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http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/...-i/intrepid.htm
Photo #: NH 53249U.S. Ketch Intrepid (1804)
Contemporary sketch by Midshipman William Lewis, with a description reading:
"The Ketch Intrepid taken by the Constitution of(f) Tripoli in Dec. 1803. Was the vessel with which Capt. Decatur burnt the Philadelphia in Feby 1804. She served as a store vessel off Tripoli and was at last turned into an Infernal in order to blow up part of the Bashaw's castle. In this unfortunate attempt she was blown up & all her crew perished. Cpt. Sommers, Lieuts. Wadsworth & Israel & 10 or 12 men. 4th Septr. '04."
The original sketch was in the possession of Captain C.W. Cook, O.R.C.U.S.A., 1925.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
Interesting mizzen, eh?
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Nelson also said of Decatur's operation to administer the coup de grace to the Philadelphia thet it was "the most bold and daring act of the age."
A very pretty compliment coming from him.
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I might be remembering wrong but didn't the U.S marines owe alot of there "fame" to hunting pirate's ?
" ... to the shores of Tripoli ...."
~~The Marines' Hymn
Sir Ridley Scott had plans to make a movie of it, using Russel Crowe, but I don't think anything's come of it yet.
The famous action wasn't so much directly against the pirates as a matter of "regime change' as they say these days.
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Very interesting, Blackjohn.
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The old blackpowder guns of a given caliber. Wolfie, didn't fire as heavy a slug at as high a velocity as their modern caliber-counterparts, though; hence didn't kick as hard.
Capt. William
I believe it also has to do with the rate the powder burns, Capt.
The blackpowder of the period burned more slowly than modern powders, so felt recoil with a modern gun is one sharp punch, whereas the old guns would deliver more of a "shove" a bit spread out over time.
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That'd be the Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain on last winter's SoCal loop.........
Thanks Royaliste, I thought they looked familiar.
Didn't look how I'd imagined Adventure Galley which is generally described as ship-rigged.
Not sure how Quedah Merchant merchant was rigged, or what sort of hull.
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Aye mates! Come see Capt Kidd, Evil Tiny, Hawkyns and me humble self be on the History Channel. we are in the last 15 minutes or so from the capture trail and hanging. I be the imtimidating man at arms. LOL
Scupper
Wish I'd seen this before watching the show. I'd have payed closer attention.
Scupper, do you know where they got the vessels for the show?
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10 pm eastern.
Followed by Bligh and the Mutiny to boot.
If only this old rover can stay awake.
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... the end o' next month on me honeymoon. ...
Felicitations, Dreamie.
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DEPP BUYS OWN ISLAND
Johnny Depp, star of the film Pirates of the Caribbean, has bought his own treasure island in the sun.
The movie star has forked out £2m for an island hideaway for his family in the Bahamas.
The mile-long island, Little Halls Pond Cay, has six secluded white sand beaches and a central lagoon surrounded by exotic palm trees, The Sun reveals.
The tropical island also has a private harbour and staff quarters.
Depp, 41, is expected to share the hideaway with his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis and children Lily-Rose Melody, five, and Jack, two.
The actor, who has signed up to a sequel of the blockbuster film, has his main home in France.
He starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie, which also featured British star Keira Kightley.
And they say crime doesn't pay!
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As far as a well rounded date for a flint lock, I would think the early 1700s is a good range. However, I do not recall if all pistols at this time would still have been smooth bores.
Faucon
Actually most of the pistols up to the revolver era were smoothbores, unless they were duelling or match guns.
Guess they figured short range is short range.....
Dueling pistols were smooth-bored and highly accurate within their range.
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From: Bjarne Drews' Homepage
Took me a while to figure out what went in those protuberances, but I think I have it now.
