Quartermaster James

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Wilton Mug Cast to look old and beat up 4.125" tall, capacity 16 ounces $15 Wilton Lidded Tankard 5" tall, capacity 23 ounces $20 German Pewter Tankard Marked: Gilde Zinn 95% 5.25" tall (excluding lid) capacity 23 ounces $35 Okay, you caught me! This isn't really a mug, per se. It's a 4 gill measure. Solid pewter. Probably (but unconfirmed) 19th century. 4.75" tall, capacity to scribed top line is 3 gills (12 ounces), to the rim is 4 gills (16 ounces) Heavy, weighs over 3/4 pound. Marked on bottom: $35 All prices exclusive of shipping cost.

Can any of you translate this for me?

I can't say that I've ever seen a blank larger than 7 3/4 within that price range. That said, a hat jack makes a handy stretcher. Equipped with a hat jack and a good sized bowl, it is not difficult to coax a larger size out of a blank. Have yall checked checked out Crazy Crow? Regular: http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CCTP&Product_Code=4535-992&Category_Code=751-100-000 and: Heavy, fine: http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CCTP&Product_Code=4535-994&Category_Code=751-100-000

Whoa! This is kinda the pyrate version of hearing that the O.E.D. is up for sale!

This stein comfortably holds 20 ounces. Filled right up to the brim, it takes 24 ounces. It stands 5 & 3/8 inches tall, not including the pewter lid, and is 4 inches in diameter at the base. The pewter lid adds another 1/2 inch to the heighth, and it is another 1/2 up to the top of the thumb rest.

The GERZ Limitat from 1983 No. 5131 of 10,000 Modeled on a tankard circa 1720 Stands 9" tall! Filled to the rim, it holds almost a full 1.5 liters! Pewter lid displays the portrait of an unknown general: $125 + actual shipping costs within continental United States. $100, shipped! (Shipped within continental United States only)

Gerz Limited Edition from 1992 No. 0455 of 10,000 With Pewter Seal and Certificate. From the Certificate: The GERZ Limited Edition Stein 1992 is a replica of an old historical tankard of 1685, which represents one of the finest pieces in the GERZ historical collection. Each has a pewter seal, bearing the special number of the tankard. The production for this 1992 stein runs only through one year. Each year the series will be supplemented by another stein. The year is embossed in the inside of the pewter lid. The Limited Edition 1992 is a cylindrical vessel with a profiled handle showing the typical rolling to the outside. The thumb rest is formed like a palm leaf. Between two pows [sic] of diamond shape relief - which is typical for this period - there are medallions showing Gentlemen dressed as courtiers. $125 + actual shipping costs within continental United States. $100, shipped! (Shipped within continental United States only)

SOLD

I should also mention that the eating knife has been edged.

Currently, the edge is not sharpened, but it is not intended for stage combat. Not for any defect of construction, it is simply not a stage combat piece. It is a fully functional hunting sword, and sharpened would be quite serviceable in the field. I do not know exactly from whom the maker sourced the blade.

This sword was taken from the book "The Era of the American Revolution". These swords varied with the wealth and the taste of those who carried them. This one is designed with two sheaths on the scabbard located just under the sword's clam shell which contain an eating knife and fork. The clam shell prevents loss of the utensils but still allows them to be seen even when the sword is sheathed. All grips are made from polished black horn. The double edged blade is made from fine sword steel and has an 18" fuller centered on its 25" length. The eating knife is shaped like a hunting knife with its 5&1/2" blade and could be used as such. All hardware is brass. Because of the eating utensils, this sword does not fit into a standard baldric. Custom baldric is of black leather and has over twelve inches of additional adjustment to accommodate a larger frame than mine (or it can just be trimmed, to suit the new owner’s taste). $325, includes shipping within continental United States.

I nominate the dread pyrate Topknot, of The Outrageous Fortune.

Jeff Tanner can make you a mold in just about any size you want, including cannon and hollow cannon molds. Even with shipping from the UK, his prices are very competitive and his work and reputation are superb. http://www.jt-bullet-moulds.co.uk/

Some pictures from the careening camp of the crew of The Outrageous Fortune, and also a few friends around the festival, can be seen here: My link The password is: Plunder

Ahoy! Sorry I haven't piped in earlier. It was great to meet so many folk in person! We gave NorCal a pyrating they'll not soon forget!

Congratulation!

Sweeet!

Damn! Great town. Wish it weren't so far away!

<Insert gratuitous Kobuck joke here.>

Oh! And just to clarify: I do not mean to suggest one ignore the regulations of any given event. I'd just rather not bother to bring an expensive, custom, period appropriate blade to an event that does not treat me as a human being mature enough to have and properly handle such. A lot of people responded to my response to the PDX festival with disbelief that I had not just cut off the peace-ties once I was inside. This seems to be a common practice. For the record: I do not condone this. It's their house, play by their rules or don't play there.

I really have to agree with Hawkyns on this one. It's why I left the PDX festival at the gate last year. Not to mention they were using day-glo plastic ties! That, and that they were more concerned about my knives and ignorant of the long fowling piece and several pistols I was packing. I guess rondy-voo has ruined me for pyrate festivals. Good thing I still have my Canon to bring! I agree with Patrick on this. It's also fun, when security catches you while playing the drunken pyrate, to show them you have not been drinking at all, that's all an act, and that all you've had is iced tea. Aye! to that! Hired or not, if you are here and reading this thread, you've probably got your shit together enough to stand out above the random patron and to be a de facto representative our community. Save the drinking for when you're among shipmates and the mundanes are long gone! just my tuppence worth...

It takes a bit more work, but I am still a fan of a hand rubbed linseed oil finish for gunstocks. I stripped the lacquer finish off of my fowling piece and redid it this way and have never looked back. See this post