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  1. Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!convex!convex!ewright
  3. From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
  4. Subject: Re: period firearms
  5. Sender: usenet@news.eng.convex.com (news access account)
  6. Message-ID: <ewright.725758100@convex.convex.com>
  7. Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 23:28:20 GMT
  8. References: <9212301802.AA04380@math.bu.edu>
  9. Nntp-Posting-Host: bach.convex.com
  10. Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
  11. X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
  12.               Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
  13.               not necessarily those of CONVEX.
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  16. In <9212301802.AA04380@math.bu.edu> jeffs@math.bu.EDU (Jeff Suzuki) writes:
  17.  
  18. >One more factor: where are we going to get functional period firearms?
  19. >I do not know of any company that manufactures them, although I'm sure
  20. >they exist for the appropriate price.  If SCA smiths took to making
  21. >them, they would have to worry about the legal implications of
  22. >manufacturing a possibly dangerous product, etc.  
  23.  
  24. That would not seem to be an unsolveable problem, since I have
  25. seen several companies advertising period firearms in Tournaments
  26. Illuminated.
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