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Old 13th November 2009, 01:15 PM   #12
Jim McDougall
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Hi Cornelis,
Very well put points! and thank you as well for the kind words.
I completely agree, and as we know, often even the venerable and scholarly works prove that even they many times are not the final answer as new findings can completely revise knowledge.
What more respected scholar than the late Mr. Oakeshott could more perfectly describe this?
What you say is of course so true, we cannot draw conclusions or make final judgements on weapons we are only observing and making assessments on with the lack of the necessary dimensions of actual handling and close examination as well as all known information.
This is why I always look forward to participation here, to have more input presenting whatever information is at hand, the inclusion of other known examples, and extracts of material from published material from many countries or often rare and hard to find articles and books.

We are fortunate to have scholars and serious students of arms and armour dedicated to learning and sharing information here, and though it is obvious that we cannot make cinclusive judgements, we can continue to learn together, and that is truly a joy beyond description. Thank you for all you do in sharing the wonderful weapons and knowledge here!
With all very best regards,
Jim
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