Excalibur Brothers Celebrating 8 Years In Business
Wow it hardly seems like it has been 8 years since we first opened Excalibur Brothers. It was just after Thanksgiving in 2003 the site went live and boy did we have a lot to learn.
That first month I knew there was no way anyone would find me on the search engines with being a brand new store so I tried Pay-Per-Click advertising. It was called Overture.com back in those days and I bid on almost every sword related term I could think of. Not to mention I was only promoting medieval type swords at that time. I didn’t think there would be a very big call for samurai swords. Again was I wrong.
I remember the excitement when I got my first sale just a few days later. I knew then and there that good things were to come and some day I would have one of the best sword and knife dealers on the internet.
8 years later I feel we have succeeded in part of that goal. It took time and effort but we finally made our presence in the search engines known and provide quality brand name swords and knives to the entire USA & Canada, we offer competitive pricing and excellent service.
To top it all off we are celebrating by offering an additional 10% off all in stock item for the entire month of December 2011. So not only can you save extra money on a great gift for the sword and knife lover in your life but if you are the collector you have a week after Christmas to save on anything you want to get for yourself.
No special code is needed. The discount is automatically calculated at checkout.
Legion – Angels In Armor
I came across a movie called Legion. The blurb in the “Info” area said:
“Last time God became disillusioned with man he sent a flood. This time he sent angels.”
It definitely wasn’t the best movie I’ve ever seen; especially since it did star Dennis Quaid and featured the angels Gabriel and Michael.
What impressed me most were the angel wings and the armor they wore. Excellent special effects during the flying / fighting scenes.
Check out the trailer I found on YouTube.
Father Punishes Daughter via Wooden Sword Fight
People often ask me if swords are legal to own. The answer is almost always yes they are legal to own. What would make a sword, knife or even a screwdriver illegal is the way in which it is used.
A perfect example happened in Washington State where a man punished his daughter by forcing her to fight medieval style wearing role playing armor and a wooden sword.
According to the article at ABC News website:
A Washington State father has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, after allegedly beating his teenage daughter and forcing her to fight him medieval-style, with a wooden sword.
Fremon Seay, 38, allegedly beat his daughter, 16, with swatches made from wood branches, severely bruising her legs, according to Lt. Greg Elwin of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
He then allegedly forced her to put on Renaissance-style body armor (usually used for role-playing games) and fight him with a sword made out of wood.
While I’m a firm believer that a parent has to have the right to discipline a child so they will be a functioning member of society it makes you wonder what some people are thinking when it comes to disciplining their children.
Check out the complete article here:
Samurai Sword Overview
I found a very interesting video giving the basic overview on the construction of samurai swords.
It was made by Dr. Jeff Albright who holds a 3rd degree black belt in Aikido, black belts in Karate and Iaido (a.k.a. Samurai sword), and holds teaching certificates in various other marital art styles.
Pensacola Florida resident stabs intruder with sword
Swords seem to be having a busy week in the news.
A Pensacola Florida man defended himself against an armed intruder with just a pair of samurai sword replicas.
Stainless steel swords are often given a bad rap because they are considered for display use only but as I’ve often said they can still be deadly and dangerous.
26 year-old Josh Cochran was home alone when he heard a noise and went to investigate armed with two samurai swords. While he suffered minor cuts from the intruders knife, the intruder himself fled the scene with a sword stuck in his right thigh.
Check out the story at Fox10TV.com’s website
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/pensacola/pensacola-man-stabs-intruder-with-sword