Wow Hirohito! That certainly was an unexpectedly long reply to my little three sentence post. I thought that was all that was required to sum up my recollection of that website. Perhaps I should have been more elaborate?
Yes, I am a grown man, I collect Star Wars memorabilia, and though I think they're cool, I don't collect action figures.
No, I do not look for war relics for any other reason than some of them were used to make Star Wars props. I find nothing deviant or perverse about collecting lightsabers (an imaginary weapon that cannot hurt anyone, but rather instills upon everyone who sees one a sense of mysticism and awe akin to the legendary Excalibur).
Yes, I visited the website "once or twice" A DAY as part of an exhausting daily search that included several other websites. I became familiar enough with all of them that I was able to remember their layouts and the fastest way to navigate them. Hence the immediate recognition of the new site's format. Including the "- Change Currency -", "Word/Code search - ", "<-prev page / next page->" features.
Yes, I do scour the internet looking for the items that make up the Obi-Wan Kenobi Lightsaber in hopes of one day having my very own ALL REAL PARTS REPLICA. I have 273 images of grenades that I have saved during the course of my search. 293 if I include all the diagrams I've saved, and that's not even including all of the photos of lightsaber props I've saved that have REAL PARTS grenades! I have a keen eye and a sharp memory for things I've seen in the past. It's helping me learn a great deal about the intricacies of the different types of Hale's Grenades. I can recognize not only the lightsabers that were created with them, but the individual grenades themselves in their unmodified relic state.
I even have some images from that site that show something very peculiar, namely that it appears as though they had the same Hale's Grenade listed twice!
Once in April 2017...
And the SAME Hale's Grenade, which was listed as SOLD back in April, was relisted in July 2017 and then marked as SOLD (this is the one I believe @
fezfox purchased)...
Maybe I'm wrong, and I will admit that I am exceptionaly surprised if I am, but I find it very unlikely that two grenades would be so wildly similar in appearance. They both have the same assymetrical cuts in their fragmentation sections. They both have their windvane ring situated so that the windvane blades are poking out ever so slightly in the same amount. They both have the same patina on the brass neck. They both have the same polish mark on the rifle barrel rod beneath the spring clip. They both have the same transit/detonator plug. They both have the same amount of red paint and the variation in the weathering on the paint is spot on between the two. If only both sets of images were taken on the same side of the grenade, then we'd know for certain if they were one in the same. But what do I know I'm just a Toys'R'Us kid with a magnifying glass.
No, I do not join websites to call other people names. In fact, I like to think that I live up to my screennames, especially here, and have more than once done my best to de-escalate tensions between fellow members, I give answers to questions when I know them, I give praise to people when I like what they've done, and I do my best to give constructive criticism. I might even have extended that courtesy to you, but your third post was nothing but an attack on me, my fellow members here at TheRPF, and pretty much every Star Wars Geek on the planet.
So, if you must call me names, and you don't like my handle here, you're more than welcome to call me Mr. Watson (as I dig a little deeper).
<--- Hopefully someone here is old enough to remember that joke!
On second thought, I will offer you this simple bit of insight: as someone who appears to be coming from the militaria collectors market, I find great concern in your rampant escalation of hostility towards people you do not know. I would think that someone who collects war relics (clearly not for a geeky Star Wars prop), and who has anger management issues, is probably going to end up on someone's watchlist, and rightfully so. Threatening people and slinging slurs at them without provocation is a danger sign. I hope you seek council to deal with your aggression, and that they are able to help you with your issues before you end up harming someone.