Increíble historia: la I GM aún no ha acabado
Publicado: Vie Mar 14, 2014 11:19 am
O casi... en todo caso es la historia más increíble que he oído sobre espadas y sus coleccionistas...ha surgido en esta tira de Swordforum, lo que ya es casualidad en el año en que se cumple el primer centenario de esta terrible guerra:
http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showth ... -in-garden
Reproduzco aquí la historia en sÍ:
"On the subject of swords being dug up, those members in the UK may know, or have heard of, Ray Colt who runs a shop called Casque & Gauntlet in Surrey. Ray is certainly the best restorer of antique swords I have ever come across. Earlier this year, someone brought into his shop for restoration a P1908 cavalry sword that had been dug up in France. The sword was completely stuck in the scabbard but after a couple of hours working on it in his workshop, Ray managed to free it - almost immediately his workshop filled with a bright orange vapour and Ray began to feel ill. Shortly after he was virtually in a state of collapse and had to be hurried to hospital. Ulcers developed in his ears and eyelids - pretty unpleasant stuff. Anyway, yes it was mustard gas which had permeated the wooden scabbard liners and had then been released. Ray now has the distinction of being the last Brit to be gassed by the Germans in WW1!"
Antes de que alguien lo pregunte, Richard Dellar es un auténtico caballero y la última persona que se inventaría algo así. Lo doy como absolutamente cierto.
¡Lo que no quita que la historia sea, efectivamente, alucinante!
PD: si esa pequeña, minúscula cantidad de gas ha podido hacer algo así casi un siglo después, imaginaros lo que debieron ser los primeros bombardeos con este gas, sobre tropas aún sin protección de ningún tipo. El horror más absoluto. No me hubiera gustado estar en la piel del que portaba ese sable.
http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showth ... -in-garden
Reproduzco aquí la historia en sÍ:
"On the subject of swords being dug up, those members in the UK may know, or have heard of, Ray Colt who runs a shop called Casque & Gauntlet in Surrey. Ray is certainly the best restorer of antique swords I have ever come across. Earlier this year, someone brought into his shop for restoration a P1908 cavalry sword that had been dug up in France. The sword was completely stuck in the scabbard but after a couple of hours working on it in his workshop, Ray managed to free it - almost immediately his workshop filled with a bright orange vapour and Ray began to feel ill. Shortly after he was virtually in a state of collapse and had to be hurried to hospital. Ulcers developed in his ears and eyelids - pretty unpleasant stuff. Anyway, yes it was mustard gas which had permeated the wooden scabbard liners and had then been released. Ray now has the distinction of being the last Brit to be gassed by the Germans in WW1!"
Antes de que alguien lo pregunte, Richard Dellar es un auténtico caballero y la última persona que se inventaría algo así. Lo doy como absolutamente cierto.
¡Lo que no quita que la historia sea, efectivamente, alucinante!
PD: si esa pequeña, minúscula cantidad de gas ha podido hacer algo así casi un siglo después, imaginaros lo que debieron ser los primeros bombardeos con este gas, sobre tropas aún sin protección de ningún tipo. El horror más absoluto. No me hubiera gustado estar en la piel del que portaba ese sable.
