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We've been doing cool stuff since 1971, I bet you didn't know that. ACC & MRL have continually branched out and focused on what our patrons ask for and deserve from historical items to TV, books and movie licensed props. The more real and authentic the better. So...How cool is this!?!?! Real props from the Marvel universe! OK, I admit it, I'm a closet geek. Well this geeks here to tell you that whether you fess up or not, this is really cool. I'l...

Battle of Blanchetaque 1346 - 100 Years WarA Feat of Arms A very notable feat of arms took place on the morning of August 24th, 1346, in the marshy estuary of the River Somme. The small and starving English army of Edward III was in desperate need to cross to the north side of the river as staying where they were on the south side kept them bottled up between the sea and the river. But that wasn't the worst of it, for there was also an enorm...

Croesus' Wealth Lost By A Helmet In 547 BC, Cyrus, the Great King of Persia was at war with Croesus, the fabulously rich king of Lydia. Cyrus's cavalry forces had beaten the Lydians in the field, but Croesus retreated and rallied his troops in a strong defense of Sardis within its stout walls, but at the same time had bottled himself and most of his army up in the capital.Cyrus sat down to besiege it, but its walls were very high and strong,...