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Post by deuce on Dec 24, 2016 22:38:13 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jan 3, 2017 14:56:21 GMT -5
A still shiny sword, 2200yrs old, was excavated in Xinyang, China:
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Post by deuce on Feb 12, 2017 12:48:37 GMT -5
Cool article about the early days of scholarly categorization and naming of armour, especially mail/maille: www.arador.com/armour/chain-mail/The confusion engendered -- especially by Meyrick's literal interpretations of the Bayeux tapestry -- would appear to have filtered down to REH and even D&D.  |
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Post by deuce on Mar 14, 2017 19:40:57 GMT -5
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Post by jmbroberts on Mar 14, 2017 21:42:10 GMT -5
Years ago, I visited the Cairo Museum. At that time the iron dagger was in a case and you could lean over and look at it from just a few inches away. After millennia, it still retains much of its polish and there is a special thrill in seeing your own face reflected in the oldest iron weapon known to exist.
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Post by deuce on Apr 15, 2017 0:20:50 GMT -5
An excellent rust/corrosion video test on 1095 steel blades:
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Post by deuce on May 11, 2017 23:02:00 GMT -5
Youtuber, Sargon of Akkad, learns how to cast a Bronze Age Irish sword. Pretty cool: A short follow-up from Sargon: |
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Post by deuce on May 23, 2017 12:36:58 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 22, 2017 20:46:48 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jul 3, 2017 20:55:47 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jul 15, 2017 20:41:02 GMT -5
Larry Correia posted this online. Too funny not to repost here. He's raising his son right. "My son is going to scout camp soon. The instructions said "no straight blade knives"... so my boy asked if this would be okay. 😀 Pretty sure that ain't what they had in mind."  |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jul 17, 2017 7:26:55 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on Jul 17, 2017 19:13:28 GMT -5
Larry Correia posted this online. Too funny not to repost here. He's raising his son right. "My son is going to scout camp soon. The instructions said "no straight blade knives"... so my boy asked if this would be okay. 😀 Pretty sure that ain't what they had in mind." Is that a kukri? Pretty sure that's one of the weapons Larry has Owen Zastava Pitt use in Monster Hunter's. |
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Post by Von K on Jul 17, 2017 19:20:42 GMT -5
Youtuber, Sargon of Akkad, learns how to cast a Bronze Age Irish sword. Pretty cool: A short follow-up from Sargon: Thanks Deuce! Did you check out Skallagrim's vid too? He puts one of those bronze blades through a few tests... |
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Post by deuce on Aug 8, 2017 9:17:10 GMT -5
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