The Imperial Gallic ‘A’ is the third in the line of Roman helmets. Dungeon Knight offers a replica, the Imperial Gallic ‘A’ New, that rivals only the authentic helmets worn by warriors together with their swords hundreds of years ago.
Historically speaking, the Imperial Gallic ‘A’ was not the traditional helmet worn by Romans. Instead, the design was derived from the helmets used by the Gauls. The Gauls have lived in the ancient regions of Western Europe which now includes some parts of Northern Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. They are mostly associated to the ascendants of the French populace.
It is easy to determine the difference between a regular Roman helmet and the Imperial Gallic ‘A’. The latter has more elaborate design. If you will notice, the eyebrows on the helmet are more embossed compared to that of the earlier Roman helmets. Another difference is the ridged extension found at the back which is supposed to guard the neck. Clearly, the Imperial Gallic ‘A’ has been intuitively designed to protect the warrior’s head in whichever side. Gallic smiths are known as some of the ancient world’s source of the most innovative construction and design. The Romans were able to take advantage of such in military tradition which has paid off right away.
Now we can marvel in the same exquisite craftsmanship with the Imperial Gallic ‘A’ New replica found over at Dungeon Knight. It may not be the original helmet but it sure is a very accurate representation that only deserves a space in our collection. Who knows, in a few years time, you might be able to afford an authentic Roman helmet for your private collection.
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Nothing compares to the feeling that you have when you find the time to read a good book over a cup of coffee in a fine Sunday morning. More of that experience is like the life you’ve been dreaming of. Add to that the fact that you own a shelf-load of classic first editions inside your own household. To top that all of, how about a few marvelous addition to that wonderful sight?
We are talking about the Crusaders Bookends that would perfectly look good on that shelf. If you think that there is still a long way ahead for you to own a book collection as big as that, then, why not make these medieval gifts a sort of inspiration for you to finally get there.
Otherwise, you can probably give the bookends to someone who does deserve it—someone like your girlfriend, whose book collection dates back to her middle school days. Dungeon Knight offers some of these antique looking bookends that perfectly resemble the original.
Imagine a pair of medieval knights with swords standing back-to-back with only your books in between. There is this excellent aura that can make your bookshelf not only a space where you can pile up your books but as an addition to the lovely interiors of your home library, or even of your living room. So why not get the bookends to create that old-era feel in your living room if you don’t have a burgeoning book collection just yet.
Pretty much, any book would welcome this wonderful vintage hand-painted polyresin artwork.
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If you have read or at least heard of the Spanish epic, El cid, you are probably also familiar with the importance of El Cid Letter Opener with Gold Finish in the story. Otherwise, this Dungeon Knight exclusive miniature still is a perfect medieval gifts to our loved ones who are probably receiving too many letters in their lives or are perhaps interested in the medieval era.
Perhaps, you are the one who needs the El Cid Letter Opener badly. There is nothing wrong with giving yourself a sword letter opener for a gift especially now that Christmastime is coming up. This should be the perfect thing you’ll have for years if you haven’t already own a dungeon of medieval stuff, antique and replicas alike.
The El Cid Letter Opener is not only perfect for your collection. The letter opener is actually functional as a letter opener so if you want it somewhere in your office drawer, there’s nothing wrong with that. You’ll even find your coworkers amused with what you are opening your letters with and from then on, the thing can be the perfect conversation starter in the office. Even that favorite office chick of years might suddenly want to spend more time in your cubicle than she did before because of the newfound interesting fact about you.
Hey, girls nowadays—they do look for something mysterious and eccentric about their men. And what else could be more interesting than an office dude who owns a huge collection of medieval age stuff?
You’re not buying this to show off, however. The sheer personal satisfaction you get to have is more than enough for you to buy the El Cid Letter Opener with complete joy in your heart.
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You might be wondering why pirates carry with them short weapons compared to the lengthier samurais or swords. Well, technically speaking these are also considered swords, however, long swords are not advisable for pirates because most of their combats happen in compressed spaces. More hand-to-hand combats occur and when they actually have the opportunity to draw a sword, it better be something that he can use to stab when they are just a few inches away from the opponent.
However, we can still find several pirate swords available in Dungeon Knight today. Remember that some of these pirates were actually able to get a normal sword by looting some navy vessels who didn’t know better. Obviously, these navy soldiers were no-match with the short swords of the pirates.
