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Any museums with antique weapon exhibits in Boston, MS, or nearby??
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Higgins Armory, in Worcester . (pronounced woostah here)
There are probably some at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem . Both would require public transportation or a rental car . The bus terminal is at South Station in the city . Antique stores are mostly around Beacon Hill : http://boston.citysearch.com/listing...ues/20500_3850 Museum of Fine Art : http://www.mfa.org/collections/sub.a...=22&subkey=117 Last edited by Rick; 10th September 2009 at 08:22 PM. |
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-Check out the U.S.S. Constitution Museum for an assortment of naval weapons and a few ethno pirate swords.
-Also, in the John Quincy Adams Marketplace, one of the 3 buildings has a military recruitment center with a pretty cool museum featuring guns, swords, munitions, etc. -The Old State House also has a few weapons of the Rev War era (as well as some pretty cool historical objects, like the original tea from the Boston Tea Party!) Rick mentioned the Peabody Museum. I couldn't make it there on my brief visit- ![]() Enjoy your trip! It's a great, historical city. Near Boston Common, you can see early grave stones with skull and crossbones. This symbol, originating from tomb markers such as these, were the inspirations for pirates who used the Jolly Roger as a warning to their prey to surrender or die. |
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In Faneuil Hall is the museum/library of The Ancient Honourable Artillery Company which was founded in 1638 and has been in continuos (sp) service since ( its the oldest military unit in the US ) and has and array of items from its years of service, from the XVII century to the present, trophies from every where its served. There are some items of armour and edged weapons included. Enjoy, I love Boston!
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Boston is a great area. I go there every now and then when free. The restaurants are good too. If you want to see some modern ethnographic weapons, just head to South Boston or Chinatown, where Irish and Chinese thugs still practice the ancient art of ass kicking.
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Hi Guys, Thanks for the pointers!
I'm more into european guns and blades. I already had the Faneuille Artillery Museum and the Constitution in my sights, I own a rare 1860 Navy Officer Cutlass, and I'm told they have a couple on exhibition at Ole Ironsides. Best : ) Quote:
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Hi Rick,
In VA, they have another Gloucester, which they also pronounce Glostáh. And I seem to recall that in Illinois, Mother/Father were also pronounced Moddah/Faddah... I don't recall swords in the MoFA from my last visit, do they have some now? I'd like to visit Same, so I'll be in the lookout for the PEM. Best M Quote:
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For European Arms I'd suggest the Higgins Armory in Worcester is worth a side trip; Google it.
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An hour's train ride south of Boston, Providence's Brown University holds a sizeable collection of various British swords, donated by Cyril Mazansky, author of the volume on British basket-hilted swords. It's within walking distance of the train station.
You could also visit my vast collection, as I live nearby. ![]() PS - USS Consitution and the neighboring Museum are a MUST! |
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Ach! Got this info too late, just arrived from Boston. Thanks for your kind offer, though. I'll keep these tidbits for my next visit.
I made it to both the Constitution's Museum, and Faneuil's Hall.The latter was closed, but since I'm an NPS-VIP, one of the caretakers graciously showed me the collection himself. The place is currently being administered by the NPS. Regretfully, the sword collection was kept in a separate, out-of-bounds room, and an exception could not be made, so I only got to see them from a distance. They were mostly 19th C, and a couple early 20th C. The flintlock guns were simply too far away to ascertain any details, covered in some black film, and I couldn't get close either. They had a couple of the infamous Chauchats, and several Water-cooled early Tripod-Mounted Machine guns. A few six-shooters, all in very good state of conservation. All-in-all, a nice play to visit, the antique wood smell of the Hall brought me good memories from my school-years in IL. : ) Regarding the Constitution Museum: Also a very nice place to visit. There were some early cutlasses similar to the British 1804-05, and several flintlock small weapons, plus a small swivel Carronade. All being very good cared-for. A couple cannon replicas in kid sized dioramas, including their flintlock-type triggers. Very nice place, specially for children. It has several "inmersion" rooms where they are surrounded by 18th C every-day items and painted life size cut-outs of famous period characters, helping them "feel" the times. It also shows the how and why of period technology, in an interactive way that kids can internalize the concepts. Regretfully, I was not allowed to take any photo of the items. I was told there were supossed to have some Officer model M-1860 USN Cutlases in display, but no such good luck. Sadly, I was not able to find enough time to visit Worcester. Next Time, I guess! Best regards Manolo Quote:
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