Post by Crynolyn on Sept 29, 2003 7:31:11 GMT -7
I saw this on the Mottistone message board. I thought it would make sense to show all of you;
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This letter is being forwarded to all parties in hopes that we might be able
to find when any of these pieces are attempted to be sold/introduced back into the market.
For event producers who receive this email, please forward this along to your vendor coordinator/all blade booths with whom you are in
contact in case one of the thieves attempt to sell stock through them.
Apologies if you get this more than once, it just means you're on more than one of the receiving lists...
From: ageofchivalry@a...
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: Swords Stolen
Hello. For those of you that don't already know, on Saturday September 13th my house and business were robbed while I was at the Shrewsbury Renaissance
Faire in Oregeon. $110,000 worth of items were stolen in all, including movie props, family heirlooms, antiques, jewelery, video game systems, my Chevy Tahoe, inventory for Age Of Chivalry, and my personal blade collection of surviving originals and modern replicas.
In an effort to locate some of these blades as they are pawned/sold/auctioned, below is a partial list of some of the easier to identify pieces. I trust all of you, so feel free to pass it along to anyone else you think may hear of a blade collection being sold.
Blades stolen from my residence in Modesto on Saturday, September 13th. Will pay for information or return of blades. Lengths of blades are overall lengths and very approximate. This is not a complete list.
Unique Modern Replicas:
Single hand sword by Fulvio Del Tin. Steel fishtail pommel and flared crossguard. Black leather grip. Marked Fulvio on one side of the blade and DEL TIN on the other side.
Knife forged by me. First blade I made start to finish at the age of 5. Large steel 5 point star rivet through wooden grip makes this single edged blade distinctive.
Dagger by Tony. Lemon with fluted bone grip, Cheriote spacers,steel hardware, and pattern welded Damascus blade. Marked OSO on one side in Viking rune inspired script.
Dagger by Michael Tinker Pearce with intricate knotwork carved in bronze crossguard, pommel, and scabbard fittings. Thuya burl grip. Marked with Viking rune for T, looking like an upwards pointing arrow on one side of the
blade, and a 3 digit number and date on the other.
Arming Dagger by Michael Tinker Pearce with steel hardware, wheel pommel, black leather grip. Marked with Viking rune for T, looking like an upwards pointing arrow on one side of the blade, and a 3 digit number and date on the
other.
Dagger by Tony Swatton with Amethyst set in silver for pommel. Signed Tony
Swatton on double edged blade.
Single hand sword by Michael Tinker Pearce with Stingray skin wrapped grip and steel hardware. Marked with the Viking rune for T, looking like an upwards pointing arrow on one side of the blade, and a 3 digit number and date on the other.
Hand and a half Irish sword by Angus Trimm with wood grip, blackened Irish ring pommel and S guard.
Two handed sword by Angus Trimm with wood grip, steel dogbone crossguard and mushroom pommel.
Single hand sword circa 1950 with femur grip, file work and copper/bronze knotwork on crossguard and pommel. Blade marked on one side and Victus on the other side.
Single hand sword by Angus Trimm with wood grip, steel mushroom pommel and guard.
Claymore by Cecil Quarandino with beaten blackened iron hardware and wooden grip. This is not quite unique, but one of only 5 made and I know the owners the other 4 blades.
Single hand Viking sword by Kirby with antler grip and blackened steel hardware. Marked with an anvil on one side of the blade.
Rapier by Atar (Jim Hrousilus) with black and brass wire wrapped grip and black hardware.
Dagger by Delbert Ealy with pattern welded Damascus blade in random pattern. Bocote scaled handle style grip with mosaic rivets. Marked EALY on one side of the blade.
Surviving Originals:
Indo-persian Jambiya circa 1650-1750 with silver and copper inlay on grip and metal scabbard. Unusual multiple blades separate from armor piercing central blade.
Arkansas toothpick circa 1850 with stag handle and bowie shaped blade.
Transitional long sword/rapier circa 1650 with steel side ring and partial basket. Wire wrapped grip.
Pillow Dagger circa 1750 with ivory grip and silver hardware. Double edged blade.
German World War 1 Bayonet belonged to family member. Metal scabbard.
