Next time you complain about your boring desk job, think back to Victorian times—an era before the concept of occupational health and safety rules—and count yourself lucky. Back then, people were forced to think of some imaginative ways to earn a living, from seeking out treasure in the sewers to literally selling excrement. Continue reading…
Campaigners hope to raise £300,000 to save a historic building in Aberdeen. Westburn House, situated in the park of the same name, has fallen into a state of severe disrepair and needs urgent work to save it from falling into ruin. The house dates back to 1839 and was designed by Archibald Simpson, the Aberdeen-born…
A 200-year-old fort in Guernsey that was used by occupying Nazis in World War Two has been sold for £1m, half the original asking price. Fort Richmond was originally built in the Napoleonic era to discourage invasion, but the barracks as it appears today was built in 1855. Continue reading on BBC News
I’ve looked at antique cutlasses lots on my channel, but this is a sword with a difference. www.antique-swords.co.uk Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
I happen to have 3 important models on French military sword from the 1820s in hand at the moment, so I thought I’d do a little comparison for you. www.antique-swords.co.uk Extra videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
There is a connection between WW1 era British bayonets and Japanese samurai swords and knives that most people don’t know about. Here we look at the 1907 pattern British bayonet and its inspiration the Type 30 Arisaka. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
One of the ways that I restore antique leather items, such as sword scabbards, belts, binocular cases, straps, boots, etc. Chelsea Dubbin: https://amzn.to/2SXfjKY Extra videos: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
