Birb_at_Arms
@birblib.bsky.social
Skeets about history, politics, martial arts, birbs and post-Soviet space. He/Him
Four, mostly rescues. These are the other three.
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Four, mostly rescues. These are the other three.
Her previous owner had sensitive ears.
Kess also likes exploring slippers.
Kess also likes exploring slippers.
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Her previous owner had sensitive ears.
Kess also likes exploring slippers.
Kess also likes exploring slippers.
Done this way, there is still a federal requirement to undergo a background check if buying from a licensed dealer, but plenty of states (e.g. Ohio) allow private sales where no background check is required.
You can be charged for knowingly selling a gun to a criminal, but that seems hard to prove.
You can be charged for knowingly selling a gun to a criminal, but that seems hard to prove.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Done this way, there is still a federal requirement to undergo a background check if buying from a licensed dealer, but plenty of states (e.g. Ohio) allow private sales where no background check is required.
You can be charged for knowingly selling a gun to a criminal, but that seems hard to prove.
You can be charged for knowingly selling a gun to a criminal, but that seems hard to prove.
Per the ATF, non-immigrant visitors to the US can still buy guns as long as they can show a valid hunting or fishing license (easily obtainable without an exam or anything) and check a couple boxes on a form.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Per the ATF, non-immigrant visitors to the US can still buy guns as long as they can show a valid hunting or fishing license (easily obtainable without an exam or anything) and check a couple boxes on a form.
I dunno about that, chief
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I dunno about that, chief
*Geib allegedly died of tuberculosis while in the custody of the Soviet interior ministry, according to this letter from the Soviet state archives that was declassified in 1993.
I leave it to the viewer to decide whether this is a meaningful distinction.
I leave it to the viewer to decide whether this is a meaningful distinction.
October 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
*Geib allegedly died of tuberculosis while in the custody of the Soviet interior ministry, according to this letter from the Soviet state archives that was declassified in 1993.
I leave it to the viewer to decide whether this is a meaningful distinction.
I leave it to the viewer to decide whether this is a meaningful distinction.
See for example these various types of Caestus, which all protect the bottom and back of the fist but don't protect the knuckles you would expect from modern boxing.
October 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
See for example these various types of Caestus, which all protect the bottom and back of the fist but don't protect the knuckles you would expect from modern boxing.
Paulus Hector Mair, who was hanged for stealing money to pay for elaborately illustrated books about sword fighting (look, whomst among us...) also appears to have known at least one black person.
October 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Paulus Hector Mair, who was hanged for stealing money to pay for elaborately illustrated books about sword fighting (look, whomst among us...) also appears to have known at least one black person.
Yeah, the flail is super interesting! It was definitely a thing in agriculture, where simple flails were used for threshing wheat, and there are reasonably reliable* depictions of its use as a weapon. It's plausible that there were attempts to create a military version, but it prob. never took off.
October 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Yeah, the flail is super interesting! It was definitely a thing in agriculture, where simple flails were used for threshing wheat, and there are reasonably reliable* depictions of its use as a weapon. It's plausible that there were attempts to create a military version, but it prob. never took off.
On the other hand, Ledall Roll wrote his book in English, but I have no idea what he's talking about. Put a woman's name and a rating out of five next to any of his "chases" and he could be reviewing his favorite brothel for all anyone knows.
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On the other hand, Ledall Roll wrote his book in English, but I have no idea what he's talking about. Put a woman's name and a rating out of five next to any of his "chases" and he could be reviewing his favorite brothel for all anyone knows.
That's a kick to the upper leg or abdomen, similar to what you see in Fiore and Talhoffer's books (left).
It's more the kicks to the head (right) that don't show up until the 19th century.
It's more the kicks to the head (right) that don't show up until the 19th century.
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That's a kick to the upper leg or abdomen, similar to what you see in Fiore and Talhoffer's books (left).
It's more the kicks to the head (right) that don't show up until the 19th century.
It's more the kicks to the head (right) that don't show up until the 19th century.
From Gladiatoria, a helmet grounded on the cuirass and buckled to the back plate.
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From Gladiatoria, a helmet grounded on the cuirass and buckled to the back plate.
Abbas had the correct take on this back in 2009.
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Abbas had the correct take on this back in 2009.
Right, and then be gets his arm broken by a large, bad-tempered waterfowl over a decade before this little guy was but a glint in some Aussie's eye
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Right, and then be gets his arm broken by a large, bad-tempered waterfowl over a decade before this little guy was but a glint in some Aussie's eye
As to whether modern soldiers are "weak," I find myself directionally in agreement with the first two verses of British Grenadiers.
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
As to whether modern soldiers are "weak," I find myself directionally in agreement with the first two verses of British Grenadiers.
We do not know the intent of ancient authors. Trying to substantiate claims about the reality of the ancient world with the reactions of modern people to ancient fiction is fallacious reasoning.
September 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We do not know the intent of ancient authors. Trying to substantiate claims about the reality of the ancient world with the reactions of modern people to ancient fiction is fallacious reasoning.
From Cru, an account of an infantry unit whose only contact with the Germans was the sight of little puffs of smoke in the air getting closer and closer.
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
From Cru, an account of an infantry unit whose only contact with the Germans was the sight of little puffs of smoke in the air getting closer and closer.
GOP blackmailers going through their Gmail calendars to make sure they were not present for any of the events they plan to leak to the media
September 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
GOP blackmailers going through their Gmail calendars to make sure they were not present for any of the events they plan to leak to the media
Left: Imani Gandy's employer, Rewire News Group. Right: Bluesky, the website we are all positing on.
This is extremely standard language for terms of service.
This is extremely standard language for terms of service.
September 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Left: Imani Gandy's employer, Rewire News Group. Right: Bluesky, the website we are all positing on.
This is extremely standard language for terms of service.
This is extremely standard language for terms of service.
No-one expects the Aziz battalion!
September 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No-one expects the Aziz battalion!
Like, simply typing "bella ciao" into google gives you a pretty clear idea of the song's mainstream interpretation.
September 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Like, simply typing "bella ciao" into google gives you a pretty clear idea of the song's mainstream interpretation.