I started off liking guns in general, but as a kid, i could buy bayonets and swords, so would ask at yard sales and antique shops; swords, guns or bayonets for sale? Bought a number of nice pieces. My first handguns were a S&W 25-2 in 45 ACP (still own), a 22 pistol and a Ruger 357. I collected most anything that caught my eye, I eventually bought my first luger in Hawaii that was an artillery made by Erfurt, reblued, hard buffed but a shooter. Then a mismatched luger and after retirement from the army in 2000, I came onto this forum, met Bill Munis who became my early mentor. He told me collect something specific, something you like, and I started collecting pre WW2, Police, Simson and test lugers.
I was then mentored by Ron, Geo and several others who helped me understand that collecting nice examples was important
