Quartermaster James

Now, am I going to have to become familiar with needle and thread, or is there a place from where you fyne gentlemen obtain these cravats?

Aye! Skoal! And many happy returns!

Aye Ransom! Lopsang Souchang rules! It's what I use for my po cha! Salty tea soup....Yummers!

Arrghh! Goslings! The rhum that taught me how to drink rum! It's still my staple! And I be buying it up in all those nifty gift packs left over from the Solstice - on sale, mind ye! Aye! Goslings! Dark nectar of the gods! True blood of the cane! Don't be ruin' it with ice, or any other mixer. It's fyne as it comes.

What would an early 18th century frock coat, and I'm thinking 1730 or so here, have as a lining? Would it strive to match the outer color, or to contrast it?

When they switch to the clamshell Dutch Cutlass from Windlass, will they be keeping the price same as current?

I enjoy caffeine through a variety of delivery systems... When out & about, I usually have coffee. Don't make it much at home though. At work, I am just as likely to hit the coffee pot as brew tea, depending upon my mood/taste at the time. At home, it's two cups of tea in the morning. When I have the time (and enough uncluttered surface area) to give the tea fuller attention, I bring out the gong fu set and brew up some Tieguanyin, Lung ching, or Pearl Jasmine tea.

Aye! Captain Midnight, it's a lovely piece indeed. I was planning on getting one for meself, but for a variety of reasons, have ordered a hunting sword from Godwin instead. Strange how things work out sometimes: this piece came back on the market just days after I committed to the other; I hadn't expected it to be released for a few more months. Patience? Uh...pyrate! Here's a link to the review of the prior release from My Armoury: Windlass Dutch Cutlass Seems they used to be a close-out item!

Well, I went to the Loyalist Arms website and I did not see this piece there. They do list a Dutch Cutlass, but it is a different piece; sans clamshell, etc. I did notice that they also list what they call a 17th Cent Pirate Cutlass with steel basket for $151.86 CAN, which is the seems to be the same piece often offered for $50-$80 US.

Ye be most welcome Lady Alex. Yarr! Welcome ye be!

Have ye tried: http://www.arrr.net/shanties/drunken_sailor.shtml Here's the version thar: What shall we do with a drunken sailor 3x Ear-ly in the morning Way, hey, up she rises 3x Ear-ly in the morning Put him in the long boar til he's sober 3x / Ear-ly… Put him in the bilge and make him drink it Put him in a leaky boat and make him bail her Tie him to the scuppers with the hose pipe on him Shave his belly with a rusty razor Slit his pinky with a rusty razor Tie him to the topmast while she's yardarm under Heave him by the leg in a runnin bowline Keel haul him til he's sober Put him in the cabin with the captain's daughter Put him in the cabin with the drunken sailor I went to sea with a drunken sailor Six long months in a leaky whaler Put him in the hold and I made him bail her Ear-ly in the morning

Aye! Mr. Bones! 'Tis an honour and a pleasure to be wishing ye many happy returns today! May yer etremities grow no colder, and yerself always bolder!

My Dear Mr. Tarr, What I have to offer is by no means an expert opinion. And, furthermore, it is information I garner'd as a 'lubber. I have no sure knowledge of what might have been true on ship... But, despite all we have been taught about heavily spiced mediaeval dishes that used great amounts of spices to preserve, or even to cover that fact that the meat or fowl was actually putriyfing, the truth is that the very spices we now buy for pennies an ounce were, at the time, traded weight for weight with gold. On land, it was hardly worth wasting them on putrid meat! Best regarrrds, Captain Jigme PS: I have no direct knowledge, but fancy presents that the reality of being on a ship would not be how best to season one's food, but how best to ignore the maggotts.

Actually I'm afraid that any home distilling for human consumption is illegal in the United States.You can apply for a permit from the BATF for an experimental still for making fuel, but you'll have to promise not to drink any of it -CS Definatively stated: Cite source, statute please! Ask, and ye shall receive: From the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Spirits You cannot produce spirits for beverage purposes without paying taxes and without prior approval of paperwork to operate a distilled spirits plant. [see 26 U.S.C. 5601 & 5602 for some of the criminal penalties.] There are numerous requirements that must be met that make it impractical to produce spirits for personal or beverage use. Some of these requirements are paying special tax, filing an extensive application, filing a bond, providing adequate equipment to measure spirits, providing suitable tanks and pipelines, providing a separate building (other than a dwelling) and maintaining detailed records, and filing reports. All of these requirements are listed in 27 CFR Part 19. Spirits may be produced for non-beverage purposes for fuel use only without payment of tax, but you also must file an application, receive TTB's approval, and follow requirements, such as construction, use, records and reports. http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s7

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Tacka dig kirurgen Sjöröveren! Jag ser framåtriktat till skåla dig på din födelsedag snart! May är linda på din baksida - den uppehällen din ship som framåtriktat seglar!

Aye! Thank ye kindly Miss Silkie! May ye always have safe harbour and warm waters for ye skin!

And right back at'cha Captain! So many Aquarian pyrates... you'd think it be a conspiracy, or something!

Thank ye kindly Captain! May there be fair winds, smooth sailing, and plenty o' booty for ye too!

Well, so much for "What happens in Tortuga stays in Tortuga"! And, aye! I'll be hard pressed to top that next weekend! 'Twas also a pleasure meetin' you and Chain Shot. May fair winds bring our courses together again soon!

Many, many thanks for these fyne birthday wishes! And, aye! I had a fyne time too, celerbratin' with many fyne pyrates. As to the big 5-0, well it's on the horizon for shur, but I have not made sail quite that far yet! And, Mr. Billy Bones, it was quite the pleasure indeed to have met this weekend. I look forward to when next we meet again. Many, many thanks all! A fyner crew of skallywags, rogues, cut throats, and rascals is ne'er to be found on all the seas! Best regarrrds, Captain Jigme

and this will be very hard for the deaf-mute pyrates..

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Bearing in mind that most modern offerings of "white bronze" are not distinguishable from stainless steel, how period are "white bronze" fittings as opposed to brass? More importantly, which would be more period correct?

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