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Post by William Swiger on Jul 31, 2015 8:05:02 GMT
For me, my wife and son have no interest or even has any idea of the values.
If I know I am going to die in advance of whatever, I was thinking of inviting some select forum members to my house. I will go over everything in my collection with them. Then, each will draw a random number. They will each select a sword in turn until they are all gone.
I am seriously thinking that the next time I do my will, I will leave my collection to a couple people in case I get no advance notice of kicking the bucket....
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Post by Paul on Jul 31, 2015 8:42:06 GMT
I guess I'm lucky as both my kids have an interest in my collection. Perhaps because they like the swords or perhaps because they would be a keepsake from me, either way they will have a home.
I maintain a record or sword ownership which details the purchase date, vendor, discription, cost and expected value, the register also details all my past sales. I think this kind of record is really important in the event of an untimely demise.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Jul 31, 2015 8:43:33 GMT
Funny you should mention this... I was speaking with another forum member about this very subject recently. In the case of my collection... my wife is pretty into my swords, many of the few swords I have left from my once VERY proud collection are actually gifts from her. We have talked about the different swords and there are some she would keep... but most she would sell to the forum members here and at UBC. So... when I pass away... my swords will do what they have always done when I was alive... pass on from me to many other forum members. ;-)
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Post by demonskull on Jul 31, 2015 11:22:45 GMT
My father was a military handgun collector. He wrote articles in several major handgun magazines and a book on Tokarev. Due to the legalities of handgun ownership, he had an FFL (Federal Firearms Dealers License). Through his dealings he met one fellow collector who he trusted to handle his collection if he passed away and vice versa. When my father was diagnosed with cancer, it was too late for any treatment and he passed within two weeks. My brothers and mother packed up the majority of the guns and shipped them to his friend who purchased several for himself and handled the sale of the rest. My mother ended up with $30,000 more than my father's projected value. I included that last part to show my dad's trust was not misplaced. What I have is similar to what Paul is doing except mine is a little simpler. My record doesn't contain original cost (boy would that be depressing ) or who I purchased it from. It's set up more as a page with the swords stats a picture and a catalog # to make it easy for an sales ad to be posted by my wife.. The corresponding catalog # is also put on a string tag and attached to the blades scabbard for easy identification. Sword catalog #s start with a S, knives a K etc. I've had several conversations with Turmoil6 who is selling off her husband's collection and with this in mind was the reason for the thread: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/44697/interested-production-blades-directoryWhen I had envisioned the Directory I was thinking just thumbnail pics , filed by vendor with the swords name. I have a picture library of several hundred swords. However I've received such great text information from Howie Waddell I have to rethink how to present it. If anyone has suggestions on how to present the information or anything they'd like to submit, pm me. Back to the original question: I plan on having my wife or daughter post them here, in the Classifieds. :D
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Post by Croccifixio on Jul 31, 2015 12:32:42 GMT
Still a bit young at 28, but I'd probably pre-write a sale post for my wife, save it up on a file somewhere (dropbox or icloud or maybe just a regular usb drive), and update it after every major purchase or every month, unless my children show interest in swords.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jul 31, 2015 12:47:25 GMT
I'm taking mine with me or I'm not going, that includes my Harley. But if we have to be serious here, I would like to be buried with my favorite Viking sword on my chest. I'm sure there's some kind of dumb law saying you can't though. Then again maybe someone could be bribed to look the other way just before the lid is closed.
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Post by demonskull on Jul 31, 2015 13:00:47 GMT
I would like to be buried with my favorite Viking sword on my chest. I told my wife something similar and she just smiled and said no. Maybe we can prepick our coffin and have a secret compartment put in it for swords...............hmmm..I smell a whole new industry ! Yes folks you now can take it with you !
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jul 31, 2015 13:26:24 GMT
NO,,, why not... It's not like your wife is going to be in the coffin with you. She isn't, is she ?
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Post by William Swiger on Jul 31, 2015 14:21:00 GMT
If I had a list of values for each sword or original purchase price, I would already be dead..........
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Post by Karoliner on Jul 31, 2015 17:54:27 GMT
I hope my collection (at least a few select pieces) goes with me into the cairn or on the pyre (those two present a whole host of legal problems, but that's another thread). That being said, I have no children and I don't know anyone personally who has any business with my swords or axes.
