Hi List, I have to agree with Anne on this one. It's sad to see a beautiful regmaglypted Gibeon sliced down, smelted, and turned into a tool. I'd feel the same way if the tool was a wrench or a gun.
Besides, meteoritic iron is not homogeneous and may fracture under pressure. It is a poor choice for making gun parts. This is a gimmick and nothing more. I own guns, I am knowledgeable about guns, and I would touch this gun with a ten-foot pole, even if I had a million dollars. It's a bomb waiting to explode in the shooter's hand. Best regards, MikeG On 1/15/16, Anne Black via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Peter, > > Since you asked................ > > I am sorry if I upset your friend or yourself, but destroying a meteorite > just so you can redo it was simply idiotic. Why break something just so you > can glue it back together? and losing in the process the Widmanstatten > pattern, the very identity of the meteorite that simply cannot be > re-created. > As for this latest idea....... Using a meteorite that came down in peace, > that helped early men learn the value of iron, and then turn it into a gun, > this might be the ultimate insult. > > See you soon in Tucson. > > Anne M. Black > www.IMPACTIKA.com > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Davidson via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> > To: 'Tommy' <[email protected]>; Meteorite List > ([email protected]) <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 8:40 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million > > Dear Tommy and All > > I will be interested to see the reaction of listees to this article. A few > years ago I posted a small "flyer" for the work of an artist who had taken a > piece of Campo, made a mould of it, melted the meteorite then cast it in the > mould she had made earlier and put it on display in an exhibition of her > work. This piece of news generated a great deal of, mainly negative, comment > on the list. Can someone point out to me how this use of a meteorite, to > make a weapon, is different (for better or worse) to the artwork my friend > created? > > Cheers > > Peter Davidson > Senior Curator of Mineralogy > > Natural Sciences Department > National Museums Collection Centre > 242 West Granton Road > Edinburgh > EH5 1JA > TEL: 0131 247 4283 > E-mail: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Meteorite-list [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Tommy via Meteorite-list > Sent: 15 January 2016 13:16 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million > > > http://bit.ly/1SRLDK1 > > Regards! > > Tom > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Join us for BUILD IT! Adventures with LEGO(R) Bricks. A free display and > family activities from 29 January�17 April 2016. www.nms.ac.uk/buildit > (http://www.nms.ac.uk/buildit) > > National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 > This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the > addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the > author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. > This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of > Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that > may be caused to your systems or data by this message. > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
