Rolf Devinci

With a life long interest in European history I had a unique opportunity to pick up a replica of a medieval Norman sword on a "scratch and dented" blowout sale from one of my favorite forges - Darksword Armory. http://darksword-armory.com/ Based out of Quebec Canada they are unique in that they forge their swords here in North America and create stunning replicas of medieval/renaissance swords, helmets and armor. Simply beautiful pieces of battle ready gear for surprisingly reasonable price points.   I have bookmarked the website and follow the Facebook page admiring the selection of blades for some time when I noticed they were having a sale of discontinued, used or "less than perfect" swords. "We are liquidating a bunch of swords with moderate aesthetic issues. The swords on the sale page have been reduced bu 150$-180$. " Since the blade was sharpened I suspected this sword was possibly used in film pro...

Having decided to create a walking stick for hiking through the woods I soon found myself creating a traditional quarterstaff. That led me into doing some research into the traditional English quarterstaff martial arts so familiar to most from the Little John character from the Robin Hood legends. It did not take long to find videos on You Tube including this one by the BQA on the Flourish.... Now that is cool. Definitely needed to teach myself the proper "animal" stances and the techniques involved in flourishing. It took practice to become comfortable with the under arm grasp but once you "got it" it became second nature. Adding in the footwork and weight shifts are somewhat problematic and remains a work in progress. Dude is right - you cannot over think the process. Just go with the flow. Here is my flourish......

Finally purchased a back quiver from an Ebay seller Outdoor Leathers based out of Ontario.Made from what appears to be thick saddle grade leather it is a well constructed quiver possessing excellent build quality and stitching. It is a large quiver capable of holding a substantial amount of arrows and is for either dexterity: left or right hand shooters.The strap can be adjusted to suit your style. I was actually able to insert a smaller tube quiver inside to create two internal departments which added some additional storage and limited arrow rattle if you were not carrying a full capacity. It is decorated with really nice Indian beadwork as well. A real nice all leather back quiver in a traditional style complete with a decent sized pocket for storage. I`m really liking the quiver but as fate would have it I cannot actually use it due to my shoulder issues. Since I am a left handed shooter the quiver places the arrows above my left ...