My firearms can go wherever- they're sort of impersonal to me in a sense, although I do love them dearly. But there's something about my archaic weaponry that I can't quite put my finger on. My sword and bow are special in a way that firearms never really have been.
"When I am dead, lay me in a mound- raise a stone for all to see, runes carved to my memory. When I am dead, lay me in a mound- place my weapons by my side for the journey to Valholl up high."
Tradition is nice and all, but a smaller part of me just wants my grave to confuse the hell out of future archaeologists. Put a pop-up toaster and a lawnmower in there or something...
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Post by Voltan on Jul 31, 2015 18:44:31 GMT
I have a nephew that got bitten by the sword bug two years ago, so most would go to him, as well as my crossbows. However, The Great Labradus will be buried with me.
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Post by Suho on Jul 31, 2015 19:08:19 GMT
If I had a list of values for each sword or original purchase price, I would already be dead.......... There is great truth to these words...
I have a will but it predates any sword acquisitions. I don't have anywhere near the collection some of you guys have, but unless I make specific bequests I don't trust my wife will have much interest in taking the time to figure out what they are and selling them. I figure it will be more of a dumpster deposit or give-away to anyone expressing interest. Plus, although my older boy would love to get his hands on them, he is only 5.
Funny thing is I am a lawyer and when I talk to clients about writing a will and (God forbid) discussing what happens when you will eventually die it is like I started talking about casually skinning puppies... no one wants to listen and changes the subject (with a shudder) as soon as possible.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Jul 31, 2015 21:55:09 GMT
Yeah man... its an uncomfortable conversation for sure. Its human nature not to want to confront our own mortality. Its funny, but I'm with Karoliner on the firearms thing. I have several and they are worth some money... likely the value of my firearms and the value of my current sword collection are pretty close... but I don't really have an emotional attachment to the firearms. For me they are tools... swords are more. Swords are a connection to a (I admit, romanticized) warrior past. I've never really stopped to think of what happens to the guns when I do, not like I have with swords.
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Post by freq on Jul 31, 2015 21:56:31 GMT
my wife keep telling me shes gonna take to them with the angle grinder and cut them to pieces and throw them in the bin (shes not a collector of anything), i keep telling her i want them pilled in a big pile in an empty room and the door thrown open for my mates to come in and grab what they want from the collection lol
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Post by demonskull on Jul 31, 2015 22:15:07 GMT
my wife keep telling me shes gonna take to them with the angle grinder and cut them to pieces and throw them in the bin (shes not a collector of anything), i keep telling her i want them pilled in a big pile in an empty room and the door thrown open for my mates to come in and grab what they want from the collection lol Freq: She might just do both ! :D
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Post by Rifleman Lizard on Aug 1, 2015 4:23:25 GMT
In all likelihood my relatives or friends would sell them to pursue their own goals; making a huge loss because they lack patience, not knowing any better because they lack knowledge on the subject.
"I'm selling my brother's weird sword stuff. Different kinds and sizes but all pretty sharp. Good for cosplay or movie props. £30 or nearest offer."
Thankfully, I'll be dead... and won't have to see this horror unfold.
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Post by Rabel Dusk on Aug 1, 2015 19:20:55 GMT
This reminds me of what Ewart Oakeshott did with his antiques swords. He was worried about what might happen to them after he was gone, and felt a responsibility towards them. He ended up willing them to Arms and Armor of Minnesota, who put them in their own museum.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 1, 2015 21:07:23 GMT
All of my knives, swords, and rifles will be kept by my step kids and my daughter... just have to figure out who gets what :/
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Post by Scott on Aug 2, 2015 10:19:34 GMT
My wife says it's all getting thrown away, but I imagine the kids will divide it amongst themselves. Hopefully without using any of it...
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Post by svante on Aug 2, 2015 12:03:40 GMT
I live in Europe, my generation has an estimated life expectancy of 90 years, i'm in fantastic shape, never smocked, drank or done any drugs, so i will start worrying about this in 30 years, and if my clean lifestyle pays off it might even be 40 or 50. Seriously how old is everybody to be worrying about passing on collections or anything for that matter? Accidents happen, but the likely hood of them happening where i live would be the equivalent to winning the lottery upside down, i'm definitely not worried . As for where they go that's pretty simple, i work in a military museum, they get given directly to it so the boys and gals can have a quick toss around with them and then document it all over a cold bear in the blazing Portuguese sun. God bless Europe.
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