03-19-2007, 07:31 PM
Before you buy anything from anywhere, check it against pictures and reports of actual objects first.
A number of the items on the Armillum site are old items by Deepeeka and others, some of which have been improved recently thanks to Peronis's hard effort. These improved versions do not seem to be present amongst what I saw on the site. In particular, I would recommend avoiding any of the pugiones. Three of them are the old Deepeeka ones which have now thankfully been improved and/or replaced by more accurate versions, and the fourth is the notorious Paul Chen / Hanwei impression of the Oberammergau pugio. The same applies to the 'Roman' swords, all of which feature scabbards with incorrect curving chapes and/or incorrect suspension systems.
The prices being charged for these objects are extremely high for things which are all unacceptable for use by serious re-enactors.
Crispvs
A number of the items on the Armillum site are old items by Deepeeka and others, some of which have been improved recently thanks to Peronis's hard effort. These improved versions do not seem to be present amongst what I saw on the site. In particular, I would recommend avoiding any of the pugiones. Three of them are the old Deepeeka ones which have now thankfully been improved and/or replaced by more accurate versions, and the fourth is the notorious Paul Chen / Hanwei impression of the Oberammergau pugio. The same applies to the 'Roman' swords, all of which feature scabbards with incorrect curving chapes and/or incorrect suspension systems.
The prices being charged for these objects are extremely high for things which are all unacceptable for use by serious re-enactors.
Crispvs
Who is called \'\'Paul\'\' by no-one other than his wife, parents and brothers. :!: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_exclaim.gif" alt=":!:" title="Exclamation" />:!:
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