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2009-11-08 Home Front: WoT

With pride, sadness USS New York comes 'to life'

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Posted by Steve White 2009-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Bending plow sheers into swords! Send it to the East!

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-11-08 08:32|| 2009-11-08 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 I've long been uncomfortable with this idea. Sailors are a superstitious lot at times, the fickle sea tends to do that, and it is impossible to sway their opinions about the "luck" of a particular ship once they make it.

Of course, this works both ways. If a crew thinks their ship, Captain or other crew mates are "lucky", they can be shot all to heck and still be all smiles.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-11-08 08:55|| 2009-11-08 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 The word is plow SHARE, that's the part of the plow that hsa a sharp steel edge to cut the soil and grass cover, so the Moldboard can turn the soil upside down.
It's a curved steel blade much like a Scimitar, but with the sharp edge on the inside of the curve instead of the outside curve, easily removed and bent straight, and whaddya know, a straight sword, just add a handle, or in an emergency wrap about 6 inches in tough leather.
Quick and easy to convert either way.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-11-08 12:10|| 2009-11-08 12:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for setting the record straight.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2009-11-08 17:55|| 2009-11-08 17:55|| Front Page Top

#5 some people call it a Kaiser Blade. I call it a Slingblade

/Uhmhmhuh

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-11-08 18:22|| 2009-11-08 18:22|| Front Page Top

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