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Post by Midori Kawakami on Oct 13, 2010 6:00:39 GMT
Wow, your house looks like a cross between a museum and a library! Awesome!  |
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Post by Deepbluedave on Oct 13, 2010 11:00:49 GMT
Edited to keep up to date.... As your collection has grown Dave so has my admiration for it's owner, well done Sir.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2010 11:47:53 GMT
My new bestest friend! WOW! Wait to Ricwilly gets a look at those Gladius. I'm so impressed I'm not even going to ask you to flip those katana around,lol.
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on Oct 13, 2010 12:59:06 GMT
Damn Dave that's an impressive collection!
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Oct 13, 2010 13:24:37 GMT
WOWsers... I am in envy of the awesomeness of your collection and display!!! karma up
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Post by chuckinohio on Oct 13, 2010 13:43:43 GMT
Awesome collection, Fantastic pieces, outstanding display, and a variety to make most enthusiasts weak in the knee. Very well done Sir. That buff coat looks mighty nice  |
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Post by Larry Jordan on Oct 13, 2010 13:48:41 GMT
:shock:
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Post by Enkidu on Oct 13, 2010 14:20:31 GMT
Wonderful, just wonderful, i could spend entire days in that place !
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Post by buliwyf on Oct 13, 2010 15:55:39 GMT
Dave i don't mean to be to nosy but with the killer collection (I'm still drueling  ) you have are you married,my guess goes to no.If you are married does she have a sister.  |
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Post by Larry Jordan on Oct 13, 2010 21:31:55 GMT
He might be married, but the kids are either all grown, or didn't survive childhood! (I still have counter/furniture corner protectors scattered throughout the house, and my youngest is 13!) We homeschool and often have other kids/families over for events, classes. Many of the boys are "real boys" and would find it very hard to resist playing with Mr. Jordan's sharpies, no matter the threat leveled. Swords and boys...can't keep 'em apart. |
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 14, 2010 0:07:37 GMT
Thanks for the kind words. I take the most pleasure though from fueling your own sense of wonder and pleasure in touching the past through these artifacts. "Wonderful, just wonderful, i could spend entire days in that place !" Yeah. There is that quality to this sort of thing. My ancients all are in a small guest room, I usually have closed up. When you go in the first surprise are the 6" 2" mannikins. But the other pleasure is that your head fills up with the wonderful scents of leathers, oils, wood and steel. I can sit in that little space for an hour 'n just clap my wittle hoofs and say : Wheeeeeeeee, whee, whee, wheeeeeeeee. ( Love that commercial. )  |
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Post by Deepbluedave on Oct 14, 2010 8:11:39 GMT
Dave, its not just the amount of great stuff you have, for me its the variety a little bit of everything once again well done on a fabulous collection
Dave
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Post by RicWilly on Oct 14, 2010 10:10:40 GMT
Dave, I'm impressed anew each time I peruse your fine collection. Great stuff!
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Post by Larry Jordan on Oct 14, 2010 14:41:00 GMT
Where did you find the mannequins/dummies? I presume you were not hanging out behind Nordstrom or Macy's. Do the armor/dress and helmet specialty shops also sell these for this very purpose? Or did you improvise?
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Post by Lunaman on Oct 14, 2010 16:53:39 GMT
So which one's are your favorites, Dave?
I love that Cervenka piece and Lady V...
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 14, 2010 21:42:41 GMT
"Where did you find the mannequins/dummies? I presume you were not hanging out behind Nordstrom or Macy's." www.roxydisplayinc.com/Check them out. Everybody sells their merchandise for a lot more than they do. UPS tare weights are a little extra, but they pack well and ship fast. "So which one's are your favorites, Dave? " Yes... That question is a political minefield, of course. I bought all of them. Some are disappointing. I'd rather not point them out. Dote on the Vivamus, but it's too heavy. Love the Cervenka. My Garde de Bataille and Cuirassier originals... Several of my Brit Cavalry Swords My 1860 Spanish Saber is excellent The Albion Landgraf is exceptional Love the Patton Saber Have been selective with my Windlass buys and most are quite good and fun to play with guitlessly. The Bilbo is a disappointment because I really wanted it. But I inserted a leather plug around the blade and it has helped a great deal. I could go on, but it's dinner time... |
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Post by Larry Jordan on Oct 14, 2010 23:32:56 GMT
What are the katana (2) in your last photo?
(The top looks like a Hanwei Tori Elite of some stripe. Not sure about the bottom one.)
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Post by Bradleee42 on Oct 18, 2010 1:45:54 GMT
.....for once. I believe I'm speachless. Will you adopt me?
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Post by Federico on Nov 1, 2010 19:23:00 GMT
Well Dave, if I was you, I wouldn't leave any banana peels lying around your place  Fantastic collection. Out of curiosity, how many years did it take you to reach that level? |
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Post by Larry Jordan on Nov 3, 2010 0:02:33 GMT
 D Kelly on right, not left I can't tell, Dave, from you newspaper clipping, were you fencing foil or saber? |
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Fantastic collection. Out of curiosity, how many years did it take you to reach that level?
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