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  11. Favorite Sword

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    Lol doh! Forgot about Chinese broadsword and falx :) Kopis can double for falcata though! :D

    Here's some links to pics

    We all know what a katana looks like :D

    Indian tulwar

    http://therionarms.com/antiques/therionarms_c362.html

    Persian shamshir

    http://www.kultofathena.com/persian_shamshir.html

    We all know what a gladius looks like :)

    Greek kopis

    http://www.valiantco.com/world1.html

    (look for it top right)

    Celtic spatha

    http://therionarms.com/sold/com079.html

    P1796

    http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/or...wordpoint1.html

    Medieval Broadsword

    http://swords.com/site/cart/Medieval/083-P...1adef5ade7c8e7d

    (not my area of expertise, tons of varieties within this class, as you have probably guessed ;) just choose this one for a pic)

    Now the voting can begin!

  14. Last Samurai

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    ....and MAN!!!! There was this scene where a bunch of the new Japanese army with muskets and bayonets are going to face this bunch of samurai. They line up and wait in this misty forest. Suddenly out of nowhere these samurai just come charging up out of the mist on horseback, in full armor. INCREDIBLE! They looked really good and they sure seemed to give it to the army guys. Tom Cruise actually cutting through a samurai cuirass with a light American cavalry sword was a bit much, but anyway :)

    It looked really good (even if the history is gaga) and can't wait to see it :)

    Anyone else see the preview or want to see the movie?

  15. Guy Or Girl?

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    100% guy and LOVING IT!!! :)

    So great to be alive

    And be a guy!

    *dodges brick, cinder block, tire iron, monkey wrench, golf club, split pine log, stero speaker, authentic antique imitation Chinese porceline, office chair, heavy bristled broom, car door, framed picture of George Bush in a cowboy hat and clown nose, computer moniter, and a 55-gallon oil drum*

    Enough of bad poetry :)

  16. How Many Of You...

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    I have noble blood, being related to the von Vietinghoff family from Germany. They still exist, and have their own family association.....which I am not a part of :) but I'm related anyway). One of the family's members was Colonel-General Heinrich von Vietinghoff-Scheel, who was commander in chief of Italy in 1944 and 1945, fighting in WWII from Poland, to Belgium, to France, to Yugoslavia, to Russia, to Italy. He was arrested and charged with war crimes, but seems to have been acquited. It was about a few SS guys who went ape while under his command...... :-( But that's my family lineage...part of it :)

  18. Who Do You Think....?

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    Actually, I'd rather be Roman than a Gaul: better armour, HUGE shield that can cover 90 percent of your body, and a sword that is almost always fatal went stabbed into an opponent's thorax. Gauls may have been bigger, but his sword was a slashing sword which the Romans were able to block easily (first off you saw the blow coming from a long way off, prep for the swing just advertises "I'm gonna hit you"), whereas you couldn't detect the stab with a gladius until a split second after he jabbed it out.

    The long sword vs. short sword thing is exactly the same principle that we use in karate in the round-house-punch vs. harpoon/straight-out-punch that Wado karate uses. The roundhouse/long sword requires a shift in weight, shoulder position, feet position, etc. These just scream "Here it comes!" But a quick "snake strike" punch (in-out) like with a gladius is hard to see (trust me I've been nailed but those punches, and used 'em too :lol: )

    And biggest thing: Roman was trained how to use his equipment, whereas a Gaul had great fighting spirit (not knocking Gauls at all, just telling my side of the pic ;)) but was more of an amateur compared.

    My money would be on the Roman :)

  20. Season Premiers

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    These are the shows I watch:

    Enterprise

    JAG

    NCIS -sometimes

    Used to watch a lot of TLC, but with all the *decorating* shows on there..... ;)

    Ancient History Tuesdays on History Channel

    Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape (if I can find it! not much luck lately.....guy with his head up the elephants butt was hilarious.....serious! :P )

    Lotsa movies....must have either guns, swords, cars, or Derek Jacobi :P

    OH AND OF COURSE: America's Funniest Videos!!! That show rules!

  23. Who Do You Think....?

    in General Discussion

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    I don't know much about the unit list, but I'm guessing here :lol: who do you think would be the absolute most dangerous of these units? Romans will be pretty dangerous, the best swordsmen of the ancient world, but don't knock the sheer power of the Spartan hoplite. Gauls would be fast and quick with a good sword, plus the Immortal has a bow to compliment his weapons.

    It may be a bit early to be asking this, but hey keeps the boards busy :) Plus speculation is fun!

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