Marquenching� or martempering of steel consists of quenching the steel in hot oil at 150-175�C, and holding it in the quenching medium until the temperature of the workpiece is essentially uniform and equal to the temperature of the oil. This minimizes or eliminates distortion of the workpiece which occurs from unequal transformation rates normally found in conventional quenching. Tinker Pierce Two-handed Longsword    $324  Expedited Shipping Available! E-mail service@strongblade.com or call 866-7SWORDS    Please select the model that you would like to purchase, Then click on the Add to Cart button. Tinker Pierce Marquenched Longsword - Sharp   Model# SBCH-TINKER-LONGSWORD-S  $355       Ships in 3-5 days   Tinker Pierce Marquenched Longsword - Blunt Theatrical   Model# SBCH-TINKER-LONGSWORD-B  $324       Ships in 3-5 days   Replacement Blades Tinker Pierce Replacement Blade - Longsword Sharp   Model# SBCH-TINKER-RS-LONGSWORD  $176       This item is no longer available.   Tinker Pierce Replacement Blade - Longsword Blunt   Model# SBCH-TINKER-RB-LONGSWORD  $146       This item is no longer available.   Overall length: 46 3/4" Blade length: 34 3/4" Handle length: 12" Material: Marquenched 5160 Spring Steel Blade, 50-53 Hrc Weight: 2lb 14oz Point of Balance: 3 1/2" Point of Percussion: 21 3/4" Width at Guard: 2 1/8" Width at Tip: 3/4" Thickness at Guard: 25" Thickness at Tip: .09" These weapons are hand forged, so specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.

The flintlock pistol was the greatest advance in pirating since the wooden leg. The concept was fairly simple: gunpowder was stuffed into the barrel. A lead ball, usually wrapped in some sort of fabric, was stuffed in. A hammer was then pulled back half-way and left that way until the gun was ready to fire. The pistol technically was not meant to fire in this position, although sometimes they were known to go off half-cocked (and yes, that is the origin of that expression). When the gun was ready to be fired, the hammer was pulled back all the way and the trigger was squeezed. If you're feeling flinty, go check out the Strongblade selection of flintlock pistols, blunderbuss pistols and flintlock rifles.

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