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Main Gauche by =drrocket:icondrrocket:

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Main Gauche
Weight: 1 lb [454 g]
Blade Length: 14 in [35.5 cm]

Light, fast and long this is the type of blade carried for use in the off hand when fighting with rapiers and other light swords. The wide guard gives good protection and blocking ability while the ring guard protects the back of the off hand from sword cuts. The long thin blade is perfect for thrusting in close quarters.

The scabbard is shown in the frog [so called because the piece of leather from which it is made looks like a spread-eagled squished frog before it is riveted together] which hangs on the belt leaving the weapon at the proper angle for rapid and effective deployment.

The white powder on the blade is a type of micro-crystalline wax used in museums to preserve iron and steel. I was too lazy to remove it; actually, I was too lazy to spend the hour it would take to put it back on...

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*Sgnappy Jun 10, 2009, 12:38:47 AM
Wow, you just have a great collection!!!
:icondrrocket:
=drrocket Jun 10, 2009, 6:18:54 AM
:) But I need more! I can think of many that I don't have examples of, sigh.

:D

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"Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died nobly." - Arnold Edinborough
:iconsgnappy:
Mood: Wow! *Sgnappy Jun 10, 2009, 1:23:30 PM
I bet it's an expensive hobby ...
:icondrrocket:
=drrocket Jun 10, 2009, 3:29:58 PM
It can be. You can get cheap imitations made using materials such as stainless steel which may look a great deal like an original but which have nearly none of the properties which made the originals what they were, or you can get those made with carbon steel and properly tempered which are copies of known originals and are fully functional in all respects. It is these that I acquire as I may and, if at all possible, an original - almost guaranteed to "break the bank"...

:D

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"Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died nobly." - Arnold Edinborough
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Mood: Wow! *OneClownShoe Jun 11, 2009, 11:23:37 AM
I like to avoid fighting with ANY rappers. These cheaters carry guns! OH wait...you said when fighting with rapiers. My bad.

These weapons make me feel sorry for anyone stupid enough to break in to your house. If that does happen, I hope that the perp shits him or her self before trying to escape.

Peace! :D

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:icondrrocket:
=drrocket Jun 11, 2009, 4:48:03 PM
Yah, you gotta be careful not to get into it with anyone carrying a rapper...

:rofl: Da Buppies would probably eat him before I could get a lick in...

:D

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"Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died nobly." - Arnold Edinborough
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
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F/5.6
55 mm
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Jun 7, 2009, 11:22:21 AM

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