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Author Topic: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.  (Read 5911 times)

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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #1 on: 2013-02-08, 22:20:30 »
fake or reprint lol

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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #2 on: 2013-02-08, 22:22:02 »
fake or reprint lol

Likely. :) LOL
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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #3 on: 2013-02-08, 22:47:52 »
love the "sword" they have it displayed with

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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #4 on: 2013-02-09, 03:39:50 »
*IF* that's the "Silk Road Arms" from way back in the dial-up days of the internet that did Persian / Arabic armor, that *might* be a legit listing; only going off the seller's name
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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #5 on: 2013-02-09, 04:26:05 »
ya, crud i cant remember who ran the silk roads. used to talk to him all the time on the arador and early AA days. ummmmmmmm crud i have forgotten so much information since the age of children lol

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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #6 on: 2013-02-09, 23:41:35 »
ya, crud i cant remember who ran the silk roads. used to talk to him all the time on the arador and early AA days. ummmmmmmm crud i have forgotten so much information since the age of children lol

Haha, yeah, I think it was Norman something or something Norman? Haven't seen the site in forever and can't find it now, probably not the same guy.
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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #7 on: 2013-02-11, 14:59:44 »

It says it's an 1887 edition. That's believable, but I certainly wouldn't want to throw down that sort of cash without some assurance.
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Re: Rare Talhoffer Fencing Book - 1887 on ebay.
« Reply #8 on: 2013-02-12, 15:14:45 »
That's a lot of money for a book that can be had as a reprint for a very small fraction of the cost of that particular one.

That is an interesting looking sword he has in the pic with the book...anyone know or have an idea as to provenance?
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