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My Time is Yours |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW2IDIDfHKY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd8SaNzeZqk God, Family, Country. | ||
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| My Time is Yours |
I'm sorry I couldn't embed the videos. God, Family, Country. | |||
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Still finding my way |
Here ya go!  | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
That Sultan might have been related to Liberace | |||
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The craftwork put into the singing birds gun is astounding. That sultan rifle is gawdy as hell. Give me the gems and a Mosin, and I can have my youngest niece “Bedazzle” something similar  “I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” | |||
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goodheart |
One of the greatest thrills of my life was a visit in 1966 to the Grünes Gewölbe, the Green Vault of the Art Museum of Dresden, at that time East Germany. The treasures there are mind-blowing, exquisite works of craftsmanship, along the lines of the bird pistols. I recall a medieval battle depicted in a spherical wooden carving the size of a golf ball. If you ever get the chance, you must visit this marvelous place. It was under construction when I returned in 1990, so will have to try again in a few years. Amazing what craftsmen were able to accomplish with strictly mechanical technology. _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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Beautiful and masterful craftsmanship. Opening the tailstock of the Sultan's rifle reminds me very much of a Faberge Egg. When in doubt, mumble | |||
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