German World War 1 sword belonged to family member. Possibly an officers sword.
Renaissance ring circa 1550 with simple pattern of interlocking circles on flat face. Silver. Not a blade, but may be with them.
German warhammer circa 1550 with flanged face and backspike on squarish metal haft. 16â€
Non unique Modern Replicas:
Metal kite shield with red cross on white background and brass trim around edge.
Claw style fighting knife with buffalo horn grip and pattern welded Damascus teardrop or bulls eye pattern.
Katana by Kris Cutlery with black cotton cord wrap grip and wooden scabbard.
Crusader Sword by Kris Cutlery with black cotton cord wrap grip and brass hardware.
Bronze Sword by Kris Cutlery with bronze grip riveted to bronze blade with triple fullers.
Sgian Dubh by Kris Cutlery with brass pinned Cocobolo grip and filework on back of blade.
Back and breast plate with etching and engraving.
Renaissance Rapier by Museum Replicas with wooden grip and steel cup crossguard.
Sgian Dubh by Kirby with antler handle and single edged blade.
Billet of pattern weld random Damascus forged by me.
Double edged dagger by Steel Wolf with purple heart grip and brass hardware. Marked Steel Wolf on the blade.
Fantasy Katana by Hanwei with studded leather oversized grip and leather wrapped wooden scabbard.
Hand axe by Museum Replicas with square metal haft and Viking axe head.
Trident Swordcatcher by Hanwei through CAS Iberia. Steel and bronze wire wrap grip with spring loaded functional blade catcher.
Single hand lionheart sword by Imperial Weapons with steel hardware and cracked wooden grip.
There are numerous other blades that are harder to identify and describe (such as $12,000 worth of C.A.S. Iberia pieces and $8,000 worth of other production pieces on hold for customers) and many other items that were stolen,
including video game systems and so on. Of particular interest to me is a heavily gold plated 1950s Omega watch left to me by my grandfather. The back has an inscription to me. This watch has a value of only $500-1000 to anyone else.
I will happily pay more than this with no questions asked for its return. Many of the other personal effects and blades are worth more to me than anyone else, and I will pay dearly for their return.
-Brady
-Age Of Chivalry
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Mottistone thread
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This letter is being forwarded to all parties in hopes that we might be able
to find when any of these pieces are attempted to be sold/introduced back into the market.
For event producers who receive this email, please forward this along to your vendor coordinator/all blade booths with whom you are in
contact in case one of the thieves attempt to sell stock through them.
Apologies if you get this more than once, it just means you're on more than one of the receiving lists...
From: ageofchivalry@a...
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: Swords Stolen
Hello. For those of you that don't already know, on Saturday September 13th my house and business were robbed while I was at the Shrewsbury Renaissance
Faire in Oregeon. $110,000 worth of items were stolen in all, including movie props, family heirlooms, antiques, jewelery, video game systems, my Chevy Tahoe, inventory for Age Of Chivalry, and my personal blade collection of surviving originals and modern replicas.
In an effort to locate some of these blades as they are pawned/sold/auctioned, below is a partial list of some of the easier to identify pieces. I trust all of you, so feel free to pass it along to anyone else you think may hear of a blade collection being sold.
Blades stolen from my residence in Modesto on Saturday, September 13th. Will pay for information or return of blades. Lengths of blades are overall lengths and very approximate. This is not a complete list.
Unique Modern Replicas:
Single hand sword by Fulvio Del Tin. Steel fishtail pommel and flared crossguard. Black leather grip. Marked Fulvio on one side of the blade and DEL TIN on the other side.
Knife forged by me. First blade I made start to finish at the age of 5. Large steel 5 point star rivet through wooden grip makes this single edged blade distinctive.
Dagger by Tony. Lemon with fluted bone grip, Cheriote spacers,steel hardware, and pattern welded Damascus blade. Marked OSO on one side in Viking rune inspired script.
Dagger by Michael Tinker Pearce with intricate knotwork carved in bronze crossguard, pommel, and scabbard fittings. Thuya burl grip. Marked with Viking rune for T, looking like an upwards pointing arrow on one side of the
blade, and a 3 digit number and date on the other.
