Oh, I wanted to add: That's not a pistol I'd be ashamed of owning or displaying and I'm sure it'll make a nice hand-me-down in your own turn. It has a neat little history behind it and I think someone does sell a wooden display stand (perhaps you could add a photo of your grandfather to it or nearby with a bit of the story behind the Luger). Thanks again for sharing the story and the pictures.
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Michael
Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.')
'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers
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