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RicWilly's stuff Oct 6, 2010 19:28:10 GMT

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Gen2 Pomeii, KC Gladius, KC Celtic, Windlass Pugio, Rittersteel Gladius and two Ebay gladii.

Top Albion Poitiers. From left VA Viking, Gen2 Pompeii, Hanwei Edward III, Gen2 12th Century, Hawei Albrecht II, KC Gladius and Gen2 10th Century Viking.

Cheness Mokko, Gen2 Pompeii, Windlass Military Sword/Rapier, Windlass Gladiator, KC Gladius and KC Teutonic.

VA 304S and H/T LS.

VA 303s and Atrim 1315+

Atrim 1315+ and KC War Sword.

Cheness Mokko, Musashi Wind Dragon and older Atrim.

Windlass Lakonian and Windlass Pugio.

Albion Poitiers.

KC Viking.

Hanwei Bastard Sword.

Gen2 Mainz.

Windlass Mainz.

KC Roman Gladius.

Cold Steel 1917 Naval Cutlass.

Ritter Steel Competition Katana.

Cold Steel Laredo Bowie.

Some knives.

More knives.

Here is a link to my YouTube channel where I cut with most of the blades.
RicWilly's Channel

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Bradleee42 Member Posts: 952	RicWilly's stuff Oct 6, 2010 21:47:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bradleee42 on Oct 6, 2010 21:47:27 GMT holy crap! That Albion Poitiers is amazing. ...and the rest of the rest as well.
	Authur:That is why I am your king. Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Arthur: Be quiet! Peasant: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

chrisperoni Member Senior Forumite Posts: 6,284	RicWilly's stuff Oct 7, 2010 1:12:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chrisperoni on Oct 7, 2010 1:12:29 GMT Ric, this might be hard...but if you could only pick one gladius as your personal favourite which would it be? and why? and can I have it (... handle end first please) :shock:
	Begin. To begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. -Marcus Aurelius Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.-Plato This is gonna sound weird, but for a second, I think you took on the shape of a unicorn.-Dale Doback

chrisperoni Member Senior Forumite Posts: 6,284	RicWilly's stuff Oct 7, 2010 1:15:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chrisperoni on Oct 7, 2010 1:15:33 GMT it's like a zombies worst nightmare
	Begin. To begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. -Marcus Aurelius Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.-Plato This is gonna sound weird, but for a second, I think you took on the shape of a unicorn.-Dale Doback

chukissaki Member Posts: 246	RicWilly's stuff Oct 7, 2010 3:43:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chukissaki on Oct 7, 2010 3:43:57 GMT Nice stuff.
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Tomius Member Back in business my dear brothers in arms :) Posts: 330	RicWilly's stuff Oct 7, 2010 7:28:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Tomius on Oct 7, 2010 7:28:14 GMT Hi Ric you got really nice stuff there..
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RicWilly's stuff Oct 7, 2010 8:45:57 GMT

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Thanks, guys.

chrisperoni wrote
Ric, this might be hard...but if you could only pick one gladius as your personal favourite which would it be? and why? and can I have it (... handle end first please) :shock:

The KC, Chris, this is why,

It's a tough sucker and beautiful to boot. The blade has held up great and I love the fittings. Especially the grip, it's octagonal which makes for a good hold and edge alignment.
No.

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chuckinohio Senior Forumite Posts: 3,376	RicWilly's stuff Oct 10, 2010 10:14:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by chuckinohio on Oct 10, 2010 10:14:29 GMT If you would trip and fall in that room it would be like falling into a tree chipper :shock: An impressive and quite varied array.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	RicWilly's stuff Oct 10, 2010 12:10:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2010 12:10:26 GMT Awesome collection!

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RicWilly's stuff Oct 10, 2010 18:06:00 GMT

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Thanks, fellas.

Fallschirmjager, I take it you're a fellow devotee to the series "Rome" I got both seasons on DVD. About time to watch it again.
Anyhow, this may be of interest to you. I found it on Wiki (yeah, I know) doing a search of Titus Pullo. Seems there were a historial Vorenus and Pullo. I don't' know how accurate it is but here's an excerpt.

Titus Pullo was one of the two Roman centurions of the Legio XXIV Victrix Rapax mentioned in the writings of Julius Caesar. The other soldier mentioned was Lucius Vorenus; they appear in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book 5, Chapter 44. Pullio was in the 11th legion in Gaul. Pullo and Vorenus were fierce rivals for promotion to primus pilus, the most senior centurion in a legion. Both distinguished themselves in 54 BC when the Nervii attacked the legion under Quintus Cicero in their winter quarters in Nervian territory. In an effort to outdo Vorenus, Pullo charged out of the fortified camp and attacked the enemy, but was soon wounded and surrounded. Vorenus followed and engaged his attackers in hand-to-hand combat, killing one and driving the rest back, but lost his footing and was himself soon surrounded. Pullo in turn rescued Vorenus, and after killing several of the enemy, the pair returned to camp amid applause from their comrades.