Arming Dagger by Michael Tinker Pearce with steel hardware, wheel pommel, black leather grip. Marked with Viking rune for T, looking like an upwards pointing arrow on one side of the blade, and a 3 digit number and date on the
other.
Dagger by Tony Swatton with Amethyst set in silver for pommel. Signed Tony
Swatton on double edged blade.
Single hand sword by Michael Tinker Pearce with Stingray skin wrapped grip and steel hardware. Marked with the Viking rune for T, looking like an upwards pointing arrow on one side of the blade, and a 3 digit number and date on the other.
Hand and a half Irish sword by Angus Trimm with wood grip, blackened Irish ring pommel and S guard.
Two handed sword by Angus Trimm with wood grip, steel dogbone crossguard and mushroom pommel.
Single hand sword circa 1950 with femur grip, file work and copper/bronze knotwork on crossguard and pommel. Blade marked on one side and Victus on the other side.
Single hand sword by Angus Trimm with wood grip, steel mushroom pommel and guard.
Claymore by Cecil Quarandino with beaten blackened iron hardware and wooden grip. This is not quite unique, but one of only 5 made and I know the owners the other 4 blades.
Single hand Viking sword by Kirby with antler grip and blackened steel hardware. Marked with an anvil on one side of the blade.
Rapier by Atar (Jim Hrousilus) with black and brass wire wrapped grip and black hardware.
Dagger by Delbert Ealy with pattern welded Damascus blade in random pattern. Bocote scaled handle style grip with mosaic rivets. Marked EALY on one side of the blade.
Surviving Originals:
Indo-persian Jambiya circa 1650-1750 with silver and copper inlay on grip and metal scabbard. Unusual multiple blades separate from armor piercing central blade.
Arkansas toothpick circa 1850 with stag handle and bowie shaped blade.
Transitional long sword/rapier circa 1650 with steel side ring and partial basket. Wire wrapped grip.
Pillow Dagger circa 1750 with ivory grip and silver hardware. Double edged blade.
German World War 1 Bayonet belonged to family member. Metal scabbard.
German World War 1 sword belonged to family member. Possibly an officers sword.
Renaissance ring circa 1550 with simple pattern of interlocking circles on flat face. Silver. Not a blade, but may be with them.
German warhammer circa 1550 with flanged face and backspike on squarish metal haft. 16â€
Non unique Modern Replicas:
Metal kite shield with red cross on white background and brass trim around edge.
Claw style fighting knife with buffalo horn grip and pattern welded Damascus teardrop or bulls eye pattern.
Katana by Kris Cutlery with black cotton cord wrap grip and wooden scabbard.
Crusader Sword by Kris Cutlery with black cotton cord wrap grip and brass hardware.
Bronze Sword by Kris Cutlery with bronze grip riveted to bronze blade with triple fullers.
Sgian Dubh by Kris Cutlery with brass pinned Cocobolo grip and filework on back of blade.
Back and breast plate with etching and engraving.
Renaissance Rapier by Museum Replicas with wooden grip and steel cup crossguard.
Sgian Dubh by Kirby with antler handle and single edged blade.
Billet of pattern weld random Damascus forged by me.
Double edged dagger by Steel Wolf with purple heart grip and brass hardware. Marked Steel Wolf on the blade.
Fantasy Katana by Hanwei with studded leather oversized grip and leather wrapped wooden scabbard.
Hand axe by Museum Replicas with square metal haft and Viking axe head.
Trident Swordcatcher by Hanwei through CAS Iberia. Steel and bronze wire wrap grip with spring loaded functional blade catcher.
Single hand lionheart sword by Imperial Weapons with steel hardware and cracked wooden grip.
There are numerous other blades that are harder to identify and describe (such as $12,000 worth of C.A.S. Iberia pieces and $8,000 worth of other production pieces on hold for customers) and many other items that were stolen,
including video game systems and so on. Of particular interest to me is a heavily gold plated 1950s Omega watch left to me by my grandfather. The back has an inscription to me. This watch has a value of only $500-1000 to anyone else.
I will happily pay more than this with no questions asked for its return. Many of the other personal effects and blades are worth more to me than anyone else, and I will pay dearly for their return.
-Brady
-Age Of Chivalry
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Mottistone thread