Hello Mike,
1. First off; I did not intend to defame your father's good name. He, Datig, and Kenyon are the pioneers in cataloguing and educating us luger "nuts". If you took offense, I sincerely apologize.
2. As to the photo from your Dad's 1975 version of his book; if a current copyright is still in place (after 28 years), please advise and I will be happy to delete the photo from the book in my 2nd. posting.
3. I assumed since Mr. Frank Allan's article was printed in the current AutoMag newsletter, there was some credibility to the "story". As I understand the NAPCA folks "screen" out mail, articles, and e-mails and decide what appears in the newsletter. I assumed, maybe erroneously, the AutoMag staff had determine the article was "worthy of printing"...
4. The reason I posted my paraphrased version was to let Luger Forum members, that do not subscribe to AutoMag, know about the article and this little "controversy". As a moderator on the Luger Forum, one role we have is to bring such info. to folks attention to hopefully stimulate more discussions and opinions.
5. Thanks for letting us know that Mr. Storer is indeed a real person. Assuming the Frank Allan article had/has some merit; I was merely speculating as to Mr. Storer's pistol and his roll in the story...
6. I will venture a bet that this "story" will continue to play out in AutoMag over the next few months. Might I assume you will write a rebuttal letter to Mr. Allan's article for submission to the AutoMag folks ? One might certainly ask Mr. Allan to identify the "writer" of the letter that is at the heart of this story about the photo in your father's book.
7. I would assume Mr. Storer might even be contacted (if he is not deceased) to shed some light on the Japanese luger...if this story is truely without merit, I would think it an easy matter to clear up and possibly secure a retraction in AutoMag...
Regards,
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