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Post by Marcus on Feb 27, 2009 15:41:19 GMT -8
Gents, This is best place I could think to put this. I ran across a gentleman in the UK who is making rubber cast trench mauls/clubs. I found pictures of them here: www.flickr.com/photos/34381031@N04/3262932052/I emailed the contact and have ordered a cogged maul. They end up being $50 or so after conversion. These look like nice authentic trench clubs to replace that old "Captain Caveman" club that some have used in the past. Hopefully it will make it across the pond before the event so I can share it with others for opinions. Opinions from clubbed Fritzies will not be honored ;D! |
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Post by Transport on Feb 27, 2009 17:20:16 GMT -8
Ahoy! Here is one I made for display purposes. It is made of Oak, 24 inches long, and has large ugly looking nails inserted into the business end of it. I thoughtfully put the head outward so inquiring little hands would not feel the sharp point of the nails. i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/crcasada/IMG_0939.jpgWhen it is on display folks say "What is that for?" You then describe how a trench club was used to dispatch a enemy and they start to get all squeamish. Hey, sorry but that is how war was then. I don't sugar coat it for John Q. Publik. How else would they get the truth?  Chuck |
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 27, 2009 20:09:07 GMT -8
I make them with plastic shafts and foam rubber heads for hand-to-hand combat at JRT, fairly realistic looking. I also made foam rubber head e-tools for a while. Mark Goulet had some rubber movie prop US e-tools which exactly like the originals.
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Post by Marcus on Feb 27, 2009 21:14:34 GMT -8
I make them with plastic shafts and foam rubber heads for hand-to-hand combat at JRT, fairly realistic looking. I also made foam rubber head e-tools for a while. Mark Goulet had some rubber movie prop US e-tools which exactly like the originals. I have one of those Rubber T-handles and pick mattock somewhere. It's got a couple kills under it's belt. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 1, 2009 21:38:01 GMT -8
It depends on how much it would cost to make a mold of one and how much mold material is required for each one. I created one mold from an original WW1 German trench club which I sell for about $10 each. I finally have more plastic bats to make more shafts-- but I am currently out of foam rubber mold material.
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Mar 1, 2009 22:40:20 GMT -8
Maybe some sort of mass order is in order (pardon the pun)...I'd like something better than my "Captain Cavemen club".
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Post by edgarmac on Dec 31, 2009 3:55:18 GMT -8
How is the "rubber trench club" project going? I have seen pictures of the cogged ones in the original post and they look good enough to hang on trench walls as props as well as for "play."
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Post by slowe on Dec 31, 2009 13:00:16 GMT -8
Are those wooden bats meant for use in the trenches?
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Post by 1886lebel on Dec 31, 2009 14:01:44 GMT -8
I need to get me one of them Austro-Boche Bashers  (I really like you Larry , can you not tell ;D ) Patrick |
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Post by 1886lebel on Dec 31, 2009 16:47:43 GMT -8
Sgt. Major,
Yes we can ;D
Patrick
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Post by 1886lebel on Dec 31, 2009 17:29:28 GMT -8
Selection Picked
BEWARE Austro-Boche ... BE AFRAID ... RUN for your LIFE ;D
Patrick
PS Larry
I sent you a PM on a really nice M1895 Rifle up for sale
Patrick
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Post by slowe on Dec 31, 2009 22:43:32 GMT -8
I agree that they are the correct pattern, and they look good. I was just concerned about the handle and shaft being wood (as they appear to be). If it's just rubber or something soft that looks like wood, then that's great. But if it's wood, I'd be pretty pissed off if someone were hitting me with a wooden bat regardless of whether it had foam or rubber fake nails sticking out of it.
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Post by 1886lebel on Jan 1, 2010 8:18:38 GMT -8
As the Sgt Major said
"They are period correct, based on period patterns held in various collections and museums. I'm working on a further five head patterns at the moment.... and not one gramme of wood is used... but Plastic, Foam Rubber, and Rubber is!"
Patrick
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Post by slowe on Jan 1, 2010 9:39:56 GMT -8
Thanks Patrick, but I read it the first time.
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Post by rmli on Jan 1, 2010 13:48:05 GMT -8
There is NO wood involved. I've handled them myself at the last event.
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