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Marie Chantal
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posted 06-07-2008 11:42 AM     Profile for Marie Chantal     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Hello,

I have recently sold my son's crossbow, as he's no longer interested to attend reenactment events, and I'm now stuck with the quiver.

This quiver has only been used for a single tournament and so is brand new. It's black and is made of sturdy leather. I was told that the dye is vegetal. It was made to my specifications. My son usualy used 9" to 12" bolts for tournaments & had to use modern *practice* heads due to event rules so the quiver was made a bit longer so that only the broadhead replicas would show and the practice tips would remain hidden.

I have payed $120 CAD. (about the same in US dollars) to have this quiver custom made, I'm asking $80 plus shipping for it ...Or make me an offer


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chef de chambre
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posted 06-08-2008 12:52 PM     Profile for chef de chambre   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Hi Marie, what is it made from? Does it have a wood core?

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Bob R.


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Marie Chantal
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posted 06-08-2008 01:26 PM     Profile for Marie Chantal     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by chef de chambre:
Hi Marie, what is it made from? Does it have a wood core?

No, there's no wood, it's made of very sturdy leather but I don't have a clue what animal...

Here's a better pic ;



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Marie Chantal
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posted 06-10-2008 03:13 PM     Profile for Marie Chantal     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Got an answer to your question Bob...

It's elephant skin, which is extremely hard to get a hold of today but would have been a commun trade in medieval days, along with the increacing ivory, spices & cotton trades going on steadily since the 12th century... Today only the tusks have value so they take the ivory and leave the poor beast to roth but, back then, they would have made good use of every single inch of the dead animal for sure...


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