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Unread 05-26-2008, 02:36 PM   #10
Dwight Gruber
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In China, the five-toed dragon was symbolic of the Emperor, and could not be used by anyone else. Lesser officials got away with dragon decorations by portraying dragons with fewer toes.

I have a pair of smooth ivory grips for a P08 (cannot use them on my current 1906 shooting Luger, drat!), they are the most comfortable and inviting grips I have felt on any gun, ever.

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