Glasgow Jon

Been at least 15-18 years since I have had the chance to see those guns in Glasgow. Used to be an old gent named Barkley who took care of the weapons there, fine gent let me see many in the restoration rooms

This shot might help you Silkie ...another Scottish pistol in the collection

Seriously jealous !!

Thank you for taking the time to post pictures of such wonderful toys.

I enjoyed them very much.

NOTE: If you use a filter called a Polarizer on your camera you can eliminate reflections on glass.

Assuming that you are using available or continuous light (instead of a flash).

Glad that you enjoyed them.

Sorry about the lighting but I only have a 1.2 megapixel cameraphone at my disposal at the moment. Should I acquire a new camera in the future, then these will be the first photos that I re-shoot.

Glad that you enjoyed them. Hope that they prove as inspirational to others as they are to you and I.

As promised, last week, here are some better pictures for your perusal and enjoyment. Sorry that they are a day late but I was having serious issues with photobucket. Anyhow, I hope that you enjoy them and can maybe use them for reference purposes.

The rest of the pictures are at:

More Muskets and Pistols.

I hope that you all enjoy them.

As I promised last week, here are a few photos of the Dr Who Exhibit currently showing at Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. After all that I had heard,I rather expected it to be half decent.I was disappointed. They could have done so much better. I took 200 pictures but because of lighting issues and only having a cameraphone, I have only uploaded 90 or so images to my photobucket album.

These are just a few of the pictures that are at .....

Dr Who Exhibit

I hope that you enjoy them.

Some Dr Who photos?

There is an Dr Who exhibit on at Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery at the moment.

I am going to the museum, this coming Monday (29/06/09), to get some better pictures of the muskets and pistols that I posted earlier today.

I was just wondering if there was any interest in seeing whatever photos I may be able to get on the day.

Whilst on me travels around and about Glasgow today, I wondered into the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. Inside I found these pretties and thought that I would try to share them with ye. My apologies in advance but as I only have a camera-phone the quality of the pictures is less than I had hoped for. I am returning there on Monday next and I will endeavour to get some better images or some video. Please enjoy.

Just in case the photos do not load for some reason, here are the direct links.

http://s718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/jon_ducarr/Muskets/

http://s718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/j...tish%20Pistols/

Thank you for looking.

Thank ye kindly. Much appreciated.

Sorry that the photo's have not loaded as I wished to. Can anyone help me to upload them properly. Pretty please with sugar on top!

I came across this on the way to get some plunder (aka shopping, LOL !!) and thought that I would share with y'all. It's at the Clydebank Shopping Centre just outside Glasgow, me homeport.

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I post as Glasgow Jon, the same as here. Good thing about BG is that there are meets that I can attend but my "fun place" is still here.

I came across this on my travels searching for some designs to utilise when I start my own boat building company shortly (Insh 'Allah (God willing)). and I thought that I would share it with ye all. I don't know if you have seen it before, so I apolgise in advance for any repitition.

http://www.aqsim.com/littleleon/index.html

1. Machete.

2. Rope.

3. Fire making pouch.

Soooo sorry , posted this ^^^^ in the wrong thread. Meant to say that I would take the bag.

1. Machete.

2. Rope.

3. Fire making pouch.

What goes "Clip clop clip clop BANG !!, clip clop clip clop clip clop?

An Amish drive-by shooting !!

Mischeivious Pirate Day to one and all. May ye get the plunder that ye seek.

Welcome to the saltiest bunch of seadogs as ever there was. Enjoy a tot of rum on me.

Thank ye all for yore warm welcome. Tha likker chest is full with whiskey, Brandy, Rum and Ale for yore delight and delictation. As soon as I get some pic's of the boats that I will be building, I will post them for you to marvel, wonder, laugh at. LOL !! Any advice, critisisms or critiques welcome.

Hello to all my fellow pirates, I am Glasgow Jon. I do not drink ANYMORE but do buy my share of booze in exchange for your spinning a good yarn. As I will be staying sober, I will be able to get you safely shipboard after a visit to the local grogshops and taverns. Visit my personal page if you wish to know anymore about me........ And remember the more tales you share the more grog I buy !!!

I think that the weapon in the 2nd picture is either a Blunderbuss, a Boatgun or a Musketoon. I hope that the link below will be of some use to you.

http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/pirates/weapons.html