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Gleaned from the Internet:
Before the Civil War, the North River waterfront was known as Corlears Hook and was a red-light zone considered so dangerous that police never ventured there in groups of less than six. Corlears Hook had some of the city’s worst dives, patronized by sailors who were frequently robbed by criminal gangs. The gangs also preyed on harbor shipping. River pirates, such as those who comprised the Charlton Street Gang, led by former East Side barfly Sadie the Goat, plied the North River in rowboats. The Marginals, the Pearl Buttons and the infamous Hudson Dusters fought for control of the docks and waterfront streets when not engaging in lengthy drinking and dancing bacchanalia with dockside prostitutes. By 1916, the Marginals had won control of the riverfront.(my italics)
Picture of Sadie: http://www.synarski.com/pages/sadie.html
"Hicks The Pirate" from 'Folk Songs Of New York' Folkways FH5276 (1966) - June Lazare.From the sleeve notes:
The score of years that preceeded the Civil War the usually landlocked gangs turned their attention towards the waterfronts of New York. Gangs like the Hudson Dusters, the Gophers, & the Daybreak Boys worked the East River Piers while the Charlton Street Gang worked the Hudson Docks & so successful were they that they ran their own sloop as far up river as Poughkeepsie & becoming real River Pirates. Hicks was a gangster & not pirate was drugged & found himself shanghaied by a fellow free lancer. Upon waking he murdered the skipper & 2 young crew, in gruesome fashion. He was convicted of the triple murder & at the hanging the Peanut vendors & lemonade stands did a brisk business to the beat of the cheering & the fife & drum. His procession from jail to the gallows on Bedloe's Island took on the aspect of a circus & a general holiday atmosphere prevailed. Soon after he was buried his body was dug up by grave robbers & sold to medical students.
Hicks The Pirate - March, 1860
A mournful tale, heartrending
To you, kind friend, I will relate
The solemn truth intending
Of three met a tragic fate
An oyster sloop was sailing
Upon the ocean's spakling tide
In the healtful breeze regaling
She moved upon the waters wide
But upon this oyster vessel
A pirate bold had found his way
With wicked heart, this vassal
The captain & 2 boys did slay
He seized the gold & silver
Which this poor captain had in store
His watch & clothes did pilfer
While he lay struggling in his gore
He overboard soon threw them
The murdered boys & captain too
The briny deep enclosed them
And they were quickly gone from view
But the eye that never slumbers
Did follow the murder's track
And the vigilance of numbers
To justice brought the monster back
In a boat he left the vessel
When the wicked deed had done
And soon the murderous rascal
Had far into the country gone
He soon was overtaken
And to New York was brought again
A lonely wretch, forsaken
Who had the boys & captain slain
By a true & faithful jury
He was found guilty of the crime
Some raved & cursed like fury
But he had met his fate in time
Twixt heaven & earth suspended
On Bedloe's Island Hicks was hung
Some thousand there attended
To see the horrid murderer swung
In the "Golden Age", I believe Long Island, especially eastern Long Island, claimed a number of pirates among its residents.
Captain Kidd lived in Manhattan.
Much of the financing of piratical ventures came from New York.
During the Revolution, Long Island Sound was a hotbed of whaleboat warfare by both sides, technically privateering-but only by a fine line sometimes, and often just plain looting.
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http://www.neartexpress.com/q/Robert%20MacGregor.html
Deacon Frye here be a couple o' Macgregors paintings. He captured the perfect moment at sea. Movin' along...but nuthin' ta worry about...
Those are nice. From the way you worded it, I thought you'd found the same painting that was on your grandmother thermometer/barometer.
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Which painting of the Cutty Sark are you talking about, Dream Wench?
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For fencing instruction, try taking a look at:
I'm not sure how useful classical fencing will be with regard to cutlass technique, though.
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I'd be hard-pressed to think of a nicer place to spend summers than the coast of Maine.
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I've heard rumors of a replica seventeenth-century ketch (The Adventure?) at Charles Towne Landing, and would like to know more.
