Alvin,
You touch a subject that has been interested me: people reaction when presented to a real gun. Well, when I say "people" I'm talking about folks that are not familiar with firearms and I mean historical (pre-WWII) handguns. Sometimes it's funny to watch the reaction of some folks that never realized that such "old" guns are accessible, and really became thrilled by the experience of handling a gun that was used 70, 90 or 150 years ago.
However, on the other side, there are always those folks that really don't care or, even worse, only care to ask "how much does it cost?" or "you must have a fortune here"...
Douglas