ars71
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Post by ars71 on Jun 30, 2013 7:46:11 GMT -8
Hi, just wanted to say hello - my name is Achim, 41 from Germany. Diving since childhood and basically collecting since that time as well. I am happy I found this community and hope for some nice chats and some cool collectibles to see :-) attached some pics from my collection. imageshack.us/g/507/et6.jpg/best Achim ![]() |
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 30, 2013 20:02:15 GMT -8
Ahoy mate! Welcome aboard--YARRRR!  So, these plates, did you find them diving:  Very cool: we have a few guys on board who collect things like that too... You've got some nice pieces:  That pistol looks like a muzzle-loader, do you know what kind--super swell! Tell us more about yourself please? Jaybird |
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Post by ars71 on Jul 1, 2013 4:23:11 GMT -8
Hi Jaybird,
thanks for your nice post. The plates are from an italien WW2 destroyer in the med. that was later used by teh germans - pretty cool wreck, we found stakes of plates, mixed; italien and german..
the pistol is from a lake in switzerland - mid 18th cent.
The collection is a mix of findings and vintage gear. I was building the collection since childhood, but one divorce later and one house less it became difficult to have all on display, so most of it was in storage for the past ten years as i was traveling (professional diver and journalist) now I settled again with my wife and my two newborn boys and start to unpack boxes - a bit like xmas after all those years :-)
collecting scuba gear here is not that popular as it is in the us or the uk, so beside some findings on ebay from time to time, it is more trying to find other collectors for trades and sharing information.
best
Achim
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 1, 2013 7:57:29 GMT -8
Achim, again, welcome; you've come to the right place! I'm a fine as well as graphic artist and writer, with dyslexia--go figure that one out! I'm also a smarty-pants. I love anything old, from movies and music, my oldest record, a 78 RPM is from 1904, cars, vacuum-tube radios and TV's, firearms, books, and of course old scuba gear. I love figuring how and why something works, so I have a good-reputation for being able to fix almost anything that's broken, which is why I like playing old dive gear, seeing how they are different.
Jaybird
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Post by CG-45.com on Jul 1, 2013 12:48:00 GMT -8
Welcome aboard!!!
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Post by Linda on Jul 1, 2013 13:03:50 GMT -8
Nice collection, and awesome displays! It looks like a museum. Very well done. Welcome to the forum!  |
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Post by oldtimer on Jul 20, 2013 12:32:02 GMT -8
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Post by SeaRat on Jul 25, 2013 18:30:11 GMT -8
I don't know why, but I'm having a hard time getting into the photos. Do I need to sign up to see them? I really like what Jaybird has posted. I need to look at this to see how better to display my own collections. ARS71, we are all glad you choose to come here and share your collection. I look forward to browsing it. John PS--Jaybird is all that he says he is.  |
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Post by SeaRat on Jul 25, 2013 18:35:05 GMT -8
Lothar, Thank you for the links. For those who don't know, if you right-click on the page for these links, you can translate them into English automatically (at least in Google Chrome). John |
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 26, 2013 15:34:03 GMT -8
John, I'm wondering if our new friend has accidentally stumbled across these guys  Huh! I can't access the link either now: but how is it we can still see the images I pirated  Perhaps we need to get the hounds out... Jaybird |
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So, these plates, did you find them diving:
Perhaps we need to get the hounds out...