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Cool drawing. Jun 24, 2007 0:51:19 GMT

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I was just browsing over at Old Dominion Forge, and I noticed the cool drawing at the top of the sword page www.olddominionforge.com/swords.html of a guy apparently flex testing a blade against a wall (or something). Not a big deal, really. I just thought some of you might find it interesting, considering our propensity for flex testing. ;D

It looks like it may be an actual color plate from the American Colonial period. Not really sure.

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Cool drawing. Jun 24, 2007 3:04:05 GMT

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That is an illustration from the Diderot Encyclopedia c.1755. It depicts a sword cutler shop with customers browsing and testing the wares (a small sword is being flexed). The original plate/print would not have been in color. This one has probably been hand colored.

Re: Flex
It's a property that was valued long before the rise of the modern replica market!

Re: Old Dominion Forge
He made some of the swords for that famous pirate movie franchise, the most prominent of which was carried by Captain Jack Sparrow himself.

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Cool drawing. Jun 24, 2007 5:19:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2007 5:19:20 GMT I thank you kindly for the additional info, spadroon. This would be the encyclopedia to which you refer www.astragalpress.com/diderot_encyclopedia_trades.htm? I'll have to get a set. I love old technology and machinery.
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mrstabby: Hello, welcome even under these sad circumstances. Maybe put out a thread in the Renaissance/Military subsection. Nov 28, 2024 6:52:12 GMT *

trooperwill: I have just been appointed conservator and Guardian for Dave Kelly and have no experience or knowledge of swords. I would appreciate any assistance that folks who know Dave or have visited with him and seen his collection could give me. need appraisal Nov 28, 2024 0:05:16 GMT

mrstabby: Been thinking the same - but the person that set up the page might not be there anymore and old code gets messy when not maintained. Might be a "repair subscriptions, destroy function X, repair X, destroy Y" situation by now - would mean a total overhaul. Nov 18, 2024 7:29:27 GMT

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