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Thought it might interest some of you..... Inverary Castle. By Kevin Funk.
The average stair-wall in most every castle or stateley home in Scotland.....
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...and pistols, too....Culzean Castle entrance hall.............
Visited Inverary castle several years ago on a motorcycle tour. Very impressive.
I noticed on some of the besses the locks or hammers were missing!
I noticed on some of the besses the locks or hammers were missing!
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Ps; did the op mean “stair well”?
No Sir. The stair wall is the wall that faces the mid-landing of a stair that ascends to it from at least two sides, As you enter the hall, the stair-wall faces you, with a section of stair on each side of the hall leading up to it.
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I wonder how many of those are loaded?
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Well, the fact is that they are regularly taken down, cleaned and 'Renaissance Waxed', so suddenly finding one that was loaded after 250 years is unlikely.
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Since they are in Scotland, have they all had the vents welded closed, or the guns otherwise rendered inert?
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Not at all. In England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - the United Kingdom - antique firearms are not 'rendered inert' Where did you get that idea?
So this is where they all went! 
Thanks for posting Terry. Hope all is gangbusters at your house.
Thanks for posting Terry. Hope all is gangbusters at your house.
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Ps; did the op mean “stair well”?
the difference between English, and english. American english that is.
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When I was at Blair Castle I asked the guide if that was the gift shop. Should have been
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Saw the same thing while in Scotland this past September. One wall was in King James V castle in Stirling. The other was a "replica" wall in the cafeteria building of the ruins of a castle on the Isle of Skye.
That's all for now. Take care and until next time....be well.
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That's all for now. Take care and until next time....be well.
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I was wondering that of the Bess at bottom center. Frizzen closed, at half cock. At the ready?
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Not to highjack but the collection at Colonial Williamsburg is also impressive.
one of my most impressive visits was to Scotland...no doubt....
Thats what you should see at the Capitol in the US.
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