Sounds like them anyway, no?

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	RicWilly's stuff Oct 10, 2010 18:07:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2010 18:07:21 GMT seems to me that somewhere out there is a whole roman legion going ... "pardon me, but have you see our Gladii??" NIce collection. jealous

deejay Member Posts: 1,181	RicWilly's stuff Oct 11, 2010 0:22:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by deejay on Oct 11, 2010 0:22:52 GMT You guys should see his dress collection.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	RicWilly's stuff Oct 15, 2010 1:35:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2010 1:35:43 GMT Sweet collection Ric. Neatly displayed. Good to see some old favorites from your vids.

Curtis_Louis Global Moderator Global Moderator word Posts: 3,010	RicWilly's stuff Oct 15, 2010 1:53:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Curtis_Louis on Oct 15, 2010 1:53:19 GMT Excellent display Ric! I don't know what it is about that Ritter Gladius, I never get tired of looking at it.
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RicWilly VIP Reviewer Senior Forumite El Conquistador! Posts: 6,880	RicWilly's stuff Oct 15, 2010 17:54:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by RicWilly on Oct 15, 2010 17:54:06 GMT Thanks, friends. Curtis, I like the look of that Ritter Steel gladius as well, be aware tho that it's heavy and cumbersome to use. Here is a review.
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RicWilly's stuff Oct 15, 2010 18:55:13 GMT

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RicWilly wrote
Thanks, fellas.

Fallschirmjager, I take it you're a fellow devotee to the series "Rome" I got both seasons on DVD. About time to watch it again.
Anyhow, this may be of interest to you. I found it on Wiki (yeah, I know) doing a search of Titus Pullo. Seems there were a historial Vorenus and Pullo. I don't' know how accurate it is but here's an excerpt.

Titus Pullo was one of the two Roman centurions of the Legio XXIV Victrix Rapax mentioned in the writings of Julius Caesar. The other soldier mentioned was Lucius Vorenus; they appear in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book 5, Chapter 44. Pullio was in the 11th legion in Gaul. Pullo and Vorenus were fierce rivals for promotion to primus pilus, the most senior centurion in a legion. Both distinguished themselves in 54 BC when the Nervii attacked the legion under Quintus Cicero in their winter quarters in Nervian territory. In an effort to outdo Vorenus, Pullo charged out of the fortified camp and attacked the enemy, but was soon wounded and surrounded. Vorenus followed and engaged his attackers in hand-to-hand combat, killing one and driving the rest back, but lost his footing and was himself soon surrounded. Pullo in turn rescued Vorenus, and after killing several of the enemy, the pair returned to camp amid applause from their comrades.

Sounds like them anyway, no?

So basically Titus was as badass in real life as in 'Rome'- awesome.

seriously, that is hardcore, fighting back and forth just to show you've got the bigger (brass or bronze in their era?) balls.

Begin. To begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. -Marcus Aurelius
Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.-Plato
This is gonna sound weird, but for a second, I think you took on the shape of a unicorn.-Dale Doback

Urpotus Member Posts: 12	RicWilly's stuff Oct 26, 2010 17:34:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Urpotus on Oct 26, 2010 17:34:49 GMT Wow, an impressively large collection of nice blades , congratulations. Hopefully you've got enough time to maintain them all.

Deepbluedave Member Senior Forumite Posts: 1,692	RicWilly's stuff Dec 24, 2010 11:00:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deepbluedave on Dec 24, 2010 11:00:44 GMT Hey Ric, I want a head count how many swords do you own, Amazing collection.
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RicWilly VIP Reviewer Senior Forumite El Conquistador! Posts: 6,880	RicWilly's stuff Dec 25, 2010 5:26:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by RicWilly on Dec 25, 2010 5:26:41 GMT I get a quick count of twenty nine usable blades, but don't hold me to it, could be a few stashed someplace I missed and I didn't count knives.
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Post by RicWilly on Oct 6, 2010 19:28:10 GMT

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Post by chrisperoni on Oct 7, 2010 1:12:29 GMT

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Post by chukissaki on Oct 7, 2010 3:43:57 GMT

Post by Tomius on Oct 7, 2010 7:28:14 GMT

Post by RicWilly on Oct 7, 2010 8:45:57 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2010 1:35:43 GMT

Post by Curtis_Louis on Oct 15, 2010 1:53:19 GMT

Post by RicWilly on Oct 15, 2010 17:54:06 GMT

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