Swords
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DMC Sword replica
Wow. Do want! United Cutlery is creating a 42 replica of Red Queen, Nero s sword from Devil May Cry 4. Sure, it may not be life-sized, but it s still rad. The sword was designed by UC s master weapon designer, Kit Rae, and is incredibly detailed, all the way down to Red Queen s crazy throttle on the guard. I have a bunch of pics in a gallery right here. This authentic replica…
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Sumerian Sword
For the bow and spear-wielding ancient Egyptian or Mesopotamian warrior, swords and blades were a rare commodity. Expensive to produce and requiring special skill to use, swords only became fashionable after 1 BCE when Middle Eastern soldiers first came into conflict with enemy swordsmen from other regions. The Egyptians and Mesopotamians made their arrowheads from flint and…
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Game of Thrones Ice Sword
Ice Was a Valyrian steel greatsword and an heirloom of House Stark. It was used both in war and on ceremonial occasions by the Lord of Winterfell. Ice had been in the possession of House Stark for generations and was kept in a special scabbard crafted from the pelt of a wolf. History Eddard Stark uses Ice to behead Will, a deserter from the Night s Watch. Theon Greyjoy holds…
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Antique Spanish Swords
The antique weapon exhibit is part of the Herbert Paine Shumway Collection. Shumway was the eldest son of Jeremiah and Mary Maria Shumway, was born April 18th, 1856, in Houston county, Minnesota. He attended Caledonia Academy, and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1882 with the degree of B.S. He came to Nebraska in 1882 where he engaged in the lumber business at…
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Swords in Lord of the Rings
Swords Should be well known from vanilla Minecraft. To hit a foe with a sword, you have to go near it, since the sword is a melee weapon. You can also fight with a sword while on a mount. Right-clicking with sword in hand will perform a block ( Note : This does not work with the Sword of Command). Most swords are crafted like the ones in vanilla Minecraft: Two ingots for the…
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Antiques, Swords
GUEST: This was my grandfather s maternal brother s Confederate sword. He was a first lieutenant in the Civil War, fought with the army of the Tennessee. It s my understanding that he was wounded and got dysentery and died, and the sword in the picture came back to the family and then it was passed along through my father s family. Mom broke up the house and I ended up with…
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Knife and Sword Shops
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Don’t bring a knife to a sword fight. That’s the lesson a would-be robbers armed with a knife learned Friday night when a cashier chased him out of the store with a sword. Police say they were called to the Perry Market on Perrysville Avenue after it was robbed just before 10 p.m. They say two males wearing masks went into the store, one of whom went behind…
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Metal Swords
The stars of HBO s have launched a trivia game via video called Swords or Metal Band,in which cast members are given a name of either an Eighties metal band or a Game of Thrones sword and they have to guess which one it is. The clip is part of a promotion for a contest whose winner will get to attend the Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere with the cast. The contest raises donations…
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Electric Sword
Weapon Voltage (~2 V AC RMS?) The numbers for the resistance of a human body vary a lot, but it seems that with proper contact (such as being stabbed) resistance of a human (between two far points of a body) is between 1k and 100k ohms. According to this site (which must be legit since it s http:), the amount of current to kill someone is ~0.2 A. If you go with the lower resistance…
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French Swords
Eleven youths aged between 17 and 22 were arrested over the attacks and taken into custody. Their alleged accomplices, however, got away and are yet to be identified by police. The masked attackers - who are said to have arrived by bus - ran amok in a residential area in Juvisy-sur-Orge, a tranquil suburb south of Paris, at around 8pm on Saturday. But it took more than one…
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LOTR Sword Collection
Troika Brodsky s collection of The Lord of the Rings film memorabilia — the largest in the world next to director Sir Peter Jackson s private stash — began in 2004, when he acquired Gimli the Dwarf s battle axe through eBay. He paid for it by selling a lightsaber Liam Neeson wielded in The Phantom Menace , which he paid for by selling his collection of vintage Star Wars toys…
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Sword Retailers
The right footprint for department stores like Nordstrom and Macy s is roughly 200 U.S. locations, preferably at the top 200 to 300 class-A and class-B malls, he said. Smaller stores like Gap with many more locations still have much further to cut, he added. While retail consultants once projected one-third of retail activity would move online, many now believe a 50-50 split…
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