Old Spanish Colonial Sword-Curious Blade

Jim McDougall · 26th May 2025, 08:13 PM

Thank you Keith! I appreciate the support as always, and honestly dont expect much with my loquacious soliloquys, but I write them anyway. It is indeed lengthy pondering, and my writing things out is simply the assembling of hours, days, weeks of intense research and my way of trying to comprehend it all.

I know you totally relate as your field of specialty on Shotley Bridge and English sword making with the mysterious grinding wheel machines of the darkest corners of this history is incredibly esoteric. With this its hard for others not as deeply into these things to follow or catch up, and often in our areas there is not the level of interest.
But we keep going

as you well point out, often returning to a perplexing conundrum after time, perspectives appear that might have been clouded before. Also new information and resources surface, especially as readers out there finally come forth.
Hopefully its all the constructive understanding shared to the benefit of others who share our interests.

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26th May 2025, 08:13 PM	#9
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,344	Thank you Keith! I appreciate the support as always, and honestly dont expect much with my loquacious soliloquys, but I write them anyway. It is indeed lengthy pondering, and my writing things out is simply the assembling of hours, days, weeks of intense research and my way of trying to comprehend it all. I know you totally relate as your field of specialty on Shotley Bridge and English sword making with the mysterious grinding wheel machines of the darkest corners of this history is incredibly esoteric. With this its hard for others not as deeply into these things to follow or catch up, and often in our areas there is not the level of interest. But we keep going as you well point out, often returning to a perplexing conundrum after time, perspectives appear that might have been clouded before. Also new information and resources surface, especially as readers out there finally come forth. Hopefully its all the constructive understanding shared to the benefit of others who share our interests.