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VANDOO · 18th September 2008, 02:49 AM

I AM GLAD SOMEONE ELSE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE MUSEUM. I ENQUIRED IF THEY HAD ANY BOOKS ON THE WEAPONS BUT THEY DID NOT IN EITHER MUSEUM.
THERE APPEARED TO BE ENOUGH MATERIAL ON DISPLAY TO MAKE A NICE BOOK AND PERHAPS PRESERVE ANY INFORMATION THAT STILL REMAINS ON THE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION BEFORE IT IS LOST. THAT WOULD BE A FUN PROJECT FOR SOMEONE WITH THE TIME AND KNOWLEGE IN THE FIELD BUT PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE BUREAUCRACY AND CORRUPTION. PERHAPS IT COULD BE DONE IN HOUSE BY THE MUSEUM STAFF WITH OUTSIDE HELP IF THE GOVERNMENT COULD BE KEPT OUT OF IT. I WONDER IF THERE ARE MANY FORUM MEMBERS IN INDIA, ARE YOU IN INDIA?
THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY COLLECTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY I SAW A FEW WEAPONS IN THE VARIOUS FORTS AND CASTLES AND HOMES WE VISITED. MOST OF THE FAMILYS OF THE RAJAH'S HAVE NO POWER THESE DAYS BUT STILL OWN SOME OF THE ANCESTRIAL PROPERTYS SOME OF WHICH ARE BEING MADE INTO TOURIST HOTELS. I SAW A FEW OLD WEAPONS BEING USED AS DECORATIONS THERE AS WELL AS SOME FAMILY HEIRLOOMS STILL USED ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

18th September 2008, 02:49 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I AM GLAD SOMEONE ELSE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE MUSEUM. I ENQUIRED IF THEY HAD ANY BOOKS ON THE WEAPONS BUT THEY DID NOT IN EITHER MUSEUM. THERE APPEARED TO BE ENOUGH MATERIAL ON DISPLAY TO MAKE A NICE BOOK AND PERHAPS PRESERVE ANY INFORMATION THAT STILL REMAINS ON THE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION BEFORE IT IS LOST. THAT WOULD BE A FUN PROJECT FOR SOMEONE WITH THE TIME AND KNOWLEGE IN THE FIELD BUT PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE BUREAUCRACY AND CORRUPTION. PERHAPS IT COULD BE DONE IN HOUSE BY THE MUSEUM STAFF WITH OUTSIDE HELP IF THE GOVERNMENT COULD BE KEPT OUT OF IT. I WONDER IF THERE ARE MANY FORUM MEMBERS IN INDIA, ARE YOU IN INDIA? THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY COLLECTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY I SAW A FEW WEAPONS IN THE VARIOUS FORTS AND CASTLES AND HOMES WE VISITED. MOST OF THE FAMILYS OF THE RAJAH'S HAVE NO POWER THESE DAYS BUT STILL OWN SOME OF THE ANCESTRIAL PROPERTYS SOME OF WHICH ARE BEING MADE INTO TOURIST HOTELS. I SAW A FEW OLD WEAPONS BEING USED AS DECORATIONS THERE AS WELL AS SOME FAMILY HEIRLOOMS STILL USED ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.