Thursday, January 24, 2008
turkish gun ... on a posh english gun carriage
i'm not fond of guns, but this one has some charm, and illustrates the peculiar vanity of those who bear arms ... made in 1524, "captured" ( does that mean looted ? ) by the british in egypt in 1801 .... when it was already two hundred and seventy something years old ...
the gun itself is said to have been made by murad, son of abdullah, chief gunner in 1524 for "the Solomon of the Age, the great Sultan Commander" ...
the carriage which supports the gun was "executed by mr. ponsonby" c.1804 and constructed in the royal carriage department, founded by J & E Hall, Dartford.
captain scott ... of the antarctic
and sterna suggested this link
which is exquisitely appropriate ... thanx
life's little ironies ... sooner or later, what goes around, comes around
an ukrainian restaurant has opened in one of the buildings that face the crimean war memorial
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