave this one!!! 
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Very nice
The large globe pommel gives it some real character.
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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Mike Fletcher
Location: Auburn, CA USA Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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WOW! 
Another amazing sword giveaway. Thanks to the myArmoury Team and the craftsmen involved. I sure wouldn't mind winning this one!
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Jorge Rodriguez
Location: Vancouver, BC Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Very, ver cool *drool*
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Henrik Bjoern Boegh
Location: Agder, Norway Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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What a bonnie swerdie!
I hope I`ll be the lucky bastard to get my hands upon this great work of art.
-Henrik
Constant and true.
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Fredrik Hörnell
Location: Sweden Joined: 08 Sep 2003
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Really, really cool!
A nice looking sword, and again - one of the top 10 or so i would love to own is being offered in a myArmoury contest.
I must say that this site has grown since the first days after a forum was added to it.
It was a good site from the very beginning, but now i consider it to be no 1# in its area of interesse.
Very well done Nathan and moderators and supporters, you make me ashamed that i am not a donating member.
(Lets just say my wallet is really thin these days..)
Good work! 
And good luck fellow members, i don't think i have a chance myself, but i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
/Fredrik.
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Jonathon Gimblett
Location: Perth, Western Australia Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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*wipes up drool*
Wow.... I think equisitely beautiful is an extreme understatement.
Many thanks to E.B. Erickson and Angus Trim for donating such a lovely sword.
Good luck to everyone, I know my fingers and toes are well and truly crossed 
Heilir farið nú ok horskir, hvars ykr hugr teygir!
(Go with fortune and wisdom, wherever your brave spirit draws you!)
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Geoff Wood
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| Roger Hooper wrote: | | I checked and this website has more than 60 new members so far this morning, almost all of them signed up for this contest. |
It's working then.
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Jessica Finley
Industry Professional
Location: Topeka, Kansas Joined: 29 Dec 2003
Posts: 110
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Holy Cow! That is a beautiful weapon, and I hope to be the lucky girl to win!!!
What are the chances that a FEMALE wins this contest?!?! *Grin*
Jess
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John Reed
Location: Virginia,USA Joined: 19 Jan 2004
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Woot,
Another great contest.
*john thinks maybe I'll win *
Glory Is the Reward For Valor
JPREED
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James Nordstrom
Location: Sacramento, CA Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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Well….
I can say that it is a mighty fine sword. I was thinking about comparing it to Nathan’s Vince Evans basket hilt, but that would unfair, so I will take it on it own merits.
Fit and Finish.
Blade is satin finished and all the lines are straight. Baskets’ form is eye pleasing, fit is superb, finish as well. Only minor thing I nit-picked on was the finish on the pommel seam.
Gripping.
The palm of my hand measures 4” across and my fist measures 12” around at my knuckles. I can grip this sword just perfectly. My hand is firmly, but not awkwardly or discomfortably so, wedged between the guard and the pommel and my knuckles clear the bars. The basket is small enough so that it does not bind on the wrist when twisting the hand about with moulinets (sp).
Handling.
I LIKE this sword, A LOT. It is very fast (accelerating easily), sits well in the hand, is well balanced, tracks in a cut well, thrusts easily, easily controlled at the end of motions and rips in false edge cuts. My only notes of discontent are, I would personally like a longer blade and the weight does not transfer in the swing. The second part is a personal feel of the blade and may not be apparent to others. But, that is to say, in hand, the blade weight feels like it is in the COP weather held vertical or during a swing, there is no change of weight and no sense of that point of um-paa when the blades is fully committed just before impact.
All in all, a sword I want.
Clear as mud, eh.
Cheers
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Chris Baxter
Location: Victoria, Australia Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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| Jessica Finley wrote: | Holy Cow! That is a beautiful weapon, and I hope to be the lucky girl to win!!!
What are the chances that a FEMALE wins this contest?!?! *Grin*
Jess |
I hereby decree that if a female wins, they MUST take pictures of them weilding the sword and post them.
 
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Jessica Finley
Industry Professional
Location: Topeka, Kansas Joined: 29 Dec 2003
Posts: 110
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| Chris Baxter wrote: | I hereby decree that if a female wins, they MUST take pictures of them weilding the sword and post them.
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If I thought it'd improve my chances, I'd offer pictures now. *Grin* But then, I believe that'd be called bribery and that's just unethical.
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Steve Christian
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I need one of these bad.
Steve
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Angus Trim
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| Jessica Finley wrote: | | Chris Baxter wrote: | I hereby decree that if a female wins, they MUST take pictures of them weilding the sword and post them.
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If I thought it'd improve my chances, I'd offer pictures now. *Grin* But then, I believe that'd be called bribery and that's just unethical. |
I'll root for you Jessica
Auld Dawg
swords are fun
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Bill Grandy
myArmoury Team
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| Jessica Finley wrote: | | What are the chances that a FEMALE wins this contest?!?! *Grin* |
Wait, do you get a entry into the contest for every chromosome you have?
Damn, my genetics are against me again!
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Jessica Finley
Industry Professional
Location: Topeka, Kansas Joined: 29 Dec 2003
Posts: 110
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| Angus Trim wrote: | I'll root for you Jessica
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Thanks, bud! *grin* But, if this is a random contest, then wishing, hoping, and rooting will avail me nothing. *sadface* But I appreciate your support anyways!
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Martin B. Taylor
Location: North Carolina Joined: 17 Nov 2003
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Now, this one has style!
- Martin Taylor
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
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Jose Albovias
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It would look nice on my wall!
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This is a standard topic