- Joined
- Mar 22, 2009
- Location
- Collierville, TN
That explains the P-47 that is peeking into the photo.The other side of the room is devoted to the World Wars.
Great collection!!
That explains the P-47 that is peeking into the photo.The other side of the room is devoted to the World Wars.
Not a great photo, but it shows how my ACW longarms are displayed.
Nice swords and sabers!While I have a couple of long guns in nice displays, most of my swords and guns are on simple board and peg racks that I can increase as the need arises. The smaller cannon balls and shells have spilled over from built in bookcase shelves and the bigger ones rest quietly on the floor. Hopefully I can get some good ideas for displaying items from this post. I was fortunate as my wife had a nice room for my toys built in the basement so that I would get my junk out of her house. View attachment 323613View attachment 323612
Thank you, #3 from the top is the first Civil War anything that I ever bought for $150.00 in 1977.Nice swords and sabers!
Now that's the way that I wish that my room looked. Good Golly Molly that is well done, especially the plaque at the lower right of the last picture.I've posted pics of my mancave here before; I'm a lucky man - my wife gave me permission to use an entire room when we moved here that wouldn't have been used otherwise. Took my time to set it up and even my wife likes using it, and she's not really much of a history fan. Got the idea from visiting so many museums over the years - why not try to make my own?
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Now that's the way that I wish that my room looked. Good Golly Molly that is well done, especially the plaque at the lower right of the last picture.
Seeing your Mameluke Sword, the sword third from the bottom in my picture is a Marine NCO sword from the Civil War and the fourth on up is a Union Medical Sword that I got my wife when she retired from the Army.
I'll see what I can do, but having never risen above the E-4 level; I might feel like I was cheating. Semper Fi. And if you look just off to the right in the sword picture, you'll see the back end of a very dusty M109 and two salty Marines holding a Confederate Battleflag.I thought so. Now you need to find an original Mameluke with the old school original ivory handles!
Jeez Louise...most museums that I have been in aren't as impressive as this.Perhaps the result of being raised in Petersburg, Va., surrounded by the history, and collecting for more years than I care to remember. I finally built on a wing to the house for my accumulation. Functionality being the goal, I switched to vertical racks long ago as they increased the number of guns in a particular space. I've posted a few photos before, but just took these... The guns propped up in the corners are indicative that it's time to sell a few {or add another partition}.
The long wall; from colonial to WWII including all the Federal stuff I still have.
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The rest is CSA, grouped by states.
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Colts in the center, the rest mostly CS single shots.
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CS swords are the only thing horizontal inside this alcove. Here's one wall ... and...Yes, out of space again !!!
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Are they ordered from top to bottom? What models/makes do you have there?
Hey! Let me see that derringer you have off to the right? It looks very much like my pistol!! Do you have plans on displaying it?
I want to create a shadow box for my boot pistol. Not sure how I will "hang" it on the backboard. The last time I framed a revolver, I placed a hook that went into the muzzle and one under the frame.
I think that Bannerman would be buying from him.
Colts in the center, the rest mostly CS single shots.
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Not really as you have as many artillery shells has LP has guns and you have some VERY rare ones.I think that it is about time to go sit in my little room with the lights off and dream of what could be.
Yes but it's like peanuts you can't have just one and after all, all that I ever really wanted was just one cannonball.Not really as you have as many artillery shells has LP has guns and you have some VERY rare ones.