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Michael Zeleny · 04-27-2004, 11:40 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Pete Ebbink:
This might just be gossip but...I heard earlier this year that the present (or now the previous ...) owner of the old Sid Aberman luger # 2 in .45 cal. needed some fast cash for pressing legal matters and the gun was being offered for around $ 400K to $ 500K...<hr /></blockquote>Michael Zomber was cited as the owner of the aforementioned eponymous item by Garry James in his article "We Shoot the Million $$ Luger," Guns & Ammo Magazine 30 (1994)

"The rarity and historical importance of this pistol to collectors makes it literally priceless." Charles Kenyon, Jr., Lugers at Random.
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Tenn. Antique Firearms Expert Convicted of Fraud

December 15, 2003

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An antique weapons expert from Tennessee was convicted Monday in a fraud case in Philadelphia.

Michael Zomber of Franklin was convicted for his role in conspiring to inflate the prices of two historic pistols that he and another man sold to a wealthy collector.

Zomber was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He faces up to five years in prison under sentencing guidelines.

Prosecutors said Zomber and Richard Ellis deceived a Pennsylvania collector into thinking that he was in a bidding war for two pistols once owned by a Texas Rangers captain.

The guns, a pair of .44-caliber Colt revolvers, ultimately sold for more than $2 million, a price that prosecutors say was vastly inflated.<hr /></blockquote>http://www.visier.de/1647.html
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1566211
http://www.tnonline.com/archives/new...01.24/gun.html
http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawr...4/docatxt.html

04-27-2004, 11:40 PM	#9
Michael Zeleny Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 525 Thanks: 129 Thanked 139 Times in 76 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Pete Ebbink: <strong>This might just be gossip but...I heard earlier this year that the present (or now the previous ...) owner of the old Sid Aberman luger # 2 in .45 cal. needed some fast cash for pressing legal matters and the gun was being offered for around $ 400K to $ 500K...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Michael Zomber was cited as the owner of the aforementioned eponymous item by Garry James in his article "We Shoot the Million $$ Luger," Guns & Ammo Magazine 30 (1994) "The rarity and historical importance of this pistol to collectors makes it literally priceless." Charles Kenyon, Jr., Lugers at Random. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Tenn. Antique Firearms Expert Convicted of Fraud December 15, 2003 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An antique weapons expert from Tennessee was convicted Monday in a fraud case in Philadelphia. Michael Zomber of Franklin was convicted for his role in conspiring to inflate the prices of two historic pistols that he and another man sold to a wealthy collector. Zomber was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He faces up to five years in prison under sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors said Zomber and Richard Ellis deceived a Pennsylvania collector into thinking that he was in a bidding war for two pistols once owned by a Texas Rangers captain. The guns, a pair of .44-caliber Colt revolvers, ultimately sold for more than $2 million, a price that prosecutors say was vastly inflated.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">http://www.visier.de/1647.html http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1566211 http://www.tnonline.com/archives/new...01.24/gun.html http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawr...4/docatxt.html __________________ Michael Zeleny@post.harvard.edu -- http://larvatus.livejournal.com/ -- 7576 Willow Glen Road, Los Angeles, CA 90046 -- 323.363.1860 All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett