Cascabel

Aye, I think we should steal the name and the fame away from the wacko devil worshipers. Us pirates is better !!! >>>> Cascabel

Aye, A great idea !! We just need to get the rest of us on board..... >>>> Cascabel

Ye make good points here mate ye surly do, we will make the best of it! In this case we trade weapons for ships. We have both the Pride of Baltimore and the Bounty on dock and sea. This be an event of honor and celebration of top pirates in our community and for that I'll put down my weapons. I will however consider your recommendation of Charleston for next Years honoring the Devil's Dozen into the Order of Leviathan. I think that Charleston, SC would be an excellent choice for next year's Devil's Dozen event. It is certainly a city rich in pirate and maritime history! ......As fer meself, I vote fer Beaufort, NC. A very pirate friendly town, and a Blackbeard connection also !!! >>>>> Cascabel

Good idea !! I installed belt hooks on all of my pistols. Makes for much easier carrying. They may not have been "original issue" on everything, but the fact that they existed in period is sufficient excuse to have them. I figure that once a pistol got out of the hands of the military, any reasonable modification was not only possible, but probable.... >>>> Cascabel

Hmmmmmm...... I always wondered what she would look like nekkid !!! >>>>> Cascabel

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't want to inadvertently run afoul of the rules. What about non-firing replicas, plastic blades, etc., while we are on the subject ?? >>>>> Cascabel

Weapons Friday Night Ball at Frederick Douglas Center: NO WEAPONS Sat Night Pub Crawl: NO WEAPONS >>DO NOT GOING DRINKING AT BARS WITH WEAPONS<< The Leviathan Banquet is a separate event and under different rules - please refer to Pirate Magazine Privateer Day: Has a strict no-weapons policy. The only exceptions to that are the entertainment crews when they are on stage, and the LH camp participants. I KNOW THIS IS A SORE POINT WITH REENACTORS WHO ATTEND, BUT THESE ARE THE RULES. Before griping about the policy please consider: This event is held downtown in a major urban city, this is not Hampton, Charleston or Key West. The Baltimore cops do not like seeing a bunch of people walking around carrying pistols, knives and swords. Neither the police or event management have any way of knowing if you are responsible reenactor who knows how to properly handle their weapons or some whack job who dressed up with weapons and may hurt someone out of stupidity. If you have any other questions plaese pot them here and I will try and answer them as best I can. Lloyd Robbins Fells Point Privateer Day LH Coordinator and Safety Officer aka Some clarification on the weapons policy please..... What about the sea battle, if there is one ? What about walking to and from the LH camp, or other "approved" areas ? How would "approved" weapons carrying people be identified ? Who, exactly, are considered "entertainment crews" ? If NOT going into the bars, are weapons OK to wear while walking around ? Do the rules apply to both swords and guns, or just guns ? Will there be black powder demonstrations, and who will be allowed to fire ? Each of these points need to be addressed, especially for people coming long distances like myself. No sense in bringing my weapons and related items if I can't wear them. >>>>> Cascabel

Gee...now I wanna' crab on a leash for my outfit. Imagine the fun I could have with that... Haha, yeah, I was wondering if anyone would catch that. These costumes were entirely my girlfriend's idea, and it all started out of her desire to create a pirate hat with a bird's nest in it. You can see the sandpiper sticking up over the top of her hat here, actually. And she has this fascination with crabs (yeah, I know, I know), so she really wanted to put one on a leash and take it around the ren faire with us. Oh the brilliant bits we played with that thing, hehe. Ya done GOOOOOOOOD !!!! I can only imagine the fun you must have had messing with the "anal retentive" types !!! Rock on, Shipmate.... >>>>> Cascabel

Hmmmm..... Makes me kinda wonder how the MERCURY crew got it's name !!!! Maybe it's NOT the name of the ship ??? >>>>> Cascabel

Ya done GOOD, Shipmate !!! Keep 'em coming.... >>> Cascabel

.............and the old cartoons had far better animation than the newer stuff !! The Hannah-Barbera era garbage (Flintstones, Yogi Bear, et al), seemed to lead to a rapid decline in what was acceptable in animation quality by the public. I LOVE the older cartoons. I think they were actually aimed at the adult market, rather than for young children. Lots of sight gags, etc. that kids would not understand. >>>> Cascabel

Unfortunately, Michael died a few years back. His wife is keeping the website up as a memorial to him. He did excellent work, and was extremely reasonable with his prices. A great loss to the reenactor community !!! >>>>> Cascabel

There have been several dental pelicans of various designs on ebay lately. A couple of them are still there.... >>>> Cascabel

