ready to rumble links

Ready To Rumble Links

Real Resources and Where to Find Them

Real Source: a person who handles weapons (hopefully regularly) and fires them

Chat Rooms are where you’ll see real people hashing out real use, advantages, disadvantages, reviews of weapons (Ignore the potential political landmines; these people have things to teach you.)

Gun Stores – my hubcap’s favorite is Denver Guns and Ammo, but really any shop close to you

Gun Show – Tell them you’re a writer. They’re passionate about their topic, you’ll find someone to educate you

National Rifle Association https://home.nra.org/ (politics aside, they do a ton of education)

Tracing Weapons: http://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns – good story on tracing weapons for mystery writers

World Guns http://world.guns.ru/

Non-Firing Weapons

Society for Creative Anachronism fight practice or tournaments

YouTube knife fighting videos, hand-to-hand videos, competitive sword fighting

Swords: http://www.thearma.org/SwordTree.jpg

http://www.thearma.org/SwordForms.html#.V82vmvkrIQ8 – consider how level of technological advancement affects the weapons they have

Sword Tree https://www.google.com/search?q=development+outline+of+medieval+sword+forms&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpur6X5PjOAhUUImMKHT03CuoQsAQIHQ&biw=1463&bih=747#imgrc=KD6QFRvfig0o-M%3A

Putting on Armor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGl_UXc9HIE

Bows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsAUKRbaZ9E

General

Books

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Handguns

A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor

The Art of War