Any and all such claims should be taken with a huge pinch of slat regardless of wether it's made about a claymore, a polish sabre or a katana. The only thing...
-Hmmm, not sure about a hussar sabre cutting thru armor, however, according to the descriptions left behind regarding Zawisza Czarny who fought at Grunwald, he...
-I believe they also used a makeshift weapon by attaching the jawbone of a horse or ox, to a length of shaft as some form of bludgeon weapon, as seen in the...
Great links Daniel! That second one is very cool. Thanks for the feedback on this. Rik ... regardless of wether it's made about a claymore, a polish sabre or a...
Hi all, I need some help here. A couple of my guys are getting ready to move from rapiers to Polish sabers. I'm looking for suppliers of both custom and stock ...
Oy not this again.... The Zapharasian cossacks were Not Cavelry the they had some but eye witnessses proclaim it to have been shit. the registered Cossack...
Plate Armor in different places was of different thickness, so a breastplate might be thick pistol or musket proof, while a leg piece might be a quarter as...
**When we refer to the Cossacks, does that mean anyone living in the Ukraine? NO! the vast majority of Ukrainians were non-cossack peasants. Cossacks were a...
I have to advise you to contact me personally for warnings if you are considering buying sabers directly from poland or Czech or slovakia. There have been...
Thanks for the note Rik. If you can get me the names of these vendors, I can have my family in Poland take care of the rest. Before we left Poland my father...
This weekend we did the SCA equestrian event, with Jan riding... He had a good time when he was riding, but they sure do a lot of talking at these events. On...
Rick, What sort of exhibitions do you perform and how far out of the state do you go to perform? Thanks, Marti ____________________ fax mentis incendium...
hey every one, im greg and im new to this group. some of you already know me from Czarnieki's Division. but i have found a blacksmith who will make sabers. he...
if you look at the PolishLightArtillery page in the 'Links', you will find a calender of events and pictures from past events. We travel as warrented. -Rick ...
Try *this* one on for size...lol... I just hadda ask...'what was the sculptor thinking here?' shaking his head, Rik http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ...
Try *this* one on for size...lol... I just hadda ask...'what was the sculptor thinking here?' shaking his head, Rik http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ...
I have chatted with artist Vince Wai on this some years ago. My Father referred him to me for some assistance, and Vince was very receptive to input. He said...
At the recent Fort MacArthur Military Timeline event we just did, (pictures pending soon), Not only were we a big hit at the event with everybody, I was...
I emailed myself this list about a year ago, don't remember where it came from. There are some interesting sounding books here that I have not seen. -Rick ...
NEW PHOTOS UPLOADED into the Suligowski's Regiment yahoo-group... Two files, one is new: "2005 Fort MacArthur Military Timeline" event, and 5 new photos in the...
-You'll have to cut & paste the entire link into the web-browser to see it, but it works, I just tried it. Here's the original letter sent to me Sunday...
I hope the list will indulge in another question from a miniature army painter :) Around 1673 the 'German' infantry were re-armed in the Polish manner. From a...
While I don't know the old glory figure ....The coats at 25mm scale might look pretty similiar. In general, the 1680s coats may have looked more trim and...
... So what exactly were those "dog-ears" for? I've always wondered but the couple of people I asked weren't sure either. I assume if they are turned back...
-As I understand it, they protect the backs of the hands. Now, for personal experience, in addition to protection to the hands, they also come in very handy...
I remember seeing pics of those 3 and 6 shot replica pancerni carbines some time ago in Zagloba's Tavern. I can't seem to locate the gallery that has those...
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