Historic Replicas

The Lasting Impact of the Civil War

MaxMonster — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:09:34 +0000

Few events have shaped the course of American history more than the Civil War. It is virtually impossible to imagine what would have happened if the South had been able to secede or forced the North adopt their ideology. In an age where virtually all of our country’s battles are fought thousands of miles away, [...]

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Giving Credit to Ancient Societies

MaxMonster — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:01:06 +0000

When people think of the ancient western world, the two societies that come to mind most often are Greece and Rome. This association makes sense, as much of the culture and traditions between the two civilizations were quite similar. While the Greeks are often considered the founders of modern thought thanks to Socrates, Plato and [...]

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True Vikings

MaxMonster — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:57:09 +0000

We are entering into the time of year when you don’t have to be a diehard football fan to be interested in the NFL. With just a handful of teams left in the race for the Lombardi Trophy, cities that still have a team left in the playoffs are galvanizing their citizens to support their [...]

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Medieval Chain Mail

MaxMonster — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:56:43 +0000

When many people hear the term “chain mail” it conjures up images of inbox spam and annoying chain letters. In actuality, chain metal is an ancient form of armor that is constructed of small metal rings that are linked together. These rings formed a mesh pattern that protected soldiers from a variety of medieval weaponry. While [...]

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Springfield 1911

MaxMonster — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:07:54 +0000

Get one of the most efficient side arms used by the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1985. The Springfield 1911 or the M1911 served the U.S. armed forces throughout two world wars, the Korean war and the Vietnam war. During the 2nd world war, its official designation was Automatic Pistol Caliber .45. The [...]

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Setting the Mood in Early Westerns

MaxMonster — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:07:37 +0000

Among the movie genres, Westerns are one of the most classic and most popular. Most take place during the latter half of the 19th century in the area that became known as the American Old West or Wild West, but several well known western films, including Vera Cruz, The Wild Bunch, The Proposition, Quigley Down [...]

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Retelling the Old West Legends

MaxMonster — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:04 +0000

Marinara sauce, meet Tex-Mex. The rise of the “Spaghetti Western” genre in the 1960s was unlikely as it was immediately successful. Led by influential film director Sergio Leone and embodied by American movie star Clint Eastwood, the genre married Western tropes with an Italian visual sensibility. It just so happened that the Andalusia region of [...]

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A Special Talent for Thievery and Destruction

MaxMonster — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:31:30 +0000

In a very real sense, Vikings were a precursor to our modern-day version of terrorists. The Vikings rose to power shortly after a major plague outbreak decimated much of Europe’s population. The kingdoms that remained in England, France and much of the rest of Western Europe were small and comparatively weak. They didn’t yet have [...]

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Ancient Japanese Weapons and Samurai Culture

HistoricRogue — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0000

This is a continuation for our last blog entitled Ancient Japan… Between the 9th and 12th centuries, Japan was engulfed in an ongoing war for land between the three ruling families: the Minamoto, Fujiwara, and the Taira clans. This epic struggle for control of the Japanese islands produced the samurai; astonishingly, they resembled the European knights [...]

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Ancient Japan - Bushido

HistoricRogue — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:44:08 +0000

Medieval Europe and Ancient Japan were a world apart. From the early days of its culture, Japan was a closed society that shunned contact with other civilizations. The earliest recorded contact with Europe was in 1543, when a Portuguese trading vessel brought the first guns to the Japanese weapons arsenal. In fact, it’s entirely possible [...]

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