Post by Aindel on Sept 22, 2007 13:52:06 GMT -5
For anyone reading this in the next few days (ie up til Tuesday night): I NEED HELP!
We're building edged weapons in Props class. They have to be actual weapons, not the product of fiction (ie no LOTR swords, Masamune, or keyblade....though I'm not sure that last one has an actual edge anyway....). It also has to be from a picture of an actual weapon, not a replica (so a trip down to House of Knives is also out, unless I wanted to make a steak knife or something) So, I went to the library, and got out this wonderful book called 'A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times.' Greatest. Book. Ever.
ANYWAY, I was flipping through, and stumbled across the greatest discovery of my 20-year old life: Gunblades are REAL. Known commonly as the pistol-knife, they were developed primarily in the 19th Century. They were made across the globe, varying in style depending on the type of blade used in the combination. The gun portion didn't usually actually work, but it made it look cooler. The ones I'm looking at specifically were in the collection of a man named Charles Noe Daly.
The problem: The picture I have is really. Freaking. Tiny. I'm not going to be able to work from this picture. So I've been searching around, and I haven't found much. Just some really ugly ones that I don't particularly want to make. Thus, if anyone else is bored in the next two days and wants to search around and see what they can find for me, I'd appreciate it.
We're building edged weapons in Props class. They have to be actual weapons, not the product of fiction (ie no LOTR swords, Masamune, or keyblade....though I'm not sure that last one has an actual edge anyway....). It also has to be from a picture of an actual weapon, not a replica (so a trip down to House of Knives is also out, unless I wanted to make a steak knife or something) So, I went to the library, and got out this wonderful book called 'A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times.' Greatest. Book. Ever.
ANYWAY, I was flipping through, and stumbled across the greatest discovery of my 20-year old life: Gunblades are REAL. Known commonly as the pistol-knife, they were developed primarily in the 19th Century. They were made across the globe, varying in style depending on the type of blade used in the combination. The gun portion didn't usually actually work, but it made it look cooler. The ones I'm looking at specifically were in the collection of a man named Charles Noe Daly.
The problem: The picture I have is really. Freaking. Tiny. I'm not going to be able to work from this picture. So I've been searching around, and I haven't found much. Just some really ugly ones that I don't particularly want to make. Thus, if anyone else is bored in the next two days and wants to search around and see what they can find for me, I'd appreciate it.