Jingle Bells ...

Rick · 12th December 2009, 07:49 PM

...Jingle Bells , Elgood's on the way ..

kahnjar1 · 12th December 2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

...Jingle Bells , Elgood's on the way ..

..............with sharp and pointy Ethnic things..............

Battara · 13th December 2009, 02:23 AM

I'm sooo excited!

fearn · 14th December 2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

..............with sharp and pointy Ethnic things..............

by plate and plate and plate, hey!....

kahnjar1 · 14th December 2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fearn

by plate and plate and plate, hey!....

Jingle Bells,Jingle Bells......................??

kronckew · 14th December 2009, 09:39 PM

jingle bells:

make good pointy khukuri scabbard chape de-pointyers.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Battara · 16th December 2009, 04:28 AM

Just got the book today - looks wonderful. Good pictures, great information (as always).

TVV · 16th December 2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

Just got the book today - looks wonderful. Good pictures, great information (as always).

Lucky you! Mine has a delivery date estimate of Dec 19, and that is four long days away from now at best.

kronckew · 16th December 2009, 01:00 PM

i saw the missile flying towards me, then it hit me.

y'all make a bit more sense now.

happy elgood day.

katana · 16th December 2009, 02:50 PM

OH .... Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to find a gift that used to slay (

)

......
Dashing through the snow,
O'er the shields we go,
Laughing all the way,
Tempered blades that ring,
That are so shiny bright,
What fun it is to laugh and sing a slaying song tonight......

Battara · 16th December 2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

i saw the missile flying towards me, then it hit me.

You mean a missile tow came at you?

The only thing I would wish would be a bigger section on daggers.

Rick · 16th December 2009, 08:57 PM

Humbug !!
I know it's in the post office; they are deluged and haven't sorted it out yet .
We have 3 employees in that office .
Yes, I live in Tinytown .

Talk about going Postal .

TVV · 17th December 2009, 04:42 AM

It arrived!
The first word that comes to mind is "wow". The second - monumental. The third ... incomplete. It is an absolutely great book, but it is obvious that it only covers parts of the Balkans, mostly the South (which was the original idea) and the West. The Eastern Balkans with all their weapon production centers are barely mentioned. Also, with a few exceptions, only weapons up to the mid 19th century are examined.

I am puzzled as to why that is - maybe the author thought that the later periods and the other regions of the Balkans are already well covered in other works. Or maybe the scope of the work would have been so large, that it would have been impossible to publish in a single volume - it is a huge book as it is.

Anyway, an amazing book and a perfect Christmas gift.
Teodor

Rick · 18th December 2009, 01:33 AM

Arrgh !!
I raised Hell at the post office and all the time my Wife had picked it up and neglected to tell me !

A great thing though; I have identified my flintlock pistol .
It has virtually the same barrel as fig. 387 only shorter !!

fearn · 18th December 2009, 03:44 AM

Good thing we love 'em anyway, eh?

Rick · 18th December 2009, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fearn

Good thing we love 'em anyway, eh?

Absolutely Fearn .
I can't begin to count the dumb things that I have done and still she puts up with me .

"Yes, de woman is smarter,
Smarter than de mon in every way "

Yannis · 11th January 2010, 10:05 AM

This book has made huge debate among Greek collectors. There are a lot of pieces known before as made in Epirus that Elgood says that they were made in Montenegro and other places.
I had no time to read the book, I have just look the photos and not so carefully so I have not an opinion for my own yet. But I know few collectors that they are very very angry

12th December 2009, 07:49 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Jingle Bells ... ...Jingle Bells , Elgood's on the way ..

18th December 2009, 01:33 AM	#14
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Eureka Arrgh !! I raised Hell at the post office and all the time my Wife had picked it up and neglected to tell me ! A great thing though; I have identified my flintlock pistol . It has virtually the same barrel as fig. 387 only shorter !!

13th December 2009, 02:23 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	I'm sooo excited!

14th December 2009, 09:39 PM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	jingle bells: make good pointy khukuri scabbard chape de-pointyers. Happy Holidays everyone!

16th December 2009, 04:28 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Just got the book today - looks wonderful. Good pictures, great information (as always).

16th December 2009, 01:00 PM	#9
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	i saw the missile flying towards me, then it hit me. y'all make a bit more sense now. happy elgood day.

16th December 2009, 02:50 PM	#10
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	OH .... Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to find a gift that used to slay ( ) ...... Dashing through the snow, O'er the shields we go, Laughing all the way, Tempered blades that ring, That are so shiny bright, What fun it is to laugh and sing a slaying song tonight......

16th December 2009, 08:57 PM	#12
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Humbug !! I know it's in the post office; they are deluged and haven't sorted it out yet . We have 3 employees in that office . Yes, I live in Tinytown . Talk about going Postal .

17th December 2009, 04:42 AM	#13
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,623	It arrived! The first word that comes to mind is "wow". The second - monumental. The third ... incomplete. It is an absolutely great book, but it is obvious that it only covers parts of the Balkans, mostly the South (which was the original idea) and the West. The Eastern Balkans with all their weapon production centers are barely mentioned. Also, with a few exceptions, only weapons up to the mid 19th century are examined. I am puzzled as to why that is - maybe the author thought that the later periods and the other regions of the Balkans are already well covered in other works. Or maybe the scope of the work would have been so large, that it would have been impossible to publish in a single volume - it is a huge book as it is. Anyway, an amazing book and a perfect Christmas gift. Teodor

18th December 2009, 03:44 AM	#15
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Good thing we love 'em anyway, eh?

11th January 2010, 10:05 AM	#17
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	This book has made huge debate among Greek collectors. There are a lot of pieces known before as made in Epirus that Elgood says that they were made in Montenegro and other places. I had no time to read the book, I have just look the photos and not so carefully so I have not an opinion for my own yet. But I know few collectors that they are very very angry