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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
We're probaly the very few to know where that line came from Auston
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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
AustonT wrote: I'd like to think Dune is timeless. Plus...Sir Patrick Stewart.
Patrick is the finest actor in the world.
He even got my utterly uninterested missus into Star Trek. We're now onto Season 6 and shes sure to go all the way.
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
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That is a beautiful weapon.
Myself? Ooh, I don't know. If we were talking about weapons full stop, I would say an original master crafted Katana. Whilst contrary to popular belief Katanas are not automatically better, some of the finest swords in the world are Katanas, and a well made Katana is lethal.
Firearms? Maybe an original well made flintlock of some description. They are lovely pieces of engineering, and have a real heft to them.
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buddha wrote: I've decided that these GW is dead/dying threads that pop up every-week must be followers and cultists of nurgle perpetuating the need for decay. I therefore declare that that such threads are heresy and subject to exterminatus. So says the Inquisition!
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We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
There's something like tenth generation swordsmiths still making Katana to this day I believe. Mind blowing sword making tradition in Japan.
I'd love to get my hands on one... my grandfather actually had a pair of Katana, WW2 bring backs that my gran sold to an auction house immediately after he died... me coveting them aside if she'd kept them they could have paid a lot of her bills before she passed. As an aside, I will trounce the first anime fan who starts screaming about how amazing folded steel is.
For anyone who's into a good dose of the stabbity I recommend Hank Reinhardt's "The Book of Swords" excellent work on the subject.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
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Folded steel? What?
I thought Katanas were just made from a single piece of steel? I know the best Katanas were made from very good quality steel, but I thought that they were made in a similar way to most swords, the difference being the shape and the metal used.
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buddha wrote: I've decided that these GW is dead/dying threads that pop up every-week must be followers and cultists of nurgle perpetuating the need for decay. I therefore declare that that such threads are heresy and subject to exterminatus. So says the Inquisition!
The folding process of Japanese swordsmithing is the most famous part! From what I understand the folding process used in Japanese swordsmithing allows them to compensate for the relatively low quality metal found in Japan by introducing more and more carbon, also allows for a more homogenized metal and produces that lovely "layered" effect seen in damascus steel and Japanese Katana that's caused by different, alternating layers of hardness in the blade.
Swordsmiths making Katanas would fold the steel over onto itself several times. Sometimes several thousand times. A "master crafted" Katana could take up to six months to make because of this process. It's what made them so slim, but so very strong.
As for my dream firearm? A 1911, produced in 1911. I suppose it should also be in working order, too.
If you need me, I'll be busy wiping the layers of dust off my dice.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: The folding process of Japanese swordsmithing is the most famous part! From what I understand the folding process used in Japanese swordsmithing allows them to compensate for the relatively low quality metal found in Japan by introducing more and more carbon, also allows for a more homogenized metal and produces that lovely "layered" effect seen in damascus steel and Japanese Katana that's caused by different, alternating layers of hardness in the blade.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
For those who do like Katana but don't have the $6000 or so for a cheap traditional styled blade, Sword Buyer's Guide offers a 100% custom T1 Tool Steel Katana for $330 shipped to your door.
AustonT wrote: KM: I want to say Dogma has a Mateba. A more economical alternative is the Chiappa.
He does? Lucky SoB.... but yeah I'm probably gonna snag myself a Chiappa when I have more money in the "random toys" fund. All the cool "looks" of the Mateba though the autorevolver part is pretty cool.
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
I want to say he paid like 300 bucks for it too. I haven't searched my posts to confirm but IIRC. Mateba, dirt cheap, Dogma. You really want a Dan Wesson.
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
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I do wish it was legal to own flamethrowers here. If it was I would try and get a Kleif, one of the first man portable flamethrowers ever made. I did check out the Type 93 and Type 100, but their use in the Second Sino-Japanese War makes me reluctant.
One book I want to find is the Huo Long Jing, an ancient Chinese book of weapons.
Also, are Dragon's Breath rounds legal in the UK?
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Jihadin wrote: Pattons 1911's 45's...I even throw my dog in
Did Patton actually own a 1911? I know he had a Remington 51 and wore his issued 1908 hammerless on dress occasions after ditching the 51 for wheel guns.
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
AustonT wrote: I want to say he paid like 300 bucks for it too. I haven't searched my posts to confirm but IIRC. Mateba, dirt cheap, Dogma. You really want a Dan Wesson.
Specifically a S&W that's pre.... oh gosh '62 was the year S&W's QC Manager changed I think... but damn $300 for a Mateba Unica 6? Chap you bought it off of must not have known what he had.
Jihadin wrote: Pattons 1911's 45's...I even throw my dog in
Did Patton actually own a 1911? I know he had a Remington 51 and wore his issued 1908 hammerless on dress occasions after ditching the 51 for wheel guns.
Yeah I always associate Patton with a pair of ivory hit Colt SAAs
Now for a gun that belonged to someone, I'd like Chesty Puller's 1911. A handgun that is comparable valuable to a Marine as a piece of the true cross would be to a Christian.
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
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DE 6700
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RIP Muhammad Ali.
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Love shooting! My dad has an old Colt AR-15 A2 model that I've basically inherited, now that he's moved on to tactical M4geries. Still shoots great, and looks great too. I love the boomstick.
I'm not 21, but I plan on buying a Smith&Wesson Model 360...
I'm not really interested in personal defense, I just like the look of it, and .357 is a nice caliber.
D'oh... knew that!
