Zeroaltitude Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Posted November 23, 2015 Today I got confirmation from the auctioncompany that my bids were registered for items 48 and 53 (plus a boxed pair of rifled percussion target, better known as "duelingpistols" which is wrong, and another similar pistol). Now there's the looooooooooooooooooong wait until tomorrow evening to get confirmation on whether I can go to Stockholm to collect a Wakisahi in the near future. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I am happy to say that this one of the friendliest forums on which I have participated (in particular as a raw newbie). This says a LOT, because due to the nature of your (I don't have the stomach to write "our" quite yet) collecting interest (foremost the knowledge needed just to START learning!) this is one the most elitist subjects I can think of. To then find that the collectors with all this knowledge does not have an elitist attitude, despite being an elite in the true and most positive sense of the word, really says alot about your character! Thanks again, and I will report how the auction goes. I'll probably do it in a separate thread though, since I've pushed this one waaaaay off topic! :-D Best regards! Anders Olsson Quote
Stephen Posted November 23, 2015 Report Posted November 23, 2015 Andy We have been told by many that we are way too elitist, usually from someone whos starting out and does not realize the amount of time one must put in to just understand the terminology alone. I think your gun collecting years has given you a good background in understanding quality, Welcome to our weakness our mistress our at times sickness, enjoy your adventure, and good luck at auction!! Quote
Brian Posted November 24, 2015 Report Posted November 24, 2015 Welcome to our weakness, our mistress, and our at-times sickness, enjoy your adventure. LOL. This should be the standard greeting from now on to all newcommers 2 Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted November 24, 2015 Report Posted November 24, 2015 I think you were right the first time! 1 Quote
Zeroaltitude Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Posted November 24, 2015 It's sickness allright! But one I don't want to be cured of... Auction went well, though not quite as well as I hoped. I was hoping to get Wakisashi object# 48 and thought I had put in a silly high bid, but somene wanted it even more and it went about 60$US over my max bid. Included auctionfee it went for roughly 3150$US, so it might be for the better anyway. I did get Wakisashi object# 53 for just under 770$US including fees. Not sure whether that is a good or even reasonable price. Your input would be aprecciated regarding that and a lot of other aspects once I get my hands on it and can take better and more detailed pictures. I did get one percussion pistol by the way. Very happy about both purchases! I will start a new thread regarding the Wakisashi once I have it in my posession. Again, thanks a bunch! Best regards! Anders Olsson Quote
Jean Posted November 24, 2015 Report Posted November 24, 2015 Anders, Don't hesitate meanwhile to post, in the Izakaya section, your "cap and ball" treasures. There are a lot of members who are interested/collecting Quote
Zeroaltitude Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Posted November 24, 2015 Jean, my collection today is very modest indeed. I once had a rather big collection of US Civil War era percussion revolvers (30-40 guns at times), most of them in NRA fine to excellent condition. But for a bunch of reasons I sold off most of them some years ago. Today the only noteworthy percussionrevolver I have isn't even an American made one, but a Belgian made (good quality) "Colt Navy Brevet" in NRA excellent condition. My interest has shifted a lot, the percussion revolvers feel a bit "been there, done that". I have not lost the interest, but I have lost the urge to own every single variant, or even the need to have a smaller but representative collection. The interest in these American revolvers is now more aimed at helping beginners in that field, because I still have the knowledge and interest. I just don'need to own them. Instead, I now buy objects that interest me on an individual level (these handguns from major American makers were massproduced, nothing very individual about them). Also, I have developed an interest in better quality Belgian handguns from the mid to late 19th century. But I am starting from scratch in the Belgian guns (this percussion pistol is the second object). The Japanese swords are a longtime never realised interest. But I will probably never own a large or very organized collection of those either. I can se myself with 3 or 4 blades in total (tanto, wakisashi and katana), but I may trade upwards towards higher quality pieces, rather than expanding in quantity. I will most certainly visit the section. I have a lot of reading to do just on this forum! By the way, the guy who I made the trade with for the tanto called to say that he was very pleased. He also promised to look what litterature on Nihontos he had hidden away, he seemed willing to let it go. So I may be able to aquire a modest referencelibrary too within short. Best regards! Anders Olsson 1 Quote
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