A folklore museum in Crete

TVV · 14th March 2008, 12:16 AM

Hi Eftihis,
Small, but very nice collection. To be given access to a museum's weapons fund is rare, at least in my experience museums in Bulgaria would never allow an amateur to even look at the items they have in storage, the only exception was a historical society allowed to restore a few pieces of artillery. Therefore to be given the chance to examine all these edged weapons, firearms and accessories must be a rare opportunity, congratulations.
Of all the weapons I find the axes the most interesting part, as I have not seen anything like them before. The rest of the items are easy to identify and catalogue, but the most interesting part is tracing how they arrived at Crete. Did the modern firearms and the bayonets arrive in Crete as part of the preparation for the insurrection of 1897?
Regards,
Teodor

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14th March 2008, 12:16 AM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Hi Eftihis, Small, but very nice collection. To be given access to a museum's weapons fund is rare, at least in my experience museums in Bulgaria would never allow an amateur to even look at the items they have in storage, the only exception was a historical society allowed to restore a few pieces of artillery. Therefore to be given the chance to examine all these edged weapons, firearms and accessories must be a rare opportunity, congratulations. Of all the weapons I find the axes the most interesting part, as I have not seen anything like them before. The rest of the items are easy to identify and catalogue, but the most interesting part is tracing how they arrived at Crete. Did the modern firearms and the bayonets arrive in Crete as part of the preparation for the insurrection of 1897? Regards, Teodor