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Sorry guys, change of plans for me on the 15th. My Shriner's group is having a big Easter egg hunt at the Hadji Shrine Center in Pensacola, FL the morning of the 15th, and my wife and I are going to take my son to it for Easter.

I'll try and catch up to you guys the next time you're in Montgomery ...

What time are you guys going to meet on the 15th in Montgomery? I have a conference in Andalusia that day from 1pm - 5pm that day.

If it's sometime early that morning I could probably make it, but I'd have to leave Montgomery by around 11:00 am to make it back in time.

I ended up going with New Stirling for one of their Claymores.

I think that one most closely matches the German Longswords of Johannes Liechtenaur and the translated books by Tobler.

I looked at their long hand and a half also, but opted for their claymore for a little more grip room.

Roger that. I'll browse around and see what I can come up with.

Ok, thanks guys. What about their padded training swords?

http://[disallowed link]/WMA/padded.htm

It looks about the right length, and I haven't seen another vendor offering them. Is there another supplier I may be able to go with?


I haven't put in any order from these guys yet ...

Anyone know anything about Purpleheart Armoury, and more especially, their great-sword waster here:

http://[disallowed link]/WMA/great.htm

Thanks for the opinion / feedback.

I'm mailing in my membership request today.

I've got a couple of old Shinais, but they're both beat to *(*& and back so I'm ordering a waster or two.

I'll send you a PM Jeff with my contact info. Depending on when you guys meet in Montgomery I'd like to make it, however my schedule can be ...

Thanks guys. For what it's worth -- Andalusia is (roughly) mid-way or so between Mobile and Montgomery, and I own 50 acres of land, mostly flat field area, but with some woodlands too if anyone would like to meet out here. I'm not sure where Pelham is.

Hi folks. I'm in South Alabama and interested in starting working with, learning about Medieval Swordfighting techniques.

I have several years in Karate and Tai-Kwan-Do, but they're not exactly what I've been looking for. Since I was 7 or 8 years old I've felt a special "draw" to the sword, and ...