These little vessels were ubiquitous on the American coast at the time, yet little is really known about them.
Charleston is definitely a place I'd like to see one of these days.
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Auction has ended with high bid of $1325, reserve not met.
I believe that I know the owner of this sword as an aquaintance on a couple of other forums that I frequent. My impression is that of a hard-working, honest individual with a good amount of knowledge of swords. He has a particular interest in Scottish baskethilts with curved blades and has handled and photographed originals in Scottish museums.
He also has a piratical streak.
The sword is familiar as well. I'd gathered he was rather fond of it, and have emailed him as to why he is selling it, but haven't had a response.
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Things are warming up a bit ...
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Nicest cutlass I've seen for sale in a while !!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=2248134048
>>>>> Cascabel
Well, that is interesting. Thanks Cascabel.
There's something familiar about this one.
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Aye, just saw the film, and it indeedy seems to be a schiavona, or maybe a german hilt from the same line of swords (very late 1500s through the 17th cent.) Appropriate for eastern europe, the italians adopted the hilt from slovenian and bulgarian mercenaries, and from there the style apparently went to scotland by way of german swordsmiths. Its apparently the origin of the scots basket hilt.
I haven't got my ducks in a row at the moment, but baskethilts were under development in northern Europe through the sixteenth century.
The development of the schiavona in southern Europe was indepent of this, though there may have been some sharing of the basic idea.
There's no indication that I know of that the Scottish baskethilt derived from the schiavona that is recognized by current scholarship, though there were authors in the past that had suggested it.
The main factor driving the development of baskethilts of all sorts during this period appears to have been the declining use of armour and with it the armoured gauntlets that had previously protected the hand.
(Not that armour was abandoned altogether--it was still around for a good while and, in a sense, is still with us today.)
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<snip>Eddie Floyd <snip> also does custom work, such as this version he made for the wife of one of the SFI members: ...
If it's custom, then he must have fashioned a blade for an existing basket/pommel? The one in the pic is similar to the one offered by Museum Replicas: ...
I have this one, and it's lovely! (Have had it for several years now.)
I'm not sure I'm altogether following you, PirateQueen, but I believe the answer to your question is in the portion of my post that you "snipped".
Eddie Floyd designed and made the original on which the Museum Replica cutlasses are based.
So yes, the customer in effect said "I'd like one with that basket, but a different blade and grip covering."
Presumably Mr. Floyd made another basket in the same design for this sword.
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Yarr!
If ye be looking fer a good cutlass Oi've got a friend over here in Scotland what has his own sword making company, which makes swords sepecially for re-enactors. His blades are made from spring steel to combat standards, (ie, they won't splinter when clashed together) and can be orderd as sharp for display, or blunt for re-enactment. His website is:
www.armourclass.co.uk
He does not have a cutlass on his website at the moment but he has made some in the past (including 300 made for display on H.M.S. Victory). Also he can make swords to your own specifications given a photo or a drawing. Nearly all our swords in PUBCAT were made by Armourclass, and he sells quite a lot to the U.S. mainly for the Medieval period.
I've never handled one of their swords, but I know a number of people who have them, and they swear by them. They're the real deal.
They may not have a classic cutlass in their standard line, but they have a couple of 17th century hangers that would make fine sidearms for a freebooter:
17th Century Tower Hanger
17th Century Shell & Ring Guard Hanger
There is a considerable choice of blades offered with these:
Sharp or Reenactment (i.e. rebated or blunt--shown above)
Two blade lengths
Single or double-edged
Diamond profile or fullered
See:
http://www.armourclass.co.uk/Data/Pages/17...ntury_Main2.htm
The prices are quite reasonable for what you're getting.
I can probably pull up a review of the Tower Sword with the short, sharp blade if anyone is interested.
Sailing Vessel For Sale
in Thieves Market
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You have one on the side?
Royaliste, where the heck do you find the time and energy to keep up with both these beauties?