Captain Pogue Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I was looking over Roy the Odd's Cutlass Resource post. The question came up about what do all of the pyrates out there prefer. We all know real pirates favored the gun, but what about us. What say you? Conceptual Simplicity, Structural Complexity, Achieves a Greater State of humanity.
Graydog Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Shoot first and stab latter. Now if in me enemies would just cooperate - line up single file, give me 20 seconds between shots, and bring a knife to the gun fight, I'd be very happy! But, noooo, they won't cooperate and I be needin me sword as well. Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think!
Patrick Hand Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Reach out an' touch someone...... BOOM Course if they wanna bother you when yer re-loadin' Then you run 'em through wit your cutlass...... or clobber 'em over thier head wit a boardin' axe
Captain Jim Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Aye, a pistol first. Shoot the bastard and then take his cutlass. And the pistol he was foolish enough not to use. My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around...
Salty Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Quite simple.......BOTH Mud Slinging Pyromanic , Errrrrr Ship's Potter at ye service Vagabond's Rogue Potter Wench First Mate of the Fairge Iolaire Me weapons o choice be lots o mud, sharp pointy sticks, an string
Silkie McDonough Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Live by the sword and the gun! It is the other guy who is going to die!
Salty Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Live by the sword and the gun! It is the other guy who is going to die! Well said Silkie lass Mud Slinging Pyromanic , Errrrrr Ship's Potter at ye service Vagabond's Rogue Potter Wench First Mate of the Fairge Iolaire Me weapons o choice be lots o mud, sharp pointy sticks, an string
laughingcrowe Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I be reminded of Indiana Jones ... a sword is good fer determining one on one combat, but when ye don't have de tyme, a blunderblus works just fine.
Iron Jim Hastings Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I'm far more accurate with a sword. bloody pistols jam too!
Silkie McDonough Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I be reminded of Indiana Jones Shoots the guy with the scimitar. Note on that scene. They had been shooting in the heat all day and I think Ford was not well also. So they are shooting that scene ....AGAIN, and he says forget it and pulls out the pistol. Don't know, that may be urban legend but I like it!
Silkie McDonough Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Note on that post ...I know ...that is Hollywood and a flintlock doesn't work the same way.
HarborMaster Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Ahh.., Captain Jim.., you are a nasty booger when you are in a fight ta be sure sir. I like to be on your side to be sure. ! Grog............, lots of grog..., Then the Gun..........., Really big gun..................., Cannon..., with grape................., Lots of grape.,from a big bore.., from a distance............., then hot mortar shot to burn there sails............, then more grog.....,then more grape .,light the fires...., and grape them to pieces while their dyin to put it out *Wicked-Wicked-Grin* ya see...,just nasty......,. *Grinnin* - I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
William Brand Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Before all else, I will raise my bloody banner awash with a golden moon and stars. This and this alone should be enough to strike the needed blow into the minds of mine enemies, for I once laid down a swath of blood upon the sea sufficient to make my reputation a weapon over the weak of heart. If this should not prove sufficient, I have some four and twenty guns and a crew of powder mongers anxious to touch off slow match. Add to this the murder guns and marines and my fellows shall make short work of those who choose to stay and perish. Any boarding that follows will be a symphony of muskets, pikes, pistols, cutlass, knives, mortuary swords, hatchets, axes, boat hooks, and every other edged weapon made for the purpose of slaughter. Despite all this...when the smoke clears...I will be found armed with a cutlass annointed tip to basket.
Red-Handed Jill Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 I be reminded of Indiana Jones Shoots the guy with the scimitar. Note on that scene. They had been shooting in the heat all day and I think Ford was not well also. So they are shooting that scene ....AGAIN, and he says forget it and pulls out the pistol. Don't know, that may be urban legend but I like it! I knew some of the folks involved. Apparently, it isn't an urban legend. They had this big whip-scimitar fight planned and it had been a long day. After several takes, he just whipped out the gun and they decided that would work.
HildeKitten Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Both! Although I've not gotten a sword yet so for now it's just the guns House of Secrets Incorporated Fashion and costume design For all your piracy needs
Red Cat Jenny Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Well considering that I have two hands..I'd like one for each, I like to have a choice Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Capt. Sterling Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Okay sounding like a broken record here, live by pistol shot first, sword second and die by the rope... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
LadyBarbossa Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Pistol if the damned bugger is annoying and I want to dispose of them quickly. Otherwise, if that bleedin' fool deserves it... it's the sword... so they can die a slow, painful and insufferable death. Ditto with my dagger. The tomahawk I use to disable a fool then I'll run them through with the sword or put them out of their misery with the pistol or carbine. Now, if I want to be VERY vicious and savage... I'll use my fingernails aka claws! ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
Ransom Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Live by both, die by neither. (And, no offense, Captain, but I'll pass on the rope as well.) ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog
Captain Pogue Posted July 15, 2007 Author Posted July 15, 2007 As much as love the guns, I'd have to go with the swords myself. More sword fighting growing up then shooting. Conceptual Simplicity, Structural Complexity, Achieves a Greater State of humanity.
Captain Midnight Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Both. "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
Morgan Dreadlocke Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Neither. If ye be within' arms reach, yer elbows be flexin' the wrong way PIRATES! Because ye can't do epic shyte wi' normal people.
Gentleman of Fortune Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Neither... for me its the "pen". Although, these days its more like "the keyboard". GoF Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
William Blydes Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Being proficient in both means you can play the range game. Get inside rifle/pistol/shotgun range (in that order) then defend with the sword William Blydes I don't get lost, I EXPLORE! Adventures on the High Seas (refitted and back on station!)
Matty Bottles Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Live by the armbar and RNC. Die by sword AND pistol. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
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