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Don · 02-09-2002, 12:12 PM

I guess I missed the response(s) that were offended by the "pimp" remark, but I have to put in my $.02 anyway.

If you like flashy things with gold and diamonds, you're money's better spent on a Rolex. Those guns are like a fancy plate from the Franklin Mint with George Washington's picture or whatever. They sell for thousands of dollars, but have no historical or artistic value, and will never appreciate in value. They're just kitsch that was hyped up to make people think they're getting something special.

Seems to me these monstrosities miss the whole point of why anyone would be interested in Lugers. Lugers have an elegant and functional design that makes them like a work of art. Those decorated LP08's would be equivalent to the Louvre deciding to peddle reproductions of the Venus de Milo -- but with "improvements" such as gold plating, lips made out of rubies, etc. etc. -- a gaudy, tacky parody of the real thing.

02-09-2002, 12:12 PM	#10
Don User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pimp Gun - Apology... I guess I missed the response(s) that were offended by the "pimp" remark, but I have to put in my $.02 anyway. If you like flashy things with gold and diamonds, you're money's better spent on a Rolex. Those guns are like a fancy plate from the Franklin Mint with George Washington's picture or whatever. They sell for thousands of dollars, but have no historical or artistic value, and will never appreciate in value. They're just kitsch that was hyped up to make people think they're getting something special. Seems to me these monstrosities miss the whole point of why anyone would be interested in Lugers. Lugers have an elegant and functional design that makes them like a work of art. Those decorated LP08's would be equivalent to the Louvre deciding to peddle reproductions of the Venus de Milo -- but with "improvements" such as gold plating, lips made out of rubies, etc. etc. -- a gaudy, tacky parody of the real thing.