CaptainJackRussell

Do you accept paypal? Yours, Jack

I agree. Not for prolonged fighting use, but to be a rather good copy of originals in weight and measurements incl. thickness of the blade etc. I forgot one to add, my favourite one: For prolonged fighting use there is a very cheap swordsmaker in Bohemia/ Chech Republik named Jiri Krondak ( http://www.fabri-armorum.cz ) He produces everything you like for reenactment and fight training. Choose his deluxe-line. I have four swords by him, the oldest (german "Langes Schwert") since 12 years, using it for training twice a week. I guess he will ship to almost everywhere. Durable, nearly unbreakable weapons with a quite good finish. Jiri also offers special prices for groups and resellers! The yours, Jack

Quite easy: -End of all wars and conflicts. Immediately. -My friend Steve never going into Irak, and not being there where he died as the bullet or whatever shared the same place with him at any part of a second -children may be children again. No abuse, no crime, no pokemon and such brainwashers Cheers, Jack

I made quite good experiences with the swords by museum replicas/Windlass Steelcrafts. They're made in India, like many ugly and useless other weapons, but those are pretty nice and a completely different quality at a reasonable price. http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCa...nion_sword.aspx Tally Ho, Jack

The fabric seems to be cotton instead of wool. For all the other: Great work! Thumbs Up! I like it.

Great!!! Jim, your navigation to navigation I can't follow... Kass, if you're just half as great as it seems I have to join Mr. Porters "Kess-Fanclub" over here... Thanks for your efforts. The yours, Jack

Hi, all, I'm looking for a source for navigational charts/ maps of the 18th century, best faksimile or replica ones. Any idea where to find such? Mainly of the carribean or crimson coast, but also others will be welcome. Online or not, how did they look? Any answer and hint would be a great help. Thanks, Jack

Hello, William, any news about shipping overseas and paypal? I gladly look forward to get my copy of the plans:))) the yours, Jack

Ahoy, William, I don't PM you, 'cause it could be also from interest for other people interested overseas. How much would be the shipping to Europe (in my case: to Germany)? Do you accept Paypal? My bank charges me 15.- EUR for a cheque which I have then to send for another 3.50.- to the States. Is there a cheaper and easier way? Tally Ho, Jack

Ahoy, there is a german gunsmith named Dieter Stifter, http://www.vorderlader.de/ He offers flints from a special part of northern Germany, known as "Lueneburger Heide", and he swears, that are the best flints ever. He offers them as well as cut as in knapped. I think, within the US Dixie distributes his flints. Finest ones I ever used with my guns...in my opinion. Tally Ho, Jack

Helo, try this one. It's in Germany, but either they ship it to you (it's quite cheap to the UK, only expensive from there), or I bring it over. Normally, I go to the UK every four weeks. http://www.aus-omas-truhe.de/ Tally Ho, Marcus/Jack

Hello and Ahoy, try this: http://www.esys.org/esys/b_pfeife.html Page is in German, but Bablefish will do. Otherwise...Pictures are Pictures:) The commands from above to below, translated: Ready ship to manouver Salute (Side) Ready boat: Dingi Ready boat: Cutter Ready hammocks Extinguish pipes and fuses Present flag Quiet aboard Agitates you Get Schnaps Sorry, german version only. Cheers, Jack

Impressive! Most impressive! I wish I could sew... I'm glad just having at least one garb... One little point of critics: You used a rivit gun on the sword hanger for the boarding knife. Try with real rivits. It's not more difficult, but takes a quite greater look and is much more period. I rivited the complete scabbard of mine, after an american original, and it looks a lot nicer then the india made scabbard shipped with it. Tally Ho, Jack

Thanks for this thread I tried to make ships bisquits as well, using 80% wheat white flour, 20% pea flour (bought in an indian foodstore), mixed with water and a little salt. I rolled it to 5mm thick plate, then using a large glass to cut out circles. A flower display I used to make the holes for breaking. The baking itself was more a kind of drying. I used 170°C and baked them until a light brown color. Indeed, their taste is a little like nuts, and the are hard like hell. Good teeth required. Quite funny indeed is that the german army has such cookies until today issued. The german EPA (german version of MRE) contains always a packet of "Hartkeks", translated best with "Hardtack", well known as "SAPI-Plates" within the german armed forces. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...tkeks_offen.jpg Some people indeed like them, but it seems to be a soldier's teeth test to eat. Anyways, they don't taste so bad once chewed. The alternative use is to light a fire with them. Get firewood, make a fine fireplace. Then (we did it quite often during my times at military duty) make a sandwich using the cookies and the issued shoe polish. Light with a windproof match. It burns like hell and lights any fire in a few moments. I prefer the US crackers:) By the way, does anyone know where I can get cold weather version of MRE to order? They should ship to Germany and accept Paypal. Tally Ho, Jack/ Marcus

