A New Idea re Weapons of Oceania and a Poll

Jim McDougall · 27th December 2025, 07:01 PM

VERY well said Ed! and here I am proudly among the many 'cogs' in the wheels of this well oiled machine, working with everyone here to achieve the ultimate goal of performance. Ian is well placed as the controller to harmonize the operation and function of the machine overall.

Here we all learn together, literally every day for me, and the joint efforts of many years have produced an unsurpassed corpus of archived material which is a comprehensive source for present and future students of arms and armor (whew! hows that for a sentence?!

Your excellent suggestions added here exemplify the kind of support we all share here.

Best regards
Jim

Ian · 3rd January 2026, 09:30 PM

The poll is closed and the numbers are in! Thanks for the responses. Not a high response rate, but at least an expression of interest. I am encouraged to proceed albeit at a measured pace.

Ian · 2nd February 2026, 04:56 PM

A quick update on this project. There has been some behind the scenes movement regarding organization of the content of the project and how best to put it together. I'm starting first with Australasia and hope to have some content to display in the next few weeks.

Tim Simmons · 2nd February 2026, 05:14 PM

Looking forward to see what appears. Although most of my oceanic collection has gone I am still very interested.

DaveA · 3rd February 2026, 03:32 AM

Yes, BRAVO to you and Ian and all the others for making the EAAF a world-class scholarly resource!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

VERY well said Ed! and here I am proudly among the many 'cogs' in the wheels of this well oiled machine, working with everyone here to achieve the ultimate goal of performance. Ian is well placed as the controller to harmonize the operation and function of the machine overall.

Here we all learn together, literally every day for me, and the joint efforts of many years have produced an unsurpassed corpus of archived material which is a comprehensive source for present and future students of arms and armor (whew! hows that for a sentence?!

Your excellent suggestions added here exemplify the kind of support we all share here.

Best regards
Jim

View Poll Results: Are you interested in the weapons of indigenous people of Oceania?
Yes, I wish to know more about these weapons	16	88.89%
No, that's not my area of interest	2	11.11%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

27th December 2025, 07:01 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,852	Excellent metaphor! VERY well said Ed! and here I am proudly among the many 'cogs' in the wheels of this well oiled machine, working with everyone here to achieve the ultimate goal of performance. Ian is well placed as the controller to harmonize the operation and function of the machine overall. Here we all learn together, literally every day for me, and the joint efforts of many years have produced an unsurpassed corpus of archived material which is a comprehensive source for present and future students of arms and armor (whew! hows that for a sentence?! Your excellent suggestions added here exemplify the kind of support we all share here. Best regards Jim Last edited by Jim McDougall; 27th December 2025 at 07:22 PM.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

3rd January 2026, 09:30 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,719	The poll is closed and the numbers are in! Thanks for the responses. Not a high response rate, but at least an expression of interest. I am encouraged to proceed albeit at a measured pace.

2nd February 2026, 04:56 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,719	A quick update on this project. There has been some behind the scenes movement regarding organization of the content of the project and how best to put it together. I'm starting first with Australasia and hope to have some content to display in the next few weeks.

2nd February 2026, 05:14 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,992	Looking forward to see what appears. Although most of my oceanic collection has gone I am still very interested.