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Post by randomnobody on Feb 21, 2018 1:00:58 GMT
Random - That japenese wakizashi with the tag looks interesting. What is it? That's an old naginata-naoshi that I've posted about elsewhere on this forum. Here's a photo of my two wakis:
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Post by Ifrit on Feb 21, 2018 3:00:40 GMT
Random - That japenese wakizashi with the tag looks interesting. What is it? That's an old naginata-naoshi that I've posted about elsewhere on this forum. Here's a photo of my two wakis: I hear to give to a friend is to be the best person
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Post by theophilus736 on Apr 28, 2018 0:51:26 GMT
Anime love pillow brings it all together nicely though.
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 28, 2018 1:40:22 GMT
Anime love pillow brings it all together nicely though. Oh, that's just a regular old pillow. Double-sided, different characters. From Negima, pictured is Setsuna Sakurazaki, on the rear is Konoka Konoe. I prefer one significantly over the other, so she stays out front. I do have some 50+ full-size body pillow covers, though, of various characters; some from established series, some original... Edit: And for the record, I've added two more Khybers since the update photo. My recliner is now even further burdened.
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 3, 2021 23:03:56 GMT
For the past couple of years or so, everything that had lived in my recliner had been living in a small waste basket in a forgotten corner of my room. I've been trying to reclaim some lost space (long story) recently and finally decided it was time to get them off the floor. I took some posters off one wall, with the intent to set up an eight-sword wall rack to hold, at least, the largest blades. Unfortunately, whatever laminated-paper the posters were made of, at some point, had become damp, and stuck to the wall. When I took them down, I was greeted with mold, which delayed my plans. Upon discussion with my mother (the wisest woman I know), it was decided to try a bleach-based cleaner, and hope the paint and drywall were unaffected. Luckily, it was only on the surface, and came off with a little elbow grease. I've got the rack on with some command strips, as I'm trying to avoid any more holes in my walls, rated to 16lbs. Here's what I've got now: Only one wakizashi fit, so of course I went with the mounted one over the bare blade, and the two flyssa are sharing a slot because they're skinny enough. My largest Khyber barely fit into the rack and sits further to the viewer's left than I'd prefer because this is where the scabbard was small enough. Now I need to figure out a solution for the smaller knives...
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Post by pgandy on Nov 5, 2021 12:22:42 GMT
I'd be one solution. 😁
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 5, 2021 13:59:06 GMT
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Post by pellius on Nov 5, 2021 16:17:33 GMT
Very nice collection. I’m glad you can display it in such a pleasing manner.
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 5, 2021 17:03:11 GMT
Very nice collection. I’m glad you can display it in such a pleasing manner. Thanks. I'm just happy to have it off the floor.
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 5, 2021 19:51:50 GMT
Remaining pieces, for anyone curious.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2021 22:20:38 GMT
Remaining pieces, for anyone curious.
What's that third one look like out of the scabbard
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 14, 2021 22:40:41 GMT
Remaining pieces, for anyone curious.
What's that third one look like out of the scabbard Which third one? From the top? I don't have any pictures of it, by itself, handy, but here's the first photo I ever took off it, many years ago: Edit: Wow, that posted in lousy quality. I downloaded a Photobucket embed on the old Khyber Knife thread and it was only 31kb, but looked fine as a thumbnail. I'll get another pic later if that's the one you meant.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2021 22:56:59 GMT
What's that third one look like out of the scabbard Which third one? From the top? I don't have any pictures of it, by itself, handy, but here's the first photo I ever took off it, many years ago: Edit: Wow, that posted in lousy quality. I downloaded a Photobucket embed on the old Khyber Knife thread and it was only 31kb, but looked fine as a thumbnail. I'll get another pic later if that's the one you meant. [br I dig that one, how long is that? Looks like a wicked thruster. I prefer the look of that to Italian stilletos even, and I love Italian stilletos.
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 14, 2021 23:21:51 GMT
I dig that one, how long is that? Looks like a wicked thruster. I prefer the look of that to Italian stilletos even, and I love Italian stilletos. I think the blade is 13". Overall is about 17", by memory. Here's a lousy pic for an idea of scale: Edit for side note: after handling this thing I got a whiff of my hand, and had to go back and just sniff the thing itself. Something about old weapons just smells good. Edit 2: Close-up of the tip against my fingernail. Looks kinda stubby, but that's just the scale. This thing goes through my denim jeans with just its own weight. Hell, taking the photo against my forearm it was digging in pretty hard. You can see the depression.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2021 23:54:56 GMT
Is the tip fragile? Or is it More on the robust side. That's probably my favourite dagger of yours, it makes all my daggers look like butter knives (or British steak knives, amirite haha... Just jokes British people)
I love the smell of an antique too. My Spanish 1895 smells amazing, everything about it just seperates it from other swords. It's amazing to think how you are holding an actual real weapon in your hands, not a modern reproduction that attempts to be similar. It makes it feel like it's much more real than the rest
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 15, 2021 0:44:39 GMT
Is the tip fragile? Or is it More on the robust side. Well, the T-section ends an inch and a half or more below the tip, leaving it wedge-sectioned. There's no reinforcement, per se; it's as thin as it is narrow, but I'm not sure I'd consider it fragile. It's entire design is indeed to get into mail and split the rings open, so it's probably adequate at that task. It's probably my favorite, too. Second in line probably goes to the Fairbairn-Sykes. I'm not sure what it is about the smell. Oil? Organic matter? Steel, brass, horn, bone, and leather all smell different, it seems, and the combination leads to each piece having its own unique scent. This dagger and my biggest Khyber are two I can sniff all day, and lament washing my hands after...
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 15, 2021 1:15:05 GMT
It's probably my favorite, too. Second in line probably goes to the Fairbairn-Sykes. Shame on me, how could I forget the old Gras bayonet?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2021 7:48:17 GMT
It's probably my favorite, too. Second in line probably goes to the Fairbairn-Sykes. Shame on me, how could I forget the old Gras bayonet? Man I wish mine were that pointy. I feel like using mine as a dagger would be difficult due to how beefy the tips are. They would be fine for their intended purpose, however
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Post by randomnobody on Mar 12, 2022 18:46:22 GMT
So the Command strips have given out on me twice now. First time I just noticed part of the rack had separated from the wall, but the other was still holding and all the swords were still being held. Second time was more catastrophic; swords slid out of the detached side and into some shelves, knocking things off, some of which landed in my bed. This was shortly after I'd gotten up to use the bathroom or it would have all landed on top of me. I'm guessing the strips just can't hold onto the wood, well, possible board I guess, so back to the drawing board. I've misplaced the nails that came with the rack and can't remember if there were any brackets included, so I'm brainstorming ideas for minimal damage to my wall that don't require attaching to studs. Any suggestions?
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Post by eastman on Mar 13, 2022 17:51:53 GMT
nail holes in drywall are easy to patch with a little Red Devil. screws with drywall anchors are a little more work, but still easy enough to patch
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