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Cascabel- Thanks for the quote, I know it's hard ta give those out without seein' the firelock first. I'll keep that in mind, and drop ya a line when I get ready to do it. The price be fair enough though. Cheers Redhand

Grace- Check out the book of kells, and maybe run a search for celtic art on the web. I used to have a bunch on my old hard drive...which is inaccessable now due to a bad monitor, but I had some really cool celtic horses, sea creatures, birds dragons & etc. Some of those have incredible design to them, I also have an irish background....hence the interest. I've designed a few tats for friends, as well as for myself... now if I just had the cash to spend on 'em....well maybe if I quit buying new toys all the time Cheers Redhand

Jenny- If yer interested in searching for a few books on pirates, take a look at the "Capt. Twill" section of the board, and under the caragory of "Books", there you will find a goodly selection of suggested reading...mostly historical in nature, sorry no fiction, tho there is a thread somewhere on here on "Bodice Rippers" Also you should be able to locate a local "Crew" in your vicinity on the NQG's Crew listings page. BTW- Nice tat Royaliste, that must've cost ya a few shillings!! Cheers Redhand

Grace- are ye talkin' traditional nautical tattoos, or just anything "piratical" in nature? Personally I don't have one, although I've designed & Illustrated one for myself and have just been waiting to go do it. As far as WHERE you get them, YES they can hurt, especially if they're done close to a bone or say the under portion of you arm, or some other "sensative" area!!! I suppose a person's pain tolerence has a lot to do with it also. For me, mine wil be what my avatar is, my own personal ode to the POTC talking skull! Cheers Redhand

Cascabel- I have a 62 cal. pistol made from Northstar componants, how much would you charge to fabricate a belt hook for it? Would you need the pistol, or would several digital pictures work? I used to have a 72 cal pistol made from an old Sharon barrel and it had a belt hook, it's the only way to go, besides a bucket holster.... but then you need a horse-LOL! Cheers Redhand

The whole thing just smacks a little of of RLS to me, and as quaint as that little verse is, I think he probably made it up in reference to a seaman's slang for a coffin. There may indeed be an island by that name but I doubt it had anything to do with the song, especially if there is mention either of Blackbeard or buried treasure-that is just to much a tidy little package for me. The "15 men" might possibly be a reference to nails, but it sounds more like RLS at work to me, from the man that gave us the myth of buried treasure. Interesting at any rate! Cheers Redhand

Putting in my two pence on the subject: If you take a look through Newman's "Weapons of the American Revolution" you can see what Cascabel is talking about, as far as esthetic looks between pistol models. Also I believe that "sea service" firelocks were sometimes laquered to help keep rust at bay. Cheers Redhand

Virgin olive oil works well also, AKA "sweet oil" a very 18th century period correct oil ta use! Redhand

Aye Dorian- Good choices! I carry a nice dutch trade knife, other wise known as a "sheepsfoot" knife, I also have a nice folder, which I recently gave to my oldest son. Two of my knives were made by Dennis Miles who made the majority of the blades for scorsese's Gangs of New York. Pirates carried what ever they could lay hands on, military, or civilian. I'm sure ethnic background and regionality also came into play here, coloring what they may have carried. Cheers! Redhand

There's the old weather warning... "Red sky at night, sailors delight.... red sky in the morning sailor take warning" I've noticed this to be true on manu occasions, a red sky in the morning usually forshadows some bad weather. Redhand

Capt Carroll- As Dorian & flint stated 'tis a complicated question, also depends how deep yer pockets are, or you want them ta be. are you interested in doing an authentic pirate/sea dog, or maybe something more "colorful" ala hollywood, or mabey somethin' in between. All this will have an effect on your cost for your kit. That and what type of weapons you want fully functional repros or non-firing replicas, same for swords. as fer yer clothes you can get top o' the line hand sewn coats, shirts that will start anywhere from $120 to $150 for a shirt, or an off the rack machine sewn shirt can run you anywhere from $40 up to 80 bucks, then there's always patterns or goodwill/salvation army way to go. A good coat will run you probably $250 up to $500 or more depending on what and how detailed & etc it is. Hand sewn is always (usually) more expensive, BUT I've found that in the long run it outlasts machine sewn as far as wear. Firearms will run you anywear from $500 up to $1,500 for long arms, this would be a new price, used is always cheaper pistols run anywhere from $200 up to $600, again depending on what you want (I recently saw a repro dog lock for $635!) swords are much the same, as far as price. Both long armes & swords can run into the thousands if you get a custom piece. Hats can run from $15 upto $250, boots anywhere from $250 to $1,000 depending again on factory or custom and what style, etc. There are many fine merchants and crafts people on this list, as well as listed on NQG merchant pages. Check them out and don't be afraid to ask LOTS of questions and don't be to hasty to buy everything that catches yer eye. Hope that helped some Cheers Redhand

