Quartermaster James

Sorry. I've been caught up with moving. I needed to sell these before the move. They are no longer available.

Sorry. I've been caught up with moving. I needed to sell these before the move. They are no longer available.

Sorry. I've been caught up with moving. I needed to sell these before the move. They are no longer available.

Sorry. I've been caught up with moving. I needed to sell these before the move. They are no longer available.

Hey folks! Movers are coming next Friday, and then it's off to Alaska. So I will be unavailable to answer any questions for the next few weeks. Also, should any interest in these items develop, they won't now be able to be shipped until September. Best regards, QMJ

Okay. Thanks!

Thanks Mission. Yeah, it's about the stuff I'm selling. I need to remove the posts now.

Can't seem to find how to delete/edit my Thieves Market postings. Is this no longer possible?

Thanks Coastie! Moving to Anchorage. Will keep those homebrews on the radar!

Folks, I'm moving to Alaska in a few weeks. And I was hoping this hanger would have a new home before then. I am getting out of the hobby, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime piece. If it doesn't have a new home before I leave, I doubt I'll ever offer it for sale again. So, if you're interested in it don't put off contacting me.

Nutmeg/Butternut color. Cotton duck. Large Used, good condition. Not abused. $60 including domestic shipping.

Hand stitching at armholes: Used, good condition. Not abused. $50 including domestic shipping.

Large. Cut from same cloth. $175 including domestic shipping.

Reconstructing History justacorp/sleeved waistcoats, linen, size Large. One blue: One green: Used, good condition. Not abused. $100 each, including domestic shipping.

While it's been my privilege to host this fine piece the last few years, it is time it move on to a new home. The hilt was cast from an impression of an original, blade by E.B. Erickson. See discussion here: https://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/15782-fantastic-gargoyle-head-hanger-for-sale/?hl=gargoyle Serious inquiries only, please.

Looking at a possible trip across Canada en route to Anchorage. Am considering transporting the longarm stock and barrel but not the lock, which will be shipped separately. Would Canada still consider this a firearm?

Aye! Happy birthdaze!

I just learned of this, and immediately came to the pub to see what news there be of it. Here's the trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VPrWOHX9kQ

Aye! This last is exactly what I meant, and what brings us back to the topic at hand: where did they keep their money? Ill gotten gains must be made liquid somehow. So, first they are fenced for cash, and then the cash spent. As opposed to walking into the tavern with a bolt of silk and talking the publican into a trade, which I expect was far less common to have happened. Now, don't get me wrong here: I am not disputing Eye. Aye! Barter was more common then than now. But, to come into a port town with your share of the spoils, what are you going to do? Haul the goods around with you from tavern to whorehouse to bed? Now then, where would you be keeping all that then? Not tied around your belt I reckon. Aye! William! Pawnbroking is an old and venerated profession. And, aye, it is not the same as barter but more akin to to fencing goods, save that you stand a chance to redeem your goods. Aye! No doubt you'll be back in port with the money to redeem them in short time, a wee short time indeed.

Agreed. As mentioned above, the term cutpurse dates back to the 14th century, a time of different fashions and habits. As unearthed in another thread, the Gunnister man's purse was found inside his breeches, as in a pocket (http://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/19078-tied-to-me-belt/?p=413414) As to barter, I have my doubts as to how far any seaman fresh off ship would get without coin or scrip in the local tavern. Have we any accounts with which to further illuminate the subject?

Yes, this is a reconstruction, but, to my mind the purse strings do not appear substanial enough to use to tie to a belt, and are simple drawstrings for closure. http://www.rls.org.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-489-014-C&searchdb=scran&PHPSESSID=o9tvrsl4tkd24hhra9iug06o86&theme=6 http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/downloads/data/GunnisterMan_Leaflet.pdf Addendum: herein lies the answer to the good surgeon's query: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/vol_086/86_030_042.pdf The purse was found inside the breeches, as if in a pocket.

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My gift arrived some time ago, and I opened it over the holiday. Great Neptune's Man Nipples! What an embaressment of riches! I was sent: A Correct & New Chart of The World, circa 1700; A Chart of the Isles Antiles; A Set of period Tobacco Papers; A Pair of Brass Dividers; A small wooden Box inset with a coin; and, A Leather shot/powder snake. All, I might add, quite cleverly packed for their voyage. Thank you Secret Santa!

A bit less prompt than my usual (time & tide hard fought), mine go dockside tonight.

Don't know, but here's the DIY beer version: http://www.instructables.com/id/beer-advent-calendar/