# Our armor and weapons are made for costume purposes only and are not intended for ba
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 20, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387 "2008-09-20T00:45:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/1 "2008-09-20T00:45:57Z")
[Costume Armour Company](http://www.costumearmour.com/) is mundane pointless and I must share.
I want a Colbert-like Captain America shield. Christmas is coming.
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### Author:  [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/2 "2008-09-20T01:12:48Z")
Okay, Paul, you might _think_ that was a link you provided, but you need more than just ‘URL’ in the coding…
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### Author:  [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/3 "2008-09-20T01:19:30Z")
Thank you. Let me see if this works. Could a Mod fix the original?
[http://www.costumearmour.com/](http://www.costumearmour.com/)
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### Author:  [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/4 "2008-09-20T02:46:35Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#):
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> I want a Colbert-like Captain America shield. Christmas is coming.
Maybe secret Santa will strike !!
[This](https://www.costumearmour.com/Detail.CFM?Inventory__ID=440) one?
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### Author:  [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/5 "2008-09-20T16:27:36Z")
My son just picked out his [graduation present!](https://www.costumearmour.com/Detail.CFM?Inventory__ID=442)
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/6 "2008-09-20T16:35:34Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#):
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> Thank you. Let me see if this works. Could a Mod fix the original?
Done.
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### Author:  [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/7 "2008-09-20T17:07:28Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#):
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> Maybe secret Santa will strike !!
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> [This](https://www.costumearmour.com/Detail.CFM?Inventory__ID=440) one?
Nah, get him [this](https://www.costumearmour.com/Detail.CFM?Inventory__ID=351)one.
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### Author:  [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/8 "2008-09-20T23:56:10Z")
That site is full of want.
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### Author:  [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-armor-and-weapons-are-made-for-costume-purposes-only-and-are-not-intended-for-ba/464387/9 "2008-09-21T01:57:09Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#):
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> Nah, get him [this](https://www.costumearmour.com/Detail.CFM?Inventory__ID=351)one.
Reminds me of what my first husband used to call Wonder Woman (as played by Lynda Carter).
Ol’ Tinfoil Titties.
😛