But what exactly are these short swords we are talking about that later on in the World War II have also been used by the allied navy forces? These are called cutlasses. And it’s just great that Dungeon Knight offers some authentic replicas—the Pirate Cutlass with Scabbard that is perfect for our swords collections.
Now collectors would find these cutlasses interesting especially whenever they imagine Captain Jack Sparrow of the famous film trilogy, the Pirates of the Caribbean, slashing his way through a wall of British colonialists. The history behind the cutlasses creates more stories to tell whenever you show someone your collection. Isn’t that what collecting is all about? Telling other people about interesting stuff that are related to each and every piece that they find there?
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Posted by: Dungeon Knight in Armor
The Roman 2-Piece Body Armoury is made of 16 gauge polished carbon steel which ensures an almost perfect reproduction of the real thing, at least the ones that we see in the movies.
Roman armor was used in the classical era. It is distinguished as a military armor used by Roman soldiers back then and was produced using ancient metal casting techniques. Despite the lack of sophisticated technology, these armors are proven to be greatly effective in improving the defense of Roman soldiers against swords back then. It would be a shame if today’s reproduction would turn out as suckers for the original.
Dungeon Knight ensures us that the Roman 2-Piece Body Armoury set available for pre-ordering on the website are much like the real thing. But they would also encourage buyers to go and try out the armor as it is completely usable. Otherwise, it would also look great in your collection of Greek and Roman stuff.
The Roman 2-Piece Body Armoury set is also complete with the leather strap as we will find in the original. Manufacturers ensure the accuracy of the replica by doing comprehensive historical research on the era, focusing on military history.
The only difference, probably, is its weight. The replica merely weighs 9 lbs which is a lot lighter than the Roman armors used during the time of Julius Caesar or even that of Nero’s. That is why we are encouraging collectors to actually try the armor out. They could really wear it in a costume party which is way cooler than just looking at it displayed in your room.
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Your burgeoning sword collection has to be cleaned and protected once in a while. If they are really that precious to you, you have to be willing to spend money not only to add to it but to preserve it with proper care and attention. Dungeon Knight can help you in that endeavor by offering you durable sword stands for display. But apart from that, you can also have these wonderful swords preserved by cleaning and polishing them with the Metal Glo 24 Tube Case.
Metal Glo 24 Tube Case is the best of its kind polishing paste that is available in the market. It is used for cleaning and polishing any kind of metal. In seconds, every metal that has been wiped with Metal Glo 24 will end up shiny, shimmering splendid just like when you first bought it.
Use Metal Glo 24 Tube Case to polish your stainless and carbon steel blades, brass instruments, gold and silver jewelries, chrome and copper sculpture and any other metal surfaces that require brilliant luster. You don’t only do this for aesthetic purposes. Regular polishing and cleaning will also protect your collection from any form of corrosion. It will also harden the metal so that it will be preserved for many years to come.
Every Metal Glo 24 Tube has 1.75 oz of paste in it that can last for about two months of regular cleaning. This is for a newly established sword collection. For larger ones, you may need many of those to accommodate your most precious metals.
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The Celts and the Asians have worn it during battles. We are talking about the chainmail armor. Dungeon Knight offers accurate replicas of what the 300BC to the 18th century have considered as their protection against enemy attacks. Any warrior needs a Mail Armor Shirt. If you consider yourself to be a warrior, then it’s time that you own one, too.
It is said that the term “mail” was derived from the Latin word “macula” which means “net.” As you can see, the chainmail armor looks like a net of sturdy metal that protects the wearer from stabs, cuts and bruises from swords.
This particular Mail Armor Shirt is made of 16 gauge links. These links are combined in the international pattern wherein four links are linked through a fifth one. Such pattern is common among European chainmail armor. If you are looking for an authentic Medieval costume, then incorporating this chainmail on your Halloween attire will surely get the attention of your cosplaying friends.
You might want to ask how the manufacturers from Dungeon Knight have managed to come up with such an accurate representation of the European chainmail armor. To tell you honestly, the project has been the product of an ongoing research. These are actual representations of the artifacts found in museums and in private collections of some of the world’s wealthiest nobility. The size of the links is carefully crafted to resemble the 7/16” outer link pattern and 3/8” inner link pattern.
