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CutlassCollector · 19th November 2013, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matchlock

Gunstar is not saying the item is old or original, they just labeled it 'used' (!!!) which makes all the difference!

Best,
m

A bit further down it says Antique and along side it - Yes.

It is listed in the Antiques section - so buyer beware I guess.
I don't know about anyone else but if I was buying an antique cutlass I'd be a little upset to find it had been made last week!

CC

Matchlock · 19th November 2013, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CutlassCollector

A bit further down it says Antique and along side it - Yes.

It is listed in the Antiques section - so buyer beware I guess.
I don't know about anyone else but if I was buying an antique cutlass I'd be a little upset to find it had been made last week!

CC

Absolutely: buyer beware!

Thanks anyway,
and best,
Michael

Marcus den toom · 25th November 2013, 03:21 PM

I apologise for this mistake, i usually only sell antiques so i probably put this pistol in antique by mistake

I was a bit upset after your words Michael, but i do understand your point. I must admit that the decorations have gone a bit out of control, my first drawing was that of a saxony pistol, similair to those used by the electoral guards of augustus the first etc. Bolek liked this project so much he persuaded me to change the design to something he thought to be a representation of the early 16th century. I do like the design still, but i must admit that this piece is nothing like a real 16th century design. The mechanism however does work flawlesly (it trows a lot of sparks and fires like it should). Most other self spanning wheel locks don't have a large enough rotation to trow sufficient sparks, making them more a decorative piece than a ussuable piece (this is what i learned, but i don't have a library of 3000 books sadly hahaha

)

I do like to keep you as a friend (

) so i placed some other threads with my personal collection below.
I hope you will enjoy them better than the pistol

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17753
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17763
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17547
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17548

25th November 2013, 03:21 PM	#126
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 534	I apologise for this mistake, i usually only sell antiques so i probably put this pistol in antique by mistake I was a bit upset after your words Michael, but i do understand your point. I must admit that the decorations have gone a bit out of control, my first drawing was that of a saxony pistol, similair to those used by the electoral guards of augustus the first etc. Bolek liked this project so much he persuaded me to change the design to something he thought to be a representation of the early 16th century. I do like the design still, but i must admit that this piece is nothing like a real 16th century design. The mechanism however does work flawlesly (it trows a lot of sparks and fires like it should). Most other self spanning wheel locks don't have a large enough rotation to trow sufficient sparks, making them more a decorative piece than a ussuable piece (this is what i learned, but i don't have a library of 3000 books sadly hahaha ) I do like to keep you as a friend ( ) so i placed some other threads with my personal collection below. I hope you will enjoy them better than the pistol http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17753 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17763 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17547 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17548