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Ted · 03-09-2001, 02:21 AM

Mark, Ralph Shattuck is a big Luger dealer in the US. He has been active for at least 50 years. He travels all over the country hand picking prime quality Lugers and sells them from his residence and business in Phoenix. Several of us have visited him and been luck enough to purchase some nice Lugers. He is a strong promoter of Luger collecting and research. We are lucky enough to have Frank Manders on our Board of Directors. Frank and Ralph are close friends and Frank managed to work out the details of the visit and Ralph and Nancy were gracious enough to roll out the red carpet for us. They are just super. Ralph has a web site with contact information and more info on where and how you can get a hold of him and see or buy Lugers. He travels a lot buying weapons so catching him sometimes takes a while, but dont give up, it is worth the effort. DOK our esteemed Web Master will be posting pictures of our little get together probably sometime this weekend so you can see a little more of the World Of Lugers. It is like going to Luger heaven! He has over 1600 Lugers in his place and it is a combination of a breath taking spectacle

and an adrenaline rush you have to experience to believe. I am always exhausted after a few hours there. It is that exciting. Ralph is a great person and really makes you feel at home there. I have been lucky enough to go see him three times, and hopefully if allowed I may try and go once or twice a year if time and schedules permit. I think the Luger forum visit was very good for him and gave him a little boost to. Ralph knows much of the other dealers, been to all the same gun shows time and time again. I think the exhuberence of all those new faces beaming with excitement of seeing all those pristine Lugers in his collection did him a world of good. For that I am grateful as he is a dear friend to me. This meeting was a win win for everybody! I think that is why is was so sucessful, but it surprised even me on how really well it did go and what everybody got out of it! I can't wait to go back......to the WORLD OF LUGERS!! It was fantastic!!

Ted

03-09-2001, 02:21 AM	#14
Ted User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SC Posts: 726 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The Gathering at WOL Mark, Ralph Shattuck is a big Luger dealer in the US. He has been active for at least 50 years. He travels all over the country hand picking prime quality Lugers and sells them from his residence and business in Phoenix. Several of us have visited him and been luck enough to purchase some nice Lugers. He is a strong promoter of Luger collecting and research. We are lucky enough to have Frank Manders on our Board of Directors. Frank and Ralph are close friends and Frank managed to work out the details of the visit and Ralph and Nancy were gracious enough to roll out the red carpet for us. They are just super. Ralph has a web site with contact information and more info on where and how you can get a hold of him and see or buy Lugers. He travels a lot buying weapons so catching him sometimes takes a while, but dont give up, it is worth the effort. DOK our esteemed Web Master will be posting pictures of our little get together probably sometime this weekend so you can see a little more of the World Of Lugers. It is like going to Luger heaven! He has over 1600 Lugers in his place and it is a combination of a breath taking spectacle and an adrenaline rush you have to experience to believe. I am always exhausted after a few hours there. It is that exciting. Ralph is a great person and really makes you feel at home there. I have been lucky enough to go see him three times, and hopefully if allowed I may try and go once or twice a year if time and schedules permit. I think the Luger forum visit was very good for him and gave him a little boost to. Ralph knows much of the other dealers, been to all the same gun shows time and time again. I think the exhuberence of all those new faces beaming with excitement of seeing all those pristine Lugers in his collection did him a world of good. For that I am grateful as he is a dear friend to me. This meeting was a win win for everybody! I think that is why is was so sucessful, but it surprised even me on how really well it did go and what everybody got out of it! I can't wait to go back......to the WORLD OF LUGERS!! It was fantastic!! Ted