The shirt itself fits up to 54” chest size, 33” in length while the sleeves are approximately 18”. Again, the most accurate representation if it is worn by a regular size warrior of the medieval age.
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The 41.25” by 29.25” blade of the KILL BILL Katanas Two Sword are meant to slay all the traitors in sight. This stainless steel blade is a killing machine as we see in the movie Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring the ever so lovely Uma Thurman as the fierce lead character.
Apart from the blade length, the handle of the katana adds an additional 12” which are crafted of rubber-coated metal wrapped in black thread. This is done so in the traditional katana wrap. The scabbard is also made of the traditional materials such as hardened acrylic. Of course, you are not supposed to use these other movie replica props as they were used in the movies so you would just have to settle for a display, in that case, the whole set available over at Dungeon Knight includes a wooden stand for this one of a kind addition to your burgeoning replica collections.
These exquisitely crafted reproductions of the Kill Bill and Kill Bill Vol. 2 katanas are the most affordably priced you can find online and offline. Take advantage of the Dungeon Knight offer as these katanas are only a few of the original reproductions left in the market. They are not yet producing any of those katanas anytime soon and when they do, you might find it for a much higher price tag.
For more, these katana set actually includes two swords for the price of one. How about that for a wonderful deal? Your friends and fellow replica collectors will surely envy you for this purchase. Don’t tell them where you got it. Instead, sell them the katanas for a much higher price and order a new one for your collection from Dungeon Knight.
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Experience the marvelous world of the Renaissance by wearing Renaissance cloaks worn by some of history’s greatest men. The Huntingdon Green Over Tunic with Hood is something that are familiar to us in movies and in our favorite plays. Dungeon Knight offers us the opportunity to wear these tunics as well as swords even just inside our bedrooms when nobody can see us. Better yet, we can just have them displayed together with other precious Renaissance artifacts that we have collected over the years.
Now your own study can be a mini museum with all these wonderful stuff you had out of the era that has started it all. All geographic explorations, scientific discoveries and artistic activities began in the Renaissance Period, thus, the birth of Renaissance men such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli, Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo and many others. These people reminds us of how great the human minds are and that such greatness should be utilized to the point of exhaustion just to further our humanistic endeavors.
Wear these Lord of Huntindon Over Tunic as is or wear it with under garments, it wouldn’t really matter. So long as you are wearing it in style and with a heart of a true Renaissance Man.
Wear the Tunic correctly by checking out the pictures you can find on the Dungeon Knight website. The sleeves are supposed to fall freely whenever you raise your arms while the hood should cover your whole upper body to complete anonymity. Once you are ready, get a camera and set the timer, you are about to begin your journey to the most productive era of the humankind.
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No swords and sorcery fan should go without ever reading the epic stories from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional universe Middle Earth. From its vast, glowing plains to its treacherous and rocky mountain wastelands, the world of Middle Earth is filled with magic and wonder at every corner. It is also the setting for the popular franchise The Lord of the Rings, which was created by none other than Tolkien himself and was recently reintroduced through film.
The story of the Lord of the Rings tells of the not-so-innocent ring of power which fell into the hands of hobbit Bilbo Baggins, denizen of the Shire. After his wizard friend finds out of the origins of his ring, which happens to be the One Ring, previously owned by the Dark Lord Sauron to rule over the other Rings of Power in his campaign to rule over Middle Earth, and apparently corrupts its wielder. A fellowship is then formed with representatives from the ranks of men, hobbits, elves, and dwarves, to escort Bilbo’s nephew Frodo Baggins—the only being who is able to withstand the One Ring’s corruption—to Mount Doom to destroy the ring once and for all in the very fires it was forged in. When Sauron finds out about this quest, he sends his forces out to intercept the crew and recover his ring, utilizing the powerful Uruk-Hai: creatures which are a cross between goblins and orcs.
Now collectors can own the very sword favored by the Uruk Hai in the films. This officially licensed The Lord of the Rings Uruk Hai Scimitar Sword is one of the most popular Lord of the Rings swords made available online by Dungeon Knight, an official distributor of movie swords. It features a 24 and three quarters of an inch long blade forged of tough carbon steel, with a leather wrapped wooden handle and comes with a wooden display plaque—a great addition to any sword collection.
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