kBob
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Went to the 30 whateverist HTMF yesterday. Daughter wanted a sword, but I talked her out of the costume crap that was over priced.
Actually three smiths there working from a single booth, not much in cuttlry though I liked.
One guy did have a Ballocks Dagger though when I pulled it from the sheath it had a modern shiny double edged dirk blade. He also had some smith made two tine forks and rating knives and tossed in some spoons with handles. Unfortunately most everything else he displayed could best be referred to as costume.
Not much there for a historian of serious blade guy.
I wore a rail roadish out fit with shop cap and over hauls of blue/white pillow tick and introduced myself when people pointed out my clothing being anachronistic as "Professor Wells of the East Florida Seminary, director of the steam powered 'Delta Tau Machina Project'" oddly more women got it than men. A few times I introduced myself as a guy the locals call "Boss" and asked folks that if they would please tell Samual Clemmons that I was not actually a Connecticutt Yankee and only worked for Colt in Hartford as Jobs in industry were scarce in the South at the moment. Again more ladies got it than men.
-kBob
Actually three smiths there working from a single booth, not much in cuttlry though I liked.
One guy did have a Ballocks Dagger though when I pulled it from the sheath it had a modern shiny double edged dirk blade. He also had some smith made two tine forks and rating knives and tossed in some spoons with handles. Unfortunately most everything else he displayed could best be referred to as costume.
Not much there for a historian of serious blade guy.
I wore a rail roadish out fit with shop cap and over hauls of blue/white pillow tick and introduced myself when people pointed out my clothing being anachronistic as "Professor Wells of the East Florida Seminary, director of the steam powered 'Delta Tau Machina Project'" oddly more women got it than men. A few times I introduced myself as a guy the locals call "Boss" and asked folks that if they would please tell Samual Clemmons that I was not actually a Connecticutt Yankee and only worked for Colt in Hartford as Jobs in industry were scarce in the South at the moment. Again more ladies got it than men.
-kBob
