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Title: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-08, 13:48:35

Sir William, I thought you might find this interesting. Look on the right side:

http://www.dbkcustomswords.com/swordshop.html (http://www.dbkcustomswords.com/swordshop.html)

He's making a couple of Arn scabbards that are available for pre-order. :)
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Brian on 2011-01-08, 17:58:38
Sweet! To bad he doesn't accept kidney's!  :D
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2011-01-08, 18:05:27
 :D :D :D :D you offering your wife's? hehehe
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Brian on 2011-01-08, 18:25:44
As is only! Since there is no refunds there isn't a restocking fee!  ;)
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-10, 15:38:51
Thank you, Sir Edward...Brian's about as good as it gets w/regard to scabbards...but he's working from a 2 year waiting list nowadays, right?
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-10, 16:59:26
Nope, typically one year for a standard/custom commission, but these are looking at being delivered in the next month or so if I read it right. He did my most recent one in about a month, since he has his apprentices help make a few "campaign line" scabbards along side the custom work.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-10, 17:18:48
Huh.  Now I got a decision to make.  Sigh.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Ulrich on 2011-01-13, 17:35:31
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.13712.html I like scabbards that look a bit worn and used. For some reason when stuff looks a bit worn down and not brand new it appeals to me more. Maybe it's cause my persona is a poorer knight that uses outdated or old fashioned stuff.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-13, 18:43:27
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.13712.html I like scabbards that look a bit worn and used. For some reason when stuff looks a bit worn down and not brand new it appeals to me more. Maybe it's cause my persona is a poorer knight that uses outdated or old fashioned stuff.

I like the aged look too. Most of the scabbard makers will make them look distressed and aged if you request it. Personally, I order them all looking shiny and new, because I figure they'll look worn and aged soon enough on their own. :)
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-14, 16:11:23
Same here, Sir Edward, same here...I handle most of my swords on a daily basis.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-16, 15:01:18

Apparently he made two of the Arn scabbards, and they're finished and available now.

http://www.dbkcustomswords.com/swordshop.html (http://www.dbkcustomswords.com/swordshop.html) (center of page)
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Ulrich on 2011-01-16, 23:48:45
DAMN those scabbards go for a lot. For that price I could buy myself an Albion sword. But I love the way they look, crusader items appeal to me for some reason.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-17, 04:09:12

Yep, scabbards aren't cheap. Historically this was true as well. The scabbard is essentially the "other half" of the sword.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Ulrich on 2011-01-18, 20:33:07
So does that mean some poorer men-at-arms made do with no scabbard? Or did they just make do with one that was poorer quality?
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2011-01-18, 20:41:27
no if you have a sword you have a scabbard. if you are a man at arms all it is you are a an unknighted figure. you would have had money. minor nobles etc might have even been men at arms for higher ranking nobles etc.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-18, 21:38:29

One sold, and so he has one left:

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=21989 (http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=21989)
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Ulrich on 2011-01-18, 22:35:33
Yeah, I guess I'll have to wait before I get an Albion, the Albion I want is the Reeve model but I want it to have a crusader scabbard.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-19, 14:50:08
I'll send him an email today.  He doesn't need the actual sword, right?
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2011-01-19, 14:51:58
Sir William, I think I see a blow to the head with a frying pan from your lady in the near future if you buy one of these ehheheeheh
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-19, 14:52:35
I'll send him an email today.  He doesn't need the actual sword, right?

Nope, it's already made and ready to ship.

Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-19, 16:44:09
Can you shoot me his email?  Thought I had it saved somewheres...and I can't hit his site.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-19, 19:04:16
Can you shoot me his email?  Thought I had it saved somewheres...and I can't hit his site.

brian@dbkcustomswords.com
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-20, 15:44:06
Sir William, I think I see a blow to the head with a frying pan from your lady in the near future if you buy one of these ehheheeheh

Sir Wolf, you've obviously met my wife.  I wouldn't dare w/out asking her first.  She just got a new iron skillet too; should I worry?  lol
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-01-20, 15:50:43
Sir Wolf, you've obviously met my wife.  I wouldn't dare w/out asking her first.  She just got a new iron skillet too; should I worry?  lol

Have you seen "Tangled" (the recent Disney film)? I chuckled at one of the scenes. The main good guy ends up fighting off several soldiers with a frying pan, and made some sort of comment along the lines of "Frying pans, who knew right? Why isn't everyone using these?"
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-01-20, 16:11:58
I've seen frying pans used to good effect in two movies thus far (the only two that come to mind because I saw one just recently and the other, well, I could recite lines at will lol)

LotR - Samwise Gamgee - in the fight against the goblins and cave troll in the Chamber of Mazarbul, in the Mines of Moria.
Scorpion King - the little boy who guides Mathayus inside Memnon's fortress and eventually sneaks aboard the raiding wagon when they go to rescue the sorceress.
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2011-01-20, 16:13:51
yes my kids loved that movie
Title: Re: Arn Scabbards
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-17, 14:35:59
Ulrich, also, scabbards were made plain for the rank and file...it is the embellishments that drive the cost up.  Metal bits for the belt and scabbard, intricate designs, etc.