Hello,

I had a small myArmoury gathering at my house on December 26. Steve Grisetti was visiting in the DC area from Florida and it gave me the excuse to host a small get together at my house. Drinks, desserts and show and tell were on the menu.

Attached are some photos, just so you know that I was thinking of all of you. (Confidential to Jean: I raised many a glass in your honor. XO)

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Left to right:
Me, Bob Busch, Bill Grandy, Ed Toton, guest of honor Steve Grisetti

Pamela thank for the kind thoughts. :D

But why are you always half in pics and half out ? Bad framing by the photographer or do you just suddenly jump out of the shot. ( Mostly joking but I almost want to reach through my computer screen and nudge the elbow of the photographer to pan left by a few degrees ! ) ( Sorry, years of T.V. camera work makes me sensitive about framing a shot and composition and maybe a little too critical of casual on the spot photography ! )

Nice clutter of swords. ;) :cool: :lol: ( XXX )

Another picture of the clutter.

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Looks like travelling to / packing for a gun show ........ but with swords. :p

I can see in the various pics swords that are obviously training swords that in training get knocked together all the time so having them in close contact when packed wouldn't cause any more " dings " than actual regular use: But I see a couple of what I think are sharps ( Collectables ) lying one on top of each other. :eek: Call it an O.C.D. ( Obsessive compulsive disorder. ) moment but I never let two naked sharps overlap or even touch to avoid any chance of one blade nicking the other. ( In period, as using swords one might still be careful but they would be tools first and art objects last, but in MY modern context as a collector I avoid any accidental damage as much as possible. If I practised serious cutting then I would accept the normal wear and tear. )

Gee ! Way TOO serious when this Topic was just to show a friendly gathering. :eek: :lol:

Nice to see Steve. :cool:

Hi Jean,
If you are referring to the two swords on top of the gun case, you don't need to worry. :) Those are training swords. They are my Albion Squire Line swords, not sharp. And the bastard sword has seen a lot more wear and tear than occurred at that party. :lol:

Yeah, the thing that often makes me cringe is when I see someone manhandling a nice pristine blade, leaving a wide array of acid-etching fingerprints all over the thing, and then put it away. Ever since seeing the pattern of my own fingers rusting into a blade, it's been one of my little peeves. :)

BTW Pamela-- Thanks for inviting me! Had a great time!

Looks like it was a lot of fun! You sure had a lot of nice toys to look at :D

I was wondering what maker the short cutlass (or saber, cuttoe, or whatever you would like to call it) is from? Do you have any more photos of it? I keep coming back to this post to look at the wonderful "clutter" of goodies and this sword keeps grabbing my attention. Any info on it would be nice. :D

-James

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Thanks Steve! That is an absolutely beautiful hanger. Hangers aren't really my thing, but wow I can't take my eyes off it!

-James

Thanks again Steve!
Your hanger is now my wallpaper :D Its absolutely beautiful!

-James

p.s. That basket hilt is very nice too, but I must say there is something very alluring about a short curved blade.

I know the photos weren't of the best quality. Blame it on several glasses of Virginia sparkling wine and a few of those Irish coffees. :blush: And posting long after my bedtime. And deliberately avoiding being in the photos myself. :p

Steve, I really enjoyed your visit and the chance to see your lovely wife and your charming son again. I know my boys (all 3, husband and 2 sons) appreciated their company and sharing Scouting stories.

And, of course, it's great fun to share swords and sword stories with those that truly understand.
:cool:

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Another photo of the very beautiful baskethilt.

Pamela,
The photos were great, thanks for posting them! And thanks for that extra photo of the basket hilt :)

-James

First of all, Happy New Year! I haven't been on the forums the past couple of days due to various holiday reasons, so I only just saw this, but thanks goes to Pamela and the Muir family for having us! Steve's swords were absolutely gorgeous, and that Vince Evans hanger really was a true work of art. It's gorgeous in photos, but man, when you see it up close, it is truly amazing. Puts every piece I own to shame.

Steve, it was great to see you again.

Sorry I didn't think to bring my camera, I know I brought about ten of my swords, and Pamela had a similar number. It was certainly a little crowded with bladed weapons there. :)