Stynky- I've got a friend who shelaqued (sp) his hat he does Rev war British Marines and it'd hard as hell now. I believe he used Roy's (Najeckie) recipet to do it. Roy's reproductions are quality repros and he is very knowlegable when it comes to 18th century clothing, armes and etc. Cheers Redhand

I just got some for my birthday- hey 40 year olds need toys too!! a friend got me a set made by fisher price that are skelaton pirates. They look very POTC! now I must have the whole set. :) They are made by Fisher/Price and come two to a box. They have a whole ship , fort & etc that goes with them, and they're only about 3 inches tall... just the right size for my desk at work. Cheers! Redhand

Well I'll probably come check it out, and I may be in the company of a couple of other scurvy dogs. Redhand

Just got a nice 18th century style cutlass and am wondering about baldrics for it. Any suggestions from you all? I believe it's the same style as Loyalist carries, it has a nice black leather sheath with brass throat and tip that came with it. Cheers Redhand

Stynky Here's the web address for that hat company I was telling you about. I've never ordered from them and am currenbtly waiting for a price list or catalog info from them. They have many different types & styles of hats including blanks. You might take a look at their site. They're located in Pennsylvania. I'm not sure of the quality of their hat, difficult to tell from the pics. They also have a discount product page, which might be worth checking out. www.hatcrafters.com Cheers Redhand

Lebanon? Really to me it sounded more like it was in Marcola/Mohawk which is just a few miles east of Springfield, lest I read my directions wrong. I know they gave two sets of directions, but it sounded like it was closer to the Marcola/Mohawk area outside of Springfield. If so, i'd stay on 5 and take the springfield exit, which'd be faster if yer askin me (I live outside of Eugene) On another note..Anybody know what they plan on offering as far as activities, demos, or what have you, besides "Best Pirate Flag"? after all they want $10 bucks just to walk in the gate . Cheers! Redhand

Thanks Mates! I did enjoy my birthday as a matter of fact, pirate style..had my guests dress like pirates, they made presents of rum (Moragan's privaet stock... highly reoment that!!), pirate trinkets..toys & etc a black lace shirt and my good wife & my good friend went together an got me a cutlass! Very enjoyable evening...from what I remember Redhand

Thanks Mates! I did enjoy my birthday as a matter of fact, pirate style..had my guests dress like pirates, they made presents of rum (Moragan's privaet stock... highly reoment that!!), pirate trinkets..toys & etc a black lace shirt and my good wife & my good friend went together an got me a cutlass! Very enjoyable evening...from what I remember Redhand

Hey, anybody goin' to this Sea Dogs/Gypsy Nights event? It's just a couple minutes away from me, so I might run out for the day. Maybe we could all meet and say "allo" Redhand

Hey can you really say SCA and authenticity nazis in the same sentance????? Hmmmmmm?? Redhand

Dorian- Aye, I'm able ta read and do some cypherin'! I've got a few books of piratical nature in my library.... Angus Kotdam's Pirates (illustrated by Angus McBride) a paper back titled The Bucaneers (non-fiction) The Pirates own Book Under the Black Flag Pirates of the Chesapeake (on loan from a friend) Pirates of North Carolina Pirate ghosts-fiction, short stories and Pirates, Buckaneers and Raiders Redhand

Stynky- I'll have to look around a bit for the URL of that hat company I stumbles across with those particular hat styles. They had a large selection & varying qualities of blanks. I actually had the link but lost it..aaaarrrg! gimme a little bit and I'll find it for ya. redhand

Moria- Great costume summery!! I enjoyed the movie immesely and the costumes were terrific, even if they covered a 20-40 year period, as they never give a distinct year. If I had to guess I'd say it was set in the late 1740s to early 1750s. As far as the Redcoats, I believe they were supposed to be marines and they would have had redcoats, though the bo'sin or who ever he was supposed to be at the begining of the movie, the one concerned with pirates, who later turns out to be one....his uniform to me looked like a 1770s british naval uniform, but i could be all awash here! All in all, a very cool movie, and Depp stole the show as far as I was concerned, very amusing with the right amount of dash and a bit of creepy scare. Looking forward to the next installment! Cheers Redhand

Moria- Great costume summery!! I enjoyed the movie immesely and the costumes were terrific, even if they covered a 20-40 year period, as they never give a distinct year. If I had to guess I'd say it was set in the late 1740s to early 1750s. As far as the Redcoats, I believe they were supposed to be marines and they would have had redcoats, though the bo'sin or who ever he was supposed to be at the begining of the movie, the one concerned with pirates, who later turns out to be one....his uniform to me looked like a 1770s british naval uniform, but i could be all awash here! All in all, a very cool movie, and Depp stole the show as far as I was concerned, very amusing with the right amount of dash and a bit of creepy scare. Looking forward to the next installment! Cheers Redhand