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Originally Posted by alocky
Sorry Alex - I was being a bit tongue in cheek as they are two very different blades from very different times and places, and I figured you were going for a geographic distribution theme.
You're right about the trap of collecting, particularly as you start to become knowledgeable about the topic, and have to get every variation represented! I'd hate to think what a real katana or claymore would cost these days, even if such a thing could be legitimately bought! I suspect above meteorite knife territory and they'd be a damn sight more interesting to a historian.
I shall stick to my increasing collection of empty bottles. At least till the garbo comes past again, anyway.
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When in real estate I went to a house and the guy showed me his double gargage absolutely full of beer cans.
I have not seen anything like it and I could not leave until he showed me his most prized ones...near an hour but I got the listing sold the house sold him another then a unit block and it all came down to me showing interest.
ANd I have had to look at many collections when in real estate as most folk define themselves by their collections and to give recognition to their collection seems to satify them somehow...I remember one guy with a collection of model trains ..he could have opened a couple of shops and again he was just so happy showing me...and well for an hour anyhting can be interesting.
The chap who talked me into the kindling splitter was a sword collector at one stage and he ended up with a store with all sorts of stuff...many years ago..but at the time he got a rather nice katana..only a copy but not inexpensive.
alex