AH! TRULY A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART. IT IS A VERY GOOD THING THAT HIS DISPLAYS STILL EXHIST IN PICTURES IF NOT IN A PHYSICAL FORM. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO RECONSTRUCT THE DISPLAY IF THE COLLECTION IS ALL IN ONE PLACE, OFTEN SUCH COLLECTIONS ARE SOLD AT AUCTION AND BROKEN UP. UNFORTUNATELY RECONSTRUCTION IS NOT LIKELY UNLESS SOMEONE WITH AN INTREST AND SOME CASH AND CONNECTIONS WOULD PERHAPS PUT TOGETHER A TRAVELING EXHIBITION TO VISIT THE MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD SO IT WOULD BE SEEN AGAIN BEFORE BEING ENTOMBED AGAIN IN THE MUSEUM STORAGE. THE THING THAT IS OFTEN LOST AT THE MUSEUM IS THE PROVENANCE, STORYS AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT WENT WITH THE COLLECTION, OFTEN THIS INFORMATION IS MORE VALUABLE THAN THE ACTUAL ITEMS. YOU CAN RECREATE THE SWORD OF SUTTON HOO LOOKING AT ITS REMAINS BUT THE STORYS OF ITS CREATION, HISTORY AND OWNERS ARE LONG GONE. MUSEUMS OFTEN RECEIVE THE DONATIONS OF SUCH A COLLECTION AND DO A INVENTORY AND ACCUSITION PAPERWORK BUT NEVER TALK TO THE ONE WHO COLLECTED IT AND TAKE DOWN HIS INFORMATION AND STORYS. IN THE CASE OF SUCH AN ADVENTURER AND EXPLORER AS THIS THAT IS TRULY UNFORTUNATE.
IN THE THIRD PICTURE THERE IS A LARGE RELATIVY CRUDE SWORD PLACED IN FRONT OF A RACK OF VERY NICE SWORDS. IT SURELY HAD A SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE COLLECTOR AND WOULD HAVE A STORY WITH IT, I WONDER IF THAT INFORMATION HAS SURVIVED?
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