A vulgar display of wealth...
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Raccaccoonie said:
I'm a bit of a gun nut, and would to have a selection of expensive ones.
Gaddafi golden gun
I was at Holland & Holland a few years back and they showed us this shotgun they were making as a commission for somebody. It was a bespoke piece with lots of fine art decoration. It was lovely.Gaddafi golden gun
Edited by Raccaccoonie on Wednesday 22 March 17:51
Aunty Pasty said:
I was at Holland & Holland a few years back and they showed us this shotgun they were making as a commission for somebody. It was a bespoke piece with lots of fine art decoration. It was lovely.
The workmanship that goes into them is a artform, it has a name I've forgotten, but I think its origins are in the middle east. Easy way to spend 6 figs plus.I'm a big beretta fan hopefully one day visit the museum.
Raccaccoonie said:
Aunty Pasty said:
I was at Holland & Holland a few years back and they showed us this shotgun they were making as a commission for somebody. It was a bespoke piece with lots of fine art decoration. It was lovely.
The workmanship that goes into them is a artform, it has a name I've forgotten, but I think its origins are in the middle east. Easy way to spend 6 figs plus.I'm a big beretta fan hopefully one day visit the museum.
ked it up good and proper!Tango13 said:
Depending on when you visited H&H the engraving might have been done by my dad's cousin. As I understand it the engraving is one of the last parts of crafting the gun so you have all that work that has gone into it, one slip and you've potentially fked it up good and proper!
Yes no coming back. Your dad's cousin sounds like he has some interesting stories, the amount of hours that go into the guns is crazy.. To turn something that is basically to kill into such beauty is a true artisan.ked it up good and proper!Might try and find the video I watched it was interesting on the beretta.
Nickbrapp said:
Those tacky threads and posts on pistonheads where the poster pretends to be so old money or wealthy that they claim to have no idea what something totally normal or mundane is like
There’s one running at the moment “just how bad is economy flights” on their last min holiday to the Seychelles”
Of course all the posters are replying “ oh I simply wouldn’t dream of going cattle class, you’ll likely be stabbed or catch scabies from the poor person next to you, first is simply the only way to go”
Or oh my electricity bill last month was only £3000, I just don’t know what people are moaning about
Or some other Home Counties investment banker golf course chat
The ones that make me roll my eyes are the threads that start "recommend me a work shirt" (bad enough in itself) "Oh I buy xxx I wouldn't spend less than £100 on a shirt."There’s one running at the moment “just how bad is economy flights” on their last min holiday to the Seychelles”
Of course all the posters are replying “ oh I simply wouldn’t dream of going cattle class, you’ll likely be stabbed or catch scabies from the poor person next to you, first is simply the only way to go”
Or oh my electricity bill last month was only £3000, I just don’t know what people are moaning about
Or some other Home Counties investment banker golf course chat
Raccaccoonie said:
Yes no coming back. Your dad's cousin sounds like he has some interesting stories, the amount of hours that go into the guns is crazy.. To turn something that is basically to kill into such beauty is a true artisan.
Might try and find the video I watched it was interesting on the beretta.
A few years ago I had a tour of the Purdey factory in Hammersmith. Tree trunks and ingots come in one end - and the guns leave at the other. Despite their astronomical costs, I'm surprised they make a profit. One worker I talked to had been working a week on a trigger guard.Might try and find the video I watched it was interesting on the beretta.
The thing is, when you shoot, nobody ever sees your gun - it's either in a slip, a safe or with you (alone) on your peg. So these things are discreet pleasures. Nice to own though.
Raccaccoonie said:
it is funny really, i remember the wealthy ones were the ones that wore old clothes, drove older cars, very humble, went to cheap shops, had no issues drinking with the normal people. Retired on 6 figs in the bank and still lived like that. Really feels like the whole system has upended and making sure you are not seen as frugal is now a bad thing, people are now just their objects.
You know stately homes and palaces exist, right? They aren't new things.The whole 'wealth whispers' thing is in my experience false. Most people simply don't know many super wealthy and also have no idea how much money someone else does or doesn't have.
Baldchap said:
The whole 'wealth whispers' thing is in my experience false.
The people retiring now in the their 50s haven't done so by spunking their money on trinkets.
DodgyGeezer said:
we've got the 'council' thread for a bit of light-hearted fun - can we up-scale it somewhat and have the whole 'council' attitude but with the funds to flaunt their complete lack of taste?
your starter for (or in this case your starter for £98,000
)
I think the problem is with money is it doesnt scale after a point.your starter for (or in this case your starter for £98,000
)What I mean is, most of us with a million quid could guy everything we ever wanted, a house, nice car, tech, furnishings etc. You can buy cheap, middling or top of the range, ok maybe a bit more than a million if starting from scratch.
Then, after a point, the things you buy hit a ceiling and you dont get any more functionality or quality but there is always a market for more.
Folk then get into duplication, 30 watches, 70 cars and multiple houses.
Then when they really have run out of ideas there is always, take the normal s
t, make it weird and roll it in glitter approach and this is what we have here, its hideous and costs 98 grand, sort of there for spending money for the sake of it.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff