And to both Ed and Pete... there are a lot of guys named "Tom" on this forum... and Dick and Harry, and John. Just because a member requested that a thread be deleted... where is the implication that the matter is never to be discussed again? You never mentioned that Ed, just that the owner was uncomfortable leaving the thread posted.
If the owner of the recently displayed Baby would prefer that the photos that he had posted, not be reposted on the forum or anywhere else, and that request has been now made public, then all forum members who may have them in their possession should honor that... but if he wanted to remain anonymous, whatever his reasons, (and he is entitled to his reasons and privacy,) ..it is just too late to put the genie back in the bottle... the owner made the announcement himself and such a signifigant event in Luger collecting history would be discussed for years in the Luger collector community, whether in the forum or over gunshow tables.
There are lots of active forum patron class members of the collector community who have the knowledge because they read what he chose to proudly post in the patron section when he acquired it...heck! if "I" had been the one to acquire it (fat chance!!!) I would have crowed it from the rooftops with pride myself... I am glad that there are lugerforum patrons had to opportunity to admire its sleek lines when we did, even if it was for just a short time.
...and whatever the owner's reasons, and I am sure they are good ones, the event can't be erased. That is what gun safes are for.
kind regards to all,
John
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