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  "thread": {
    "id": 5360,
    "subject": "Sheath / Guard",
    "messages": 4,
    "voices": 4,
    "first": "2009-03-16T22:19:24+00:00",
    "last": "2009-03-17T04:17:45+00:00"
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    {
      "message_id": "<W4166827370206601237241964@webmail21>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Son of Witz",
        "address": "sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org"
      },
      "date": "2009-03-16T22:19:24+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Sheath / Guard",
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          "text": "RE: Terminus Est,\n\n\"Her sheath covered most of her guard\"\n\nok, help, please:\nNot being very well versed in Swords, I've never heard of a sheath covering the guard. I thought they all stop short and fit snug against the guard.\nThe Guard is the Quillions, right? or not?\nHow would a sheath cover the quillions?  He describes T.E. as a Dark Cross at some point, so the non-quillion, non cross-like T.E. illustrations are plain wrong (see Graphic Novel).  I suppose this sheath just widen, or change shape at the guard?  hurm...\n\n~Witz"
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    {
      "message_id": "<39ed084f0903161648i5d47aa48kec57c2edb4d51798@mail.gmail.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Matthew Groves",
        "address": "matthewalangroves at gmail.com"
      },
      "date": "2009-03-16T23:48:54+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Sheath / Guard",
      "in_reply_to": "<W4166827370206601237241964@webmail21>",
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          "text": "On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Son of Witz <sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org> wrote:\n(see Graphic Novel)."
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        {
          "kind": "text",
          "depth": 0,
          "text": "See what?"
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      "message_id": "<273409710903161703u200c1937w98bff53a0e2e6b1@mail.gmail.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Jordon Flato",
        "address": "jordonflato at gmail.com"
      },
      "date": "2009-03-17T00:03:49+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Sheath / Guard",
      "in_reply_to": "<39ed084f0903161648i5d47aa48kec57c2edb4d51798@mail.gmail.com>",
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          "text": "See Graphic Novel Run.\n\nRun Graphic Novel Run!\n\nOn Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Matthew Groves <matthewalangroves at gmail.com"
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          "text": "wrote:"
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          "text": "On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Son of Witz <sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org>\nwrote:"
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          "text": "(see Graphic Novel)."
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          "text": "See what?\n_______________________________________________"
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    {
      "message_id": "<49BF2469.2080908@io.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Jeff Wilson",
        "address": "jwilson at io.com"
      },
      "date": "2009-03-17T04:17:45+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Sheath / Guard",
      "in_reply_to": "<W4166827370206601237241964@webmail21>",
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          "text": "Son of Witz wrote:\nRE: Terminus Est,\n\n\"Her sheath covered most of her guard\"\n\nok, help, please:\nNot being very well versed in Swords, I've never heard of a sheath covering the guard. I thought they all stop short and fit snug against the guard.\nThe Guard is the Quillions, right? or not?\nHow would a sheath cover the quillions?  He describes T.E. as a Dark Cross at some point, so the non-quillion, non cross-like T.E. illustrations are plain wrong (see Graphic Novel).  I suppose this sheath just widen, or change shape at the guard?  hurm..."
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          "text": "A sheath can have extra bits to protect the weapon from tarnish and the \nelements, esp if it isn't drawn that often. Similar to the way military \nstyle pistol holsters have a wide flap over the top that snaps down, \nalmost completely covering the weapon.\n\nhttp://armysurplus1.net/catalog/images/AMS200.jpg"
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          "text": "Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com\n< http://www.io.com/~jwilson >"
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