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ALEX 20th June 2011 09:49 AM

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One inconvenience is the water being too close from the pieces; they will rust faster :eek: :eek: :eek:

You can actually see the rust on that blade:-) this is why those who can afford pools in the living rooms buy e-Bay fakes :-)... problem solved:-)

fernando 20th June 2011 09:57 AM

Oh, i utterly hate replicas :o :shrug:

tom hyle 20th June 2011 02:22 PM

Holy cow; oversized blade; could it be a fairly authentic bearing sword though?
Water might be the least of problems around a swimming pool; the chlorine outgasses; if you can smell it so can the rust demon! Chlorine promotes rust.

tom hyle 20th June 2011 02:24 PM

I like the spears on the ceiling; visible, accessible, and out of the way.
In my house they might pick up quite the smoky patina up there :D

Tim Simmons 20th June 2011 06:48 PM

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This is my latest solution for big heavy items. I have a couple of long versions holding a lot more. I try to aviod storage made for specific items, as when you move them on, what you get back or have left mostly no longer fits the place.

Displays your toys and they are easy to get out and play with.

Dom 30th June 2011 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1...snip... use of Acrylic/Perspex looks absolutely great IMHO.
Hi
just to help, in case of ... :p
superb when we should like to made a "display cabinet" by ourself, or any thing to display our "babies" :D

http://www.plexiglas-shop.com/FR/en/index.htm

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fernando 30th June 2011 02:25 PM

Plexiglas
 
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... like to make a "display cabinet" by ourself ...

... or to have them made in a little local factory, if the price is fair ;)

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Dom 1st July 2011 12:28 AM

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... or to have them made in a little local factory, if the price is fair ;) .

Hi Fernando
in France ... fair prices for Plexiglas stand :rolleyes:
completely hopeless, too narrow market,
only 2 or three dealers, no competition :mad:

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Dom

RDGAC 1st July 2011 12:08 PM

Living as I do in rented digs, I find myself pretty well unable to display any items at all. The sad result is that my muskets are propped up in the corner, for no-one's pleasure save my own. Yet, in a way, I like that; there's a certain hint of the natural about them - as though they still stand ready for action, rather than having entered retirement...

ariel 1st July 2011 12:18 PM

Easy to grab one in a hurry and blast the intruder to smithereens!

Just keep them loaded, boy, keep them loaded :-)

RDGAC 1st July 2011 12:37 PM

Sadly the UK's a little more cautious with it's gun laws than Michigan! ;) Though having said that, one can never guarantee that it's not - "I checked the bore, m'lud, honestly I did, and I swear I thought it was empty. My finger just slipped on the trigger, m'lud!"

Hell, even if it's empty, I'd love to see the look on some thieving scallie's face when he sees the muzzle of a jezail lined up on him!

tom hyle 7th July 2011 02:11 AM

Leaning around in stacks and piles is the kind of reason why I avoid leather sheathed swords, for instance; just hard on them being haphazardly stored and concomitantly repeatedly moved. "display" type storage is not only good for showing; it's good for preserving and can be (traditionally is) good for access. In many traditional settings hanging something on a wall is a way to store it while keeping it handy.

Dom 3rd March 2012 12:42 AM

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Hi Gentlemen
I lift up this old post because, I did not see the need to create a new
and, it's a pleasure to watch again, some fantastic collections ;)

as far as I cannot have a room dedicated to my edged weapons,
our flat is a "loft with mezzanine", where is our bed-room
I'm obliged to disperse my blades all around the main room salon/dinning room,
at least not easy to do a global picture
taking opportunity that I'm bachelor till 2 weeks , I collected all the blades, and made a "flooring display" :p
all my collection is here, some good stuff ... average, and "limit" ... as in the life :shrug:
just a shamshir incomplete is "not showed", until his complete refurbishing :rolleyes:

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