04-19-2008, 11:45 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| Coolest trophy ever
Hey everyone, so I got into a discussion with some pals earlier regarding what the coolest trophies/prizes we have seen given out at tournaments. Personally I believe the rock trophies at the Sword in the Stone in Columbia, SC are cool. However people in the discussion claimed that some plaques were really cool and some people said they just like medals.
Therefore I would like to know what people consider the best prizes are. I would post a picture of the SitS trophy, but I certainly have not won one yet. (came in 5th one year... so close!) enjoy.
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04-19-2008, 11:51 PM
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| Candlewood
Candlewood FC in Conn. Always have cool trophies. Including lava lamps and neon lit plaques. | 
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04-20-2008, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by BrodeurNJD30  Candlewood FC in Conn. Always have cool trophies. Including lava lamps and neon lit plaques. | second that
they have the coolest tourney names as well, Turkey Stab, Great Pumpkin's day Massacre. Awesome trophies too!! | |
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04-20-2008, 01:33 AM
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| In Sweden there's a tank unit arranging an annual (military) fencing competition. Their prizes really can't be beat; medalling teams are awarded a section from a tank 'wheel belt' and individual prizes are shells from tank grenades of different caliber*. (All cleaned and polished, of course.)
* There are examples n my photo album.
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04-20-2008, 05:35 AM
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| The winners of each weapon in the Carrickfergus Castle fencing tournament get a cool decorative sword, here's a pic of mine | |
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04-20-2008, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by sionnach The winners of each weapon in the Carrickfergus Castle fencing tournament get a cool decorative sword, here's a pic of mine | Indeed. The winner of each event in my Sectionals this year will get a sword of some sort, top 3 will get an award, and top 8 will take medals.
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04-20-2008, 05:24 PM
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| A Leon Auriol bobble head doll. I have two of them and they rock.
Alright, not as cool as tank parts, but very unique.
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04-20-2008, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DangerMouse A Leon Auriol bobble head doll. I have two of them and they rock.
Alright, not as cool as tank parts, but very unique. | Rock, or just sort of bob up and down?
I agree, tank part trophies sounds like a cool prize. Then again, I'm a sucker for tournaments that offer almost anything unique or close to it.
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04-20-2008, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Hobbes Hey everyone, so I got into a discussion with some pals earlier regarding what the coolest trophies/prizes we have seen given out at tournaments. Personally I believe the rock trophies at the Sword in the Stone in Columbia, SC are cool. However people in the discussion claimed that some plaques were really cool and some people said they just like medals.
Therefore I would like to know what people consider the best prizes are. I would post a picture of the SitS trophy, but I certainly have not won one yet. (came in 5th one year... so close!) enjoy. | SitS trophies are pretty cool. Double as really nice letter openers too.
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04-20-2008, 07:40 PM
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| I was using my Pomme de Terre prize just yesterday, only I was peeling carrots with it, rather than the intended...........
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04-20-2008, 08:12 PM
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04-20-2008, 10:02 PM
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| The Yorick Open in San Marcos, TX has a traveling trophy of a glass skull. It's pretty neat looking. | |
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04-20-2008, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: whereever our son is fencing
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| Titanic Open
My favorites are from the Titanic open. For first place one year our son won a medal made of etched glass with a fencer on it - like standing on the iceberg. Second and third were life preservers. The following year first place got life boats. No idea what this year was as he aged out.
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04-21-2008, 01:35 AM
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| How big was the life boat? 6', 12', 24'? | |
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04-21-2008, 01:44 AM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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| Cool things I've won?
a large broadsword
a folding pocketknife
a small samurai sword
the Cherry Blossom engraving
a bottle of champagne (wouldn't give it to me though since I wasn't 21 at the time...)
money, money, money!
My favorite medal is from the Crescent City Open, it's really big and heavy and custom made, not generic like most medals tend to be.
I do tend to prefer tournaments with unique prizes, gives some extra incentive to attend and do well, especially if there's really nothing else at stake.
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04-21-2008, 02:10 AM
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| I'd think they'd give you an engraved Hurricane glass, possibly filled.  | |
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04-21-2008, 02:33 AM
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| My son won the Sectional one yearnd was giving and handblow glass dagger with a gold wire handle
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04-21-2008, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bbugiii My favorites are from the Titanic open. For first place one year our son won a medal made of etched glass with a fencer on it - like standing on the iceberg. Second and third were life preservers. The following year first place got life boats. No idea what this year was as he aged out. | This year in the women's event I got a very pretty bracelet, which I think was locally made(?). I think the boys got wooden model boats. We all got rubber duckies and pirate lollipops. | |
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04-21-2008, 01:21 PM
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| San Antonio Tournament
There was a tournament in San Antonio in the '60's that was sponsored by an artist/sculpturer. She made sculptures out of broken foil blades for the trophies. I never won one, but they were way cool. 
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04-21-2008, 02:23 PM
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| The best trophy there ever was...
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