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Post by pgandy on Aug 9, 2019 22:33:12 GMT
FWIW MRL has two Windlass Main Gauches. These haven’t been available for a long time. I think I’ve been looking for about a year seems like longer. They had three, but I helped them reduce their inventory. Don’t forget the promo code SBGVIP. www.museumreplicas.com/musketeer-main-gauche
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Post by Dave Kelly on Aug 9, 2019 22:46:09 GMT
FWIW MRL has two Windlass Main Gauches. These haven’t been available for a long time. I think I’ve been looking for about a year seems like longer. They had three, but I helped them reduce their inventory. Don’t forget the promo code SBGVIP. www.museumreplicas.com/musketeer-main-gauche www.museumreplicas.com/musketeer-main-gaucheDon't know why, but I hit your url and the sys didn't let me pass. Second time worked. 135.00 before discount. Thought it was stupid to stop selling and integral part of a rapier set, but I blame the customers who don't buy sets, in the first place. Uh-huh. Yeppers. Know you dood dit.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 9, 2019 22:46:50 GMT
The first link didn't work for me. Warning, the (my) Musketeer Main Gauche feels wrong in your hand first. There's a certain kind of thumb grip to use it the right way. There's a YouTube clip about, trying to find it. The grip is too small and round anyway I think, so another Wilson grip band project.
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Post by Dave Kelly on Aug 9, 2019 22:52:54 GMT
The first link didn't work for me. Warning, the (my) Musketeer Main Gauche feels wrong in your hand first. There's a certain kind of thumb grip to use it the right way. There's a YouTube clip about, trying to find it. The grip is too small and round anyway I think, so another Wilson grip band project. Put your thumb on the ricasso....
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 9, 2019 22:55:00 GMT
Yeah, on the flat side opposite of the sailguard.
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Post by christain on Aug 9, 2019 23:03:27 GMT
If you drove a new Ferrari, would you put Wilson wrap on the steering wheel? --- --- You're one hell of a salesman. ----
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Post by demonskull on Aug 9, 2019 23:10:04 GMT
If you drove a new Ferrari, would you put Wilson wrap on the steering wheel? --- --- Of course not................Hockey tape is much better !
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 9, 2019 23:16:36 GMT
Didn't know Ferraris have thin metal steering wheels! Fun beside, the grip of the Main Gauche needs an upgrade. Or thick gloves.
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Post by pgandy on Aug 10, 2019 0:16:15 GMT
www.museumreplicas.com/musketeer-main-gaucheDon't know why, but I hit your url and the sys didn't let me pass. Second time worked. 135.00 before discount. Thought it was stupid to stop selling and integral part of a rapier set, but I blame the customers who don't buy sets, in the first place. Uh-huh. Yeppers. Know you dood dit. There must have been a glitch in the copy/paste. Thanks for the heads up, I re-entered it and it now works. That main gauche cost me $139.41 delivered to Miami, FL. Much more by the time I receive it. I passed it up several times on the DoD because I didn’t want the expense and red tape of importing. I know now that by stating it is an unsharpened copy the government looks at it differently and should have no problems with customs. I hope, I hope.
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Post by pgandy on Aug 10, 2019 0:28:13 GMT
Of course not................Hockey tape is much better ! Not necessarily. I’ve had mixed luck with friction tape aka hockey tape, perhaps different manufacturers? I’ve had some that worked OK and others that left black sticky residue on my hands. In some cases talc powder helped. Rescue tape is by far the better option, it has no adhesive and moulds itself around and over protrusions. The only negative I’ve found is that it has a black glossy finish. But that can be taken care of with matte black spray paint.
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Post by pgandy on Aug 10, 2019 14:52:15 GMT
??? They were listing three in stock yesterday when I ordered . After ordering the count went down to two. This morning it is back up to three. And yes, I have my order confirmation. Hanky-Panky???
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Post by demonskull on Aug 10, 2019 14:56:58 GMT
They were listing three in stock yesterday when I ordered . After ordering the count went down to two. This morning it is back up to three. And yes, I have my order confirmation. Hanky-Panky??? Probably not. Most likely someone put it in their cart early yesterday or the day before and either they changed their mind or it dropped out when they didn't complete the transaction within 24 hours.
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Post by christain on Aug 10, 2019 15:01:06 GMT
They were listing three in stock yesterday when I ordered . After ordering the count went down to two. This morning it is back up to three. And yes, I have my order confirmation. Hanky-Panky??? Maybe they found another one buried under a pile of SteamPunk stuff.----
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Post by pgandy on Aug 10, 2019 17:29:40 GMT
OK I got it. Sounds reasonable.
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