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While not a piratical movie one of the most fun fencing scenes I have ever watched was the fight between Danny Kaye and Basil Rathbone in the Court Jester. danny Kaye is bewitched and every time someone snaps their finger he changes from a great swordsman to a bumble and back again I loved it

every one seems to think that a (common) pirate would not get his hands on some expensive or exotic weapon but what about the articles that state that thefirst man aboard a prize could get his choice of small arms from said prize. The pirate may or may not sell it but he could come into possesion of a jewel encrusted sword or gun

I shall be looking forward to seeing them thanks

Great looking instruments but when do you start making backstaffs and cross staffs

Hey bob saw the post sent you an email at your yahoo address with my new phone number the other phone didn't work in rhe boonies let me know when you hear any arrangements

a friend of mine found it for sale in a flea market for a couple of bucks and knowing of my facination for pirates bought it for me. it is probably a bootleg, appropriate huh?

I just recently watched this film myself and I was well pleased with it as you say great fun and I was very surprized at how much I liked Eddie lizards performance as Silver Yo Ho

keep looking on ebay I found a lot of navigation tools that way and have seen gunners tools there a lot just takes time and care

Hey silas if you pm me I will send y7ou my new phone nuber and you can call and I will tell you howto do the project you men tioned see ya

While DB is correct about the distance between the knots if you wish tomake use of the chip log with modern chart if you want a historically correct instrument tjhe distance was actually seven fathoms or 42 feet. and there are traditional markings every so many knots for more info see the book latitude hooks and azmith ringsnad there are several web sights that relatethe building of navigation instruments.

Hey guys and girls while some of thecomplaints about the public have some merit don't give up just yet. At the pirate festin St. louis I set up a display of celestial navigation and weapons for the public. It is not a small controlled event and not billed as a historic only event. I have had people young and old come back and pay another entry fee to bring their friends back to listen to my talk and ask questions. While some of these people are as you say walk and view many are spending as much as half an hour asking questions and listening to the answers. After thirty one years doing living history I have seen a lot. But please do not count the youth of today out yet. I have seen them transfixed and learning about everything from a mariners astrolabe to a chip log, and a traverse boaRD TO A STAR CLOCK. i HAVE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKENDS HAD A HUGE CROWD AROUND MY DISPLAY AND IF THE FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE IS RIGHT MY DISPLAy has been talked about by more people tha the belly dancers and the other acts. We all have bad times with people but don't give up on them yet. Beeee encouraged and they will too

you can contact Ivan Henry, middlesex village tradingco. track of the wolf and ther was even a thread on the pub a couple of weeks ago where somone was selling one. anyway all the people that I mentioned are great to deal with and the prices are the best oooh forgot Loyalist arms but they are in canada all good people

Just use it for a rag and clean up things ie wash your windshield on your car or anything that needs a good rag

P>S> any locals around the St. Louis area that are not coming you are missing a good time come see us

Cap ask for the Buccaneer camp and you can look for my tent. easy to find it is gold and burgandy color bell wedge with a large dining fly. I plan to be there Friday morning so com byand we will show you the place