Weapons display 'themes'

fernando · 28th November 2017, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

... I will dump the old camera and get something better. soon!

Ah, don't make up your mind before considering this local promotion

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fernando · 28th November 2017, 05:14 PM

Jokes apart Mark, it takes some willpower to collect things in a thematic manner. When i started with coins, within a blink of an eye i found myself dealing with the most unrelated bundle of specimens that one can imagine. So i got rid of coins and went into old weapons; suddenly all types, not just one theme. Glad i got rid of the Ethnos but still, a hole mess of a collection; to call it eclectic would be far too presumptious. Meaning that, if i tried to set up a thematic display, i would have to revolve the all current disposition and chose among a thousand curious kept in cabinets to get at something like a ... would be theme display

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Jim McDougall · 28th November 2017, 08:10 PM

Thanks Mark!!! All photography stuff aside, all I see is how amazing your themes and displays are, and as I say, I can see how your novels have such dimension as you really SEE these amazing items of nautical history in your words.
I guess that's why I'm not too observant when it comes to photos here

Personally, I'm about as adept with a camera as I am with this magic box and my Fisher-Price keyboard!

M ELEY · 30th November 2017, 04:15 AM

Thank you, gentlemen. I'm actually having better luck taking pics with my wife's cellphone, so perhaps my skills will soon improve! Fernando, I still bet you could shoot a few pics of your rapiers (of which you have greats!) positioned just so with an old fencing/dueling manual, etc, etc. In any case, I do see your point when it comes to broader collections. I also started out broad, sold off my ethno pieces and suddenly aimed for the maritime stuff. Luckily, with early naval, as Jim has pointed out before, you get a lot of leeway!

fernando · 30th November 2017, 02:46 PM

Well Captain ... you've asked for it

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You may take a pick, i mean, pick a theme. If you manage to set one up, you may take the dog (Serafim) for free

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fernando · 30th November 2017, 02:50 PM

And ...

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M ELEY · 30th November 2017, 09:49 PM

Oh my heavenly God!!!

Fernando, I am blown away to see your collection (and theme)fully displayed like this!! We have discussed pieces of your collection over time, but to see it all together like this is spectacular! Perfect nuances of tapestries, sundry items, navigational tools, paintings, etc, etc. You were holding out on us, my friend! And to think you said you didn't have a theme-

I get a real Don Quixote feel here. I know, wrong time period, but the collection is like looking back on a Spanish/Portuguese time capsule! I especially like the subtlety of the dog, being of course, either a 'sea dog' or a 'dog of war'-

I didn't realize you had some trench spears, pikes and that cruel looking hook/pick in your collection! Astounding and thanks for taking the time to post them!

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28th November 2017, 05:14 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Jokes apart Mark, it takes some willpower to collect things in a thematic manner. When i started with coins, within a blink of an eye i found myself dealing with the most unrelated bundle of specimens that one can imagine. So i got rid of coins and went into old weapons; suddenly all types, not just one theme. Glad i got rid of the Ethnos but still, a hole mess of a collection; to call it eclectic would be far too presumptious. Meaning that, if i tried to set up a thematic display, i would have to revolve the all current disposition and chose among a thousand curious kept in cabinets to get at something like a ... would be theme display .

28th November 2017, 08:10 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,587	Thanks Mark!!! All photography stuff aside, all I see is how amazing your themes and displays are, and as I say, I can see how your novels have such dimension as you really SEE these amazing items of nautical history in your words. I guess that's why I'm not too observant when it comes to photos here Personally, I'm about as adept with a camera as I am with this magic box and my Fisher-Price keyboard!

30th November 2017, 04:15 AM	#4
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,196	Thank you, gentlemen. I'm actually having better luck taking pics with my wife's cellphone, so perhaps my skills will soon improve! Fernando, I still bet you could shoot a few pics of your rapiers (of which you have greats!) positioned just so with an old fencing/dueling manual, etc, etc. In any case, I do see your point when it comes to broader collections. I also started out broad, sold off my ethno pieces and suddenly aimed for the maritime stuff. Luckily, with early naval, as Jim has pointed out before, you get a lot of leeway!

30th November 2017, 09:49 PM	#7
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,196	Oh my heavenly God!!! Fernando, I am blown away to see your collection (and theme)fully displayed like this!! We have discussed pieces of your collection over time, but to see it all together like this is spectacular! Perfect nuances of tapestries, sundry items, navigational tools, paintings, etc, etc. You were holding out on us, my friend! And to think you said you didn't have a theme- I get a real Don Quixote feel here. I know, wrong time period, but the collection is like looking back on a Spanish/Portuguese time capsule! I especially like the subtlety of the dog, being of course, either a 'sea dog' or a 'dog of war'- I didn't realize you had some trench spears, pikes and that cruel looking hook/pick in your collection! Astounding and thanks for taking the time to post them!