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Post by bigpete on May 22, 2014 10:09:17 GMT
Pretty soon I'll be making myself up a decent back quiver, and I'm going to design it so it can carry my re-handled gladius machete as well. I was just curious,has anyone else seen or done anything like this? Aside from on LOTR ? :-)
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Post by Paul on May 22, 2014 10:24:46 GMT
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Post by bigpete on May 22, 2014 11:07:52 GMT
Sorry didn't find any quivers with an actual sword scabbard built in n that site,but there sure are a lot of elven quivers !
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Post by ineffableone on May 22, 2014 17:57:12 GMT
You wont see too many dedicated sword carry quivers. Mainly because it is impractical. It makes the sword unable to be drawn, often puts the handle up in the way of snags, just like for back drawing an arrow reaching over your shoulder flags your intent and leaves you open for attack, I would imagine throws off the balance of your quiver plus added weight making the strap dig into your shoulder, and if it is strapped into your quiver then you have to take your quiver off to be able to access your blade. Now your talking about a smaller bladed sword so you might have the ability to draw it. Typically the sword would not actually be attached to a quiver, but instead be on it's own baldric if slung on the back. But i9f you are making a back quiver and insist on wanting to integrate quiver and sword, you might want to check Madeofleather on Etsy. She makes quivers with straps to hold the bow, rope, bed roll, an axe, etc. You can likely get some good ideas from studying her work. www.etsy.com/shop/MadeOfLeather?section_id=6767179&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1Only place I have seen dedicated sword quiver combo is LARP gear www.darkbladeuk.co.uk/SCABBARD/Ranger-Quiver/p-84-529/ but LARP folks have a lot od back carry swords for some reason. Maybe because their swords are foam and can't cut them as they draw them?
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Post by ineffableone on May 23, 2014 0:53:12 GMT
Personally I would suggest a baldric set up for your gladius. They are a simple and traditional way to carry a gladius.
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Post by bigpete on May 23, 2014 11:25:55 GMT
That's a pretty interesting quiver she makes ! Yeah I've tried a baldric and it annoys the crap out of me
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Post by ineffableone on May 23, 2014 18:06:00 GMT
Hopefully her work can give you some ideas. When you make your quiver, if you add a gladius sheathing or not please post some pictures for us, I know I am always interested in seeing folks quiver designs.
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Post by bigpete on May 25, 2014 4:19:42 GMT
Please do ! :-) Ran into a wee set back for mine, the tanner I was going o buy the leather from has been shut all week! Which has set me back too much timewise now to go the whole hog on my original idea, I need to have it made before I go away hunting in 2 weeks time, so if I can gt the leatfer by next week I'll just be making a simple bakquiver to start, with the intentions of pulling it apart later to do what I really want with it. As for posting pictures,I can't do it on this forum unfortunately ,but when its done I'll either post them up on the Australian bow hunting forum, or I'll ask a mate if he would mind putting them up for me
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Post by bigpete on May 27, 2014 5:29:24 GMT
Well just finished up my quiver today at least to the extent of being able to use it,went with a Howard hill style quiver that will potentially hold up to 30 target arrows and is already holding around 20 broad heads :-) and because I've handmade it it fits me almost perfectly and doesn't rattle or anything
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Post by Karoliner on May 31, 2014 5:21:20 GMT
I'd also be careful of re-sheathing the blade- do you plan on removing your quiver and replacing the sword, or are you trying to sheathe your sword with the sheathe still on your back? Re-sheathing the blade with the quiver attached to your back sounds like a dicey proposition. I've left arrows behind me and walked on, thinking I've got them in the quiver when I let go. The same could happen with the sword. Poking around your back trying to find the scabbard (especially with the tip on that machete) sounds kind of scary.
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Post by bigpete on Jun 1, 2014 0:38:06 GMT
OK I don't understand why everyone tinks they need to give me opinions on this, I didn't ask for them ! For starters, I'm not new to either back quivers or back sheaths, so everyone's concerns for me slicing my ear off or any of that other stuff is unfounded ,also I've never had arrows not go into the quivet and get left behind, so I wouldn't be worried about that. Seconds,I never asked for opinions! I never wrote 'I'm thinking about making this back quiver with a sword sheath in what's your thoughts?" I simply asked if anyone had ever seen or heard of something similar. And I have actually found something a little similar on myarmoury. I'm sorry if I seem a bit pissed off, but this ain't my first rodeo, as they say, and annoys me when anyone starts a thread like this and all they get is supposedly superior advice on what you can or can't do. I know for a fact that you can use a back sheath quite well as long as the blade isn't too long,is it historic all correct, I don't know and I don't care ! Is it the quickest way I also don't know and don't care! Is it a handy way to carry a blade that you will probably only use very occasionally? Yes! So thank you for all your advice,I'm over this thread now
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jun 1, 2014 7:08:20 GMT
Lent me your ear.
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Post by ineffableone on Jun 1, 2014 8:50:42 GMT
I can understand your frustration I hate threads where people only give sarcastic or snide responses, and sorry if you feel my comment contributed to that.
I voiced my concerns with the concept then did my best to give you an answer to your question. I would have voiced the same concerns no matter how skilled and knowledgeable you might be. Due to the simple fact we get plenty of people visiting the site without ever becoming members who might see the thread and not be as knowledgeable and experienced as you. So when ever I answer any question that might have some risk or danger I try to remember to include that in the answering comment if it hasn't already been covered previously. Just in case for those who don't know better read the thread. I always try to temper such things with actually doing my best to also answer the question too to the best of my abilities, as I did in this thread.
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