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Message started by P. Armstrong on Oct 10th, 2011 at 4:40am

Title: Re: Grandfathers Krag
Post by 5MadFarmers on Oct 11th, 2011 at 3:23am
It'll be under my own name.  Farmer the Joe.

No, it won't be the last word.  Everybody focuses on the SRS as Mallory's significant work but I think there was more value in printing the SA reports.  Similarly Brophy's '03 work is downright epic - more so than his Krag work.

What they had to build on was "very little" which makes their works more impressive.  I have the advantage of having their books to ensure I don't assert something stupid.  I'll also have the first two sets I'm doing which expand the source material available greatly.  Kind of a sad thought in some ways.  The first set, akin to Mallory's printing of SA's reports, will be simple transcription of a set of rare ordnance books which most are unaware of.  That set, in spite of being the least amount of work, may hold the most value.  The second set is simply more background but that will represent the most work on my part.  The Krag book is just the result of the second set and my own personal interest.

I'll have the first and second set to assist me.  Others will have all three and should be able to better the Krag work at some point.  At least I hope so.  I'm just going to make it sporting.

Won't be for a while.  The pile is big and the candles few.


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