It's quite a little "overdressed"... Pirates may have owned a lot of weapons, and they also may have them worn...but I'm pretty sure they didn't at the same time...! Let's sort it out and check the weight: -Two pistols, here cheap toys. Real ones three times as big and heavy. Together: 3 Kilogram -Boarding Knife: Why two? The one on your back will it make much more difficult to go within the boarded ship's riggin. Weight of an authentic one: One Kilo. -Knife: Always a good idea. But why such a large on? Unsuitable to make ropework or to silently grab an enemy sentry. What I miss at this costume: Powder, balls, maybe a boarding hook or belaying nail. At the other hand: It looks quite...impressive:) Jack

...such fine lasses... Getting thoughts of hiring or ... maybe plundering:) Fine, just fine.

I use for making matchcord a cotton rope (like those used for magic tricks), but I guess any made of natural fibers will do. Plastik in it makes it smell and smurgle, so you will prefer "Patchouli Pete". Just try, even with the salpeter, until matchcord works like wanted.

I guess, one teaspoon of salpeter should be enough for 4 cups of water to soak pieces of rope in it. It is just needed to let it glow, not to burn it down quite fast. If you can't get Salpeter (you can ask at large butcher stores, they use it to preserve meat along with normal salt). Chemical it's potassium nitrate. If you have no better idea, soak half a cup of blackpowder in one liter of hot (not boiling) water. This will fit the same. cheers

An rather old game we play over here is "Seven". First, you need two 6-sided dice. If you want to have period ones, take a bullet for Brown-Bess and hammer all sides flat (corners will remain round, that's why dice mastly until today have that shape) and with something pointed-edged make the eyes. Then, you need a chart. Paper, leather, wood, directly on the planks...doesn't matter. Now, you draw a square. Writ "7" in it. Over this and under this, every side 4 more squares, nice looking, and crown it with a last square on every side, right in the middle (or, uglywise, somewhere else). In the crowning ones, you write a "2" and a "12". Other numbers spread in the leftover squares. Then you take coins. Set a limit of coins, depending on the numbers of the players. With five players, 10 coins are enough to fill an evening. Now you start (choose the starter by rank, gun or whatever). Roll the two dice. Add the eyes. On that field you have to place a coin. Is there already one, you may take one. Never do this if you roll "7". If this happens, all players have to shout "SEVEN", and the player in turn has to place a coin in. Never!!! take something out of the "7", if you not: -Roll a 2: In this case you may empty the "7". -Roll a 12: In this case you may take all money on the plan. Continue until all money has a new owner... or just two players are left, then the one with the most coins won. Your decision. Enjoy!

It is:) Sextant, I have one left. It's a replica pocket sextant including a wooden box. 50 bucks it's yours. Unfortunately, it's in Germany. GoF, can you manage something to get it to the states, if Rose is interested? Anyways, in the 18th century a octant is the comon thing in use, sextant appears in the 1780th. Fair winds, Jack

They should be having oil, I guess. Even the romans had oil lanterns, so why not the 18th century? Lanterns where made of tin with a lot of holes, just enough to let a little light outside and keeping the wind away. If more light was needed and no wind there, they just opened the little door (as seen in "Master And commander). The also used animal (pork was common) parchment or even the dried ***(missing english word...inside of body where the kidneys put their leftovers in), also commonly from pig. Glass lanterns seem to appear approx. 100 years later. Also a common source of light keen seems to be. Resin-keeping wood out of the center of dead pinewood burns like hell. As firestarters matches where frequently appearing, but quite dangerous because they have been made of phosphor and salpeter. The tinderbox and a striker as well as matchcord where used to start fire or to carry it along. Fair winds, Jack

I promised better pics...here they are, taken at Nordcon/ Hamburg last weekend. Fair winds, Jack

Now showing: Elizabeth Black Sails featuring "The Captain" Jack Russell: A little agressive, but beautyful as always been : a wee bit brighter (sorry, worse light) : The Captain preparing tae board : and afterwards with his booty (no, not meaning Elizabeth ) Finally to go out for a royal supper (maybe it also could be a duell) ...: Greetz from the "German Main":))) Fair Winds, Jack

Hello, as you can see in the picture on the Amazon Page (lool at the enlarged one), it's rivited. No snaps. No adjustability. Also in the picture, the rapier (fine one indeed) hangs loose and seems just to stay in place until the photo is done. Fixing: Take a hole punch and some rivits, make holes for a proper fit to your rapier, then rivit. It's cheap stuff from India or Pakistan they sell all over the world...:) Fair winds, Jack

Are you interested in exchange into a quite fine Schiavona? Shipping costs...well, not so high into the States. If yes, please let me know. Fair Winds, Jack