And yet they managed to screw up everything they measured for me. I'm going w/ Zab's advice (from another thread) and will the try the Brooks Brothers for my future mess dress purchase.
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Abbots v Brooks Brothers
- Thread starter statesman
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And yet they managed to screw up everything they measured for me. I'm going w/ Zab's advice (from another thread) and will the try the Brooks Brothers for my future mess dress purchase.
I'll trade you my Brooks Brothers SDB shirts for your Thursday night "fashion shows" at the O-Club.
Had any experience with a ray skin sword by chance? The website says that ray skin has a tendency to turn black from the oil and dirt on your hands and they know of no way to clean it.
I have their sword. It looks great, handles well... is balanced. Plus, Gramma had them etch my name on the blade.
Graduation gift. You do not need one, but it's nice to have... hang it on the wall in a case, and the chicks think you're a samarai.
I wore it to my friends wedding, at her request... none of the gaggle of children even cared about it or gave it a second look. However, every single male above the age of 16 wanted to see it, hold it, examine it, and ask me questions about it.
Have had a rayskin grip on my sword for 4.5 years and it still looks fine. Granted, it's only done 2 wedding sword arches so far. But one is supposed to wear white gloves when one is carrying a sword, no? That would seem to solve the problem. The plastic grip is designed to emulate the swords of yesteryear, which had a fish-skin grip!
Behold! The U.S. Navy Officer's Sword, model 1852, still in use today, some 156 years later . . . albeit not with an edge . . . and the Marines say we don't have tradition. :icon_tong
MasterBates
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I want an edge on mine.It would be sad to be ambushed by ninjas with a dull sword.
Im right there with you MB... Unfortunately it wouldn't be much use during a zombie attack.
That's what shotguns and chainsaws are for, right?
MasterBates
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The anti-zombie gear is stored in the PUMA.
I don't have one, but I would say Abbott's is worth the extra $150 over the NEX. If you're gonna be stationed somewhere cold, buy it in case you have a change of command or some other occasion to wear your blues.
The issue raincoat looks like ass. Don't buy it for P-cola etc. You'll never need it. Wish I had one for 2 changes of command in the past 2wks up here, again, because the uniform raincoat looks like trash.
DangerousDan
I could tell you but I would have to kill you
Abbotts vs Brooksbrothers
I bought most of my uniforms from abbotts with the only exceptions being two set of Flying cross khakis from my academy issue. So far I have been extremely satisfied with the stuff abbotts had. The one problem I had was trying to get pants that properly fit was hard unless I was actually in the store.
As for the raincoat they sell its better than the one at the Nex because it wont shed on you when your wearing whites.
I have one of those WKC Swords and its very nice though the only time Ive had it out of the box is to look at it.
I bought most of my uniforms from abbotts with the only exceptions being two set of Flying cross khakis from my academy issue. So far I have been extremely satisfied with the stuff abbotts had. The one problem I had was trying to get pants that properly fit was hard unless I was actually in the store.
As for the raincoat they sell its better than the one at the Nex because it wont shed on you when your wearing whites.
I have one of those WKC Swords and its very nice though the only time Ive had it out of the box is to look at it.
Question about sword regs
DH has his grandfather's sword. The leather on the scabbard has completely disintegrated, making it currently unusable. I'd like to get it re-leathered for him but with none of the original leather left, I have nothing to match. Is the leather supposed to be black and is there anything else I should know about regulations when I go to get this done? TIA.
DH has his grandfather's sword. The leather on the scabbard has completely disintegrated, making it currently unusable. I'd like to get it re-leathered for him but with none of the original leather left, I have nothing to match. Is the leather supposed to be black and is there anything else I should know about regulations when I go to get this done? TIA.