A great and diverse collection. Very generous of you to share...

I WORKED AND TRAVELED FOR MANY YEARS AND HAD NO HOME DURING THAT TIME I COLLECTED MANY THINGS AND BROUGHT OR SHIPPED THEM HOME AND THEY WERE STORED IN A SHED AT MY FOLKS HOUSE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT A HOME AND BROUGHT MY TREASURES OUT AND STARTED DISPLAYING THEM IT WAS A LOT OF WORK BUT FUN.
IT WAS KIND OF LIKE GOING BACK AND MEETING OLD GIRL FRIENDS FROM MY YOUNGER DAYS. THE BIG ADVANTAGE WAS THE SWORDS STILL LOOKED THE SAME AS I REMEMBERED. ;) BILL SEEMS TO HAVE FOLLOWED MY METHOD OF COLLECTING GET ANYTHING THAT IS COOL IN ALL FIELDS.
SO HAVE FUN BILL!! PERHAPS THIS WILL REKINDLE AN OLD LOVE :) AND I SUSPECT LEE IS ENJOYING LOOKING THRU THIS TREASURE TROVE AS WELL I KNOW I AM. :cool:

Gentlemen, thank you so much! It was fun getting the knives and swords,
and in those days most gun shows would have a thing or two that I didn't have--and usually, back then, the sellers didn't love them so much. Of
course that is written from today's perspective, with today's prices in
mind, but back then the relative value of the money was much more
than it is today. And there were more knives and swords on the market, then, at least in the gun show circles in the US.
I so much appreciate your expertise and your kindness in the scholarly sharing of your knowledge.
Thanks,
Bill