Interested in Sword Collecting.....Need Advice

[Ian]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

3. BUY ANY INTERESTING EXAMPLES OF ALL FORMS OF WEAPONS THAT YOU CAN AFFORD REGARDLESS OF QUALITY AND END UP WITH A HOUSE FULL OF STUFF FROM JUNK TO REAL TREASURES. THIS FILLS YOUR HOUSE AND TIES UP YOUR MONEY WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP COLLECTING. THIS IS MORE OR LESS MY METHOD OF COLLECTING NOT TOO SMART BUT I HAVE ENJOYED IT AND OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.

I HAVE LET A FEW ITEMS GO OVER THE YEARS BUT ALWAYS TO COLLECTORS WHO SPECIALIZE IN CERTIAN ITEMS THAT I HAVE VERY FEW OF AND AM NOT LIKIELY TO FIND ANY MORE OF. AT SOME POINT IT WILL BE TIME TO PASS ON THE COLLECTION SO AS TO NOT BURDEN MY CHILDREN WITH HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT BUT THAT IS STILL IN THE FUTURE. IT HAS BEEN A FUN, EDUCATIONAL HOBBY OVER THE YEARS AND HAS PAYED FOR ITSELF WITH THE ENJOYMENT I HAVE HAD AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN THE MONEY SPENT OVER THE YEARS WITH A BIT OF PROFIT. YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE AT THIS POINT ON PRICES AS YOU WILL NOT REMEMBER THE PRICES FROM THE PAST WHICH MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK OVERPRICED TO US OLD TIMERS.

Barry:

You must be my southern brother from another mother.

I have pursued the third option for years too -- much to the chagrin of my family -- but it has been a delightful obsession.

Ian.

[Aurangzeb]

Hello Mekin31!

Might I suggest the book "Travels for Daggers" by Eiler R. Cook. It was the first book on edged weapons I got and it gives a pretty good overall look at swords and daggers from different periods and places.

Mark...