Independently wealthy gentleman of leisure....... And libertine. >>>> Cascabel

Hopefully you saved the pieces. I have had pretty good luck repairing broken mainsprings. Alternatively, making one is not out of the question, if you saved the pieces for reference. That particular pistol was reproduced by several different companies in the past, so being brand specific in your search may limit your results. In all likelihood, they are all similar enough to be a fairly close match as far as parts go. For instance, that model pistol was also sold by Navy Arms, and I believe Pedersoli and a couple of other Italian companies also listed it in their lineup. >>>> Cascabel

Just as an interesting bit of odd information to the stays thread....... My grandmother, who was born in the 1870's always referrred to her corset as her "stays". I never quite understood it as a small child, but apparently she grew up referring to corsets as stays. I wonder for how long the term was in common use..... Any educated guesses ?? >>>> Cascabel

Some of the depictions don't appear to be people dressed for cold weather. Note the unbuttoned coats exposed flesh, no scarfs, etc. in some of the pictures. I wonder if sometimes the muffs were more of a fashion accessory, rather than intended for warmth. >>>> Cascabel

thats the Welshman who with his wife come over to PiP every year for their Holiday....picked on me quite a bit....i just kept callin him that Welsh Bastard...i believe he even a PuB member.....he does have damn fine beer tho...great guy all said The lad's name is Gareth Pugh. He's an ex Royal Artillery Lt. Col., and a Welchman indeed. Great guy, and I used him as the narrator for the Tryal of Bonny and Read. He and his Wife Elizabeth are regulars at PiP. >>>> Cascabel

Aye, the heavy coin making presses were not available in the New World at the time. Coins produced in European mints were quite well made, similar to modern quality. In the New World, however, coins were sliced off of cast ingots of approximate diameter with hammer and chisel. The slices were then flattened on an anvil, and weighed. Bits were nipped off the edges to bring them to proper weight, and then the slices were struck between a set of dies to stamp them with the proper front and back designs. Pretty primitive production methods, which resulted in varying quality coins, but all were Legal Tender. The coins were known as "cobs", hence the term "rough as a cob". They were made in several denominations. The "milled", or "reeded" edges of coins made in regular mints were originally done to make it apparent if clipping or shaving of the coins had been done by dishonest people. >>>>> Cascabel

i have NO IDEA.....stumbled on them in the fort...thought they would take a nice photo....she seemed more than a tad bit learry of me... oi...Casky...could ya get word back to these Folk...so they could get accsess to there pics? Unfortunately, I don't have current contact info on them. >>>> Cascabel

Her name is Celeste. I met her and her new husband about 5 years ago at PiP. It was their first time attending. He is with one of the airlines. They then moved to another part of the country, and have not made it back to PiP since then. They are now based in Florida, and expect to be regular attendees from now on. Nice folks !!!!

It makes a HUGE difference if you are speaking of a live load with ball, or a blank load. Also if you plan to use a wad (which I don't reccommend ) or not. >>>> Cascabel

The Spanish silver ingots recovered from the wreck of the Atocha that are in the Mell Fisher Museum in Key West are about the size and shape of loaves of Italian bread, and about 80 pounds each. They have various assay stampings on them on the flat side. They are the color of lead, rather than being shiney, from long immersion in the sea. I suspect they were fairly shiney when new. >>>> Cascabel

I have always preferred using a separate powder measure or "charge cup" as opposed to paper cartridges, which are a pain in the neck to make, and always create the problem of what to do with the paper after loading. (I never use it for wadding). I am old enough to remember when the National Park Service rules allowed the use of a powder measure and a horn or flask. Properly used, this also avoids pouring directly from a horn into the barrel. I never quite trusted the concept of using a measuring spout to pour into the barrel. As Hurricane said, there is very little between the spout and the full contents of the flask. You don't want a half-pound of powder going off in your hand !! The military practice of priming first from the paper cartridge always struck me as dangerous, as you are then pouring the remaining powder in the cartridge into a primed barrel, which always seemed to me as an accident just waiting to happen, and I have never felt comfortable about it. I have seen people get in a hurry and accidentally go to full-cock instead of half cock when priming. A sensitive trigger under that situation is a recipe for disaster. I ALWAYS prime after loading. Priming first was a military expedient in the old days, but I strongly disagree with the practice nowadays. >>>> Cascabel

Along with pictures, size info would be helpful. Overall size, and width of the strap that the buckle fits, or at least estimated sizes on in-accessible examples in museum cases. >>>> Cascabel