Brian Wolfe

An excellent display and an even better collection.

You are an inspiration to all collectors.

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Brina

I missed this the first time around.

Thanks for posting it Nick and thanks to Ulsterman for responding so that I ended up reading it.

Very interesting.

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Brian

Hello Satsuma,

An interesting and ownderful specimen. Thanks for posting it.

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Brian

Hello Ross,

Very interesting helmets and after reading Mervyn's comments I have moved the post to this section.

As Mervyn has mentioned there is a better chance of an answer if the post is here.

I've left a link to this section in the other section just in case someone was looking up some research and now wants to respond. I'll remove the link in a few days and the post will "live" here.

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Brian

Looks like two of us had the same thought at the same time (check out the "Posted" times.

Brian

With the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War looming I can see the prices going up due to the additional publicity through documentaries and movies.

Yet another reason to buy now, as if we needed a reason.

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Brian

Please note, this post has been moved from the miniature section to better maintain continuity.

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Brian

Actually I believe there is room to argue that both could be correct in this case. It depends upon whether you are looking at the "fix" as temporary (jury-rigged) or shoddy (Jerry-rigged).

A "rigged" jury is something else all together.

Eric,

Canadian Law requires all firearms to be secured whether in your home or not. You would be better off running around with an unsheathed bayonet than an unloaded firearm, according to the regulations. I'm not sure about the laws where Chris lives, (somewhere East of Toronto). I'm lucky as my collection is older black powder firearms (muskets) and can be displayed in the open, that is to say not locked up.

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Brian

Could this be where "jeri-rig" came into existence? 'AHHH!!!! just jeri-rig it for now"

I usually miss jokes when it comes to the origins of words such as "jeri-rig" but in case you were serious I have always believed the term to be "jury-rigged". That is to say, something that came about, that was not considered normal, through the collaboration of a group of people.

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Brian

Very good stuff, and yes the spelling was noted and appreciated.

Of course many Canucks use both spellings. The only word that always looks a bit odd to me is "Axe", or rather the American spelling "Ax"; always looks like something's terribly amiss.

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Brian

I could not be more in agreement.

An interesting point that has been so true from the beginning of history is that the last person to glorify war and the first to look to prevent the next one is the soldier who fought the last one.

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Brian

The study of politics has, in my opinion, been greatly over looked in the rush to learn more about the conflicts following the failure of diplomacy. While not as “exciting” to the public in general, politics has always been and is today pivotal to the understanding of how we arrived at the state of war. I find articles and books such as mentioned in these posts most interesting indeed and absolutely indispensable in understanding the bigger picture.

The way people today look at armed conflicts and at times seem to only concentrate on the narrowest slice of history a bit alarming in that repetition of the past is almost unavoidable. It’s like a divorce; everyone wants the dirty little details of the marriage gone wrong and information about the settlement. Few are really interested in the actual root causes of the break up in the first place. I suppose this and politics tend to be a lot less exciting and much harder to glorify than the accounts of the events of the battlefield.

I’ve often thought when I’ve read a book or watched a documentary about the events leading up to the First World War if we are not in a similar period. It can be most unnerving to think so.

Thanks to both Irish Gunner and Paul for a thought provoking post and I, for one, will look into purchasing the books mentioned.

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Brian

A priceless artifact to say the least and as usual accompanied by interesting history and background information.

Thanks for posting this Mervyn, it made my morning.

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Brian

Beautiful specimens and a real pleasure to behold.

Thanks for posting them.

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Brian

Hi Paul,

Indeed there is something in this grouping for everyone.

An exceptional find, well done.

Imagine that, I got to comment before Mervyn this time.

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Brian

Hi Fellows,

Looks like we will be in Perth around the time the show is on so unless things changes I'm in.

Looking forward to meeting up with the Ontario Chapter of the GMIC. (OCGMIC?) We should get pins made up.

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Brian

Hi Mervyn,

A fantastic find. Well done.

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Brian

Hi Gordon,

If we can arrange to be in the area at the correct time I will indeed contact you.

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Brian

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for the information. For the first time in a long time (first time ever?) I have this feeling like I NEED to visit my in-laws.

To be honest, when we do get to visit them, and they are really nice folks, however both Linda and I start to look for something else to do as we usually stay in the area for a week and there is just so much visiting one can do without suffering brain damage. We never stay with her family, that would be just too much for both of us, so this would be a great diversion.

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Brian

Hi Rogi,

Thanks for posting these photos of the show. My wife is from the Ottawa Valley (Perth) and I'm thinking that perhaps next year we should visit my dear mother-in-law around this time. Of course while we are already near the show...

Mervyn,

So true except there seems to be an absence of the firearms usually associated with shows in the States. The one thing that struck me is the average age of the collectors attendng the show. These fellows were all probably starting out collecting about the same time as me. "Once we were young." I also recognize some of the dealer's tables, which my wife would say is an indication that I spend too much time attending these functions. Poor woman is so deluded.

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Brian

Congratulations and very well done. The group needed to be saved and luckily you were there.

I'm happy to hear that your wife realized that it needed to be done.

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Brian

Hello Leo,

Thanks for the additional information it was most helpful.

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Brian

There has always been a high death rate among combat photographers but in this case one could add having the camera falling on the photographer to the list of hazards.

Thanks for posting a very interesting photo.

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Brian

Good idea Mervyn.

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Brian

Hello Jonathan,

This looks like a very worth while book and at £75.00 well worth the investment.

Thanks for drawing our attention to it.

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Brian