I'm looking quite forward to to taking her to the range next weekend. It's a pity they couldn't make an adequate profit but I suppose we are too much of a niche market, alas. I can't imagine what they'd sell for now if produced today (Alvin's scaling of value makes me think...).
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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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