A great man has walked the line

stekemest · 10th September 2015, 11:39 PM

So sad to hear that. He once asked me to show my "Klotzgeschoss" (clot shot), but I couldn't find it at the time. Strangely, a few days ago, I remembered his request and intended to finally make a few pictures, only to stumble upon this thread.

My condolences to his family and friends.

Marcus den toom · 11th September 2015, 07:00 AM

Hi Stekemest,

Don't feel bad about not beeing able to show the clod shot to Michl himself, non of us would have expected him to die this sudden. It really came as a shock, he was doing better and multiple members including myself noticed that he was full of energy the last few weeks and days before his tragic passing. When i called him just a few days before his death he was talking about a powder flask he had found in a Dutch museum, he really liked to have pictures of it and i was more than happy to get them for him... and i still will, not only for him but for all of the forum members. I think that is what Michl would have wanted and what we owe him for all his own contributions, to continue the reseach.
So if you feel up to it, you may still post those images i for one am very curious about them.

best Marcus

Jim McDougall · 11th September 2015, 05:55 PM

Marcus and Stekemest, thank you for your thoughtful insights and Marcus you are exactly right, Michael would indeed wish to have his work carried forward!
He was very much an inspiration in his lifetime of work, and especially the relatively short time we had him here with us, so his legacy is with us and these pages.

batjka · 12th September 2015, 09:39 PM

For those in the know, what will be the fate of his unique collection? I sure hope that a museum acquires it as a whole and puts it on display.

fernando · 13th September 2015, 11:06 AM

That appears to be a distant solution, so far !

MiracleChild · 21st November 2015, 05:27 PM

I've never posted here before, but the main reason I joined this forum was reading Matchlock's posts. I hope to write historical fiction set during the Italian wars, and Matchlock's posts were absolutely invaluable to me; his detailed explanations and pictures from his collections beat absolutely anything I could find on the web or in bookshops.

So sorry to hear of his passing, and sad that I never got to exchange messages with him directly.

Tordenskiold1721 · 6th December 2015, 02:36 PM

My motivation for joining this forum was Michael's educational contributions.

10th September 2015, 11:39 PM	#1
stekemest Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 183	So sad to hear that. He once asked me to show my "Klotzgeschoss" (clot shot), but I couldn't find it at the time. Strangely, a few days ago, I remembered his request and intended to finally make a few pictures, only to stumble upon this thread. My condolences to his family and friends.

11th September 2015, 07:00 AM	#2
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 540	Hi Stekemest, Don't feel bad about not beeing able to show the clod shot to Michl himself, non of us would have expected him to die this sudden. It really came as a shock, he was doing better and multiple members including myself noticed that he was full of energy the last few weeks and days before his tragic passing. When i called him just a few days before his death he was talking about a powder flask he had found in a Dutch museum, he really liked to have pictures of it and i was more than happy to get them for him... and i still will, not only for him but for all of the forum members. I think that is what Michl would have wanted and what we owe him for all his own contributions, to continue the reseach. So if you feel up to it, you may still post those images i for one am very curious about them. best Marcus

11th September 2015, 05:55 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,660	Marcus and Stekemest, thank you for your thoughtful insights and Marcus you are exactly right, Michael would indeed wish to have his work carried forward! He was very much an inspiration in his lifetime of work, and especially the relatively short time we had him here with us, so his legacy is with us and these pages.

12th September 2015, 09:39 PM	#4
batjka Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 39	For those in the know, what will be the fate of his unique collection? I sure hope that a museum acquires it as a whole and puts it on display.

13th September 2015, 11:06 AM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	That appears to be a distant solution, so far !

21st November 2015, 05:27 PM	#6
MiracleChild Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1	I've never posted here before, but the main reason I joined this forum was reading Matchlock's posts. I hope to write historical fiction set during the Italian wars, and Matchlock's posts were absolutely invaluable to me; his detailed explanations and pictures from his collections beat absolutely anything I could find on the web or in bookshops. So sorry to hear of his passing, and sad that I never got to exchange messages with him directly.

6th December 2015, 02:36 PM	#7
Tordenskiold1721 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 73	My motivation for joining this forum was Michael's educational contributions.