Aye, not two words that one would normally expect to find linked! But then, we'd be in error if we automatically dismissed something as unauthentic, just because it WAS Disney. :)
Capt. William
Hey, this book (which I never read, and don't intend to) must be worth something: if only for the great discussion it's caused on this list!
Capt. William
A very curious thing indeed! There's probably not a particular significance to it: it's probably just used to draw attention.
Did you check to see if Ripley's Museum has an Internet site?
Capt. William
I'm guessing you are in the SCA... but if you are going earlier period, you won't look much like what we now think of as a Pyrate....
Elizabeathain Sea Dogs are kinda fun, but no one knows what the clothing is....
A thrum cap is period, but you get a lot of comments about having a "bad hair day".....
Aye, Asmiv, Mate Patrick there looks VERY Elizabethan seaman. :)
Capt. William
(once the Meridies' Nautical Guild Patron)
I always like for people to see real, or pictures of real, cutlasses: shows 'em they were not really the wickedly curved scimitars Hollywood would have us believe.
Capt. William
I have a 1/4 scale CW piece on a naval carriage from Jefferson Armory that looks very nice. I need to drill out the vent hole to make it fireable. I'm not in any overwhelming hurry to do so as I use it just as a conversation piece to show to tourists: often at events where they're firing full scale cannon.
My big disappointment with it was the flimsiness of the box it came in.
Capt. William
I'm sure Beachem's holster is practical. Never seen any historical evidence for such a holster, though. It's more like a modern slide holster.
Capt. William
We saw the collection of artifacts a few years ago: very impressive!
Haven't been able to make to make it back to Beaufort since, though..
it's a nice town with much to see. We loved the old cemetery!
Capt. William
All the talk about "treasure chests" begs the assumption that pirates ever buried their treasure. There is little evidence in the historical record that they did. Also, what kind of sense would it make to do so?
"A short life and a merry one shall be my motto." These mates stole, divvied the loot, hit port, blew it - and did it all over again.
If you bury treasure: what's the point? You can't blow it. You can't invest it wisely. It's of no use to you until you come back and dig it up; by which point your "shipmates" may have beat you to the punch.
I don't mean to throw cold water on a fun wood-working project, though...
Capt. William
Pyrate Queen Jan, Dudley, Dave Smith, Bosun Carmina and the Sea Wolf (both homeported in nearby Mobile, and they are also organizers for the event), from the local pirates: and me, too! :)
Capt. William