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Thank Ye. Glad you liked them

ha ha funnily enough i was thinking exactly the same thing

very cool

I think i remember reading they were created originally to stab through chainmail in the gaps between the plates on suits of armour.

This is a replica of the Rewards given for capturing pirates proclamation issued by A. Spotswood the then Governor of Virginia in 1718. It specifically mentions Blackbeard and is particularly relevant as it was Governor Spotswood who hired the sloops that were used to trap Blackbeard. The proclamation was actually issued after Blackbeard's death but before Governor Spotswood had received the news of this event. Also included in this Pack is a British Broadsheet newspaper from April 1719 reporting on the Death of Blackbeard from the British Admiralty Reports. $35 for the Set

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I'm hopefully going to be using a vector program to create the charts so this means they will retain the detail at any size

Thanks. :) I think I have found some paper that they will look good on too now. Just creating a little archive of maps so I can get to printing some more out.

I've been drooling over the Alchemy Gothic Steampunk jewellery range all night. you can find it here: http://www.alchemygothic.com/empire/

I was just going to send you this link too: http://www.re-enactmentshop.com/p_16th-17th_century.htm They sell reproduction 16/17th century buckles

well if anyone wants one making just drop me a message.

Yellowbeard: I'll kill anyone who get's in the way of me killing anyone.

I forgot to say I'm doing these for $35 for the proclamation and broadsheet set. (includes shipping)

I used the same sizing as a Proclamation poster would be, so they are about 11.7 x 16.5 inches.

I'm doing them for $35 which is including postage.

These are the custom replica wanted posters that I have just started selling from the movie Cutthroat Island. They can be customised with the image of your choice (I can convert photographs to lineart) and Your Name and/or Pyrate Alias. They are printed on heavy parchment paper and have a weathered effect around the edges to replicate being posted outdoors.

you know i have that book too and havent got round to reading it yet. Looks like i was on the right tracks after all.

I'm suggesting that they put it down the barrel of a musket. It looks like a hand-made version of a musket gage where the markings reflect the width of the blade instead of the length. I don't see how you could use it for weight. If you had a ring that was larger than any of your cannon balls then you could place it over the ball that you are measuring and use the blade to measure the gap. I found a comment on-line saying this: Italian Stiletto dagger, mid to late 17 C. Known as Gunners Stiletto and used to measure the amount of gun powder to be loaded on a cannon by sticking it at the top of the gunpowder pile and measuring its depth. The 10 inches blade is scaled with numbers. The grip is wood with spiral ribs set with round bone insert, steel cross guard and steel pommel. Total length 15 inches. Again, I would expect the markings to be more regular for this. Mark would the blade not be to thin to be a musket guage though? the thickest part of the blade on my replica one is only about 12mm. I took the markings to be the weights of the cannon balls in pounds (lbs). So the dagger was placed next to the cannon ball and the height of the cannon ball specified its weight marked on the dagger. It could also be used to measure the bore size of the cannon by holding it across the end of the barrel thus showing you what weight/size cannon ball to use. Although that is just my interpretation. When they say gunpowder pile is this a technical term or just a pile of gunpowder? If so wouldnt the amount of gunpowder differ if the pile was wider (you could have a tall pile of gunpowder or the same amount of gunpowder just spread out more that would give a different reading on the dagger).

I have one. It is very lightly constructed. I would not trust it against a fencing weapon. The originals were more robust. I used to know someone who made usable reproductions. In period these were part of a series of gimmicks that were meant to surprise an opponent during a brawl just long enough to get a thrust through. These were used to catch an opponent's blade. Another type of dagger had a thick blade and a series of cuts on the back. You swept the blade upwards, trying to trap your opponent's blade in one of the cuts. By twisting your dagger you could hold his blade. Some of these had a spring closure on the top. Another option was a trick rapier. I saw a picture of one that had a spring-loaded blade. At the touch of a button the blade would jump forward a few inches. For good measure, it had a hidden blade that would pop out of the pommel. None of these would be allowed in a formal duel and your seconds would inspect your opponent's weapons, checking for tricks. Mark I have one of the thick bladed daggers with a series of cuts on the back. They are a lot bigger than they look and are quite sturdy. Definately something that would do the job better than the trident dagger.

wouldnt the marking have been inconsistent if it was on the weight of the cannon ball? The heavier the cannon ball, the smaller the gap would be i would have thought? Are you suggesting they put the blade of the dagger down the barrel of the gun? The stilletto I have is quite thin and would rattle about in the barrels of the mid 17th century guns i have seen.