[John Sabato]

[RANT Mode ON] MK - Just take a look at the hit counter in the frame to your left. This forum was formerly hosted on a server in Taiwan prior to the 1st of February of this year. It is over 3 years old. I am just one of many of the senior members because I have been here this long. I don't hold any position here. I am just a Luger enthusiast who is a frequent poster. I share the benefit of my Luger education that has lasted 46 years with anyone who has a Luger related question that I can answer.


This version of the forum was totally private to the Board of Directors for testing for ten days before it went live on February 1st. Even counting those ten private days the math says that each of us "30" guys would have had to hit the main page at least 350 times a day to rack up that many hits! My posts here have included a few photos here that are hosted on Photopoint.com The only photos I have there are Luger related. My personal album at photopoint says that my photos have received over 250 hits! That doesn't sound like 30 guys to me.


You can count on there being a lot of folks interested in Lugers that just lurk on this website to learn and never post anything. And as far as the "30" guys, that is just the 30 guys who have decided to post their profile. No registration is required to post on this forum...that is a personal choice... I notice that you haven't.


Even some of the more frequent posters to the Luger Forum have not posted their profile.


This website's primary purpose is the share knowledge about the Luger Pistol and it's history. You, and all others are welcome here, whether as a lurker, as an interested party, as a collector, or even just as someone who has an interest in the knowledge of the Luger pistol and can't afford to buy one.


I have studied the variations of this pistol since 1955 when I was first allowed to hold the one my Dad brought back from WW2. In all those years I only own two and I have had those for over 30 years, but I love them all from the clunkers to the engraved presentation models because they are one of the finest examples of classic design and engineering I have ever seen, and secondly, because they carry so much of the world's history that they are hard to ignore unless you are an anti-gun person.


If you haven't watched the History Channel Special called:


Tales of the Gun: The Luger


I suggest you hit their website or call them and ask them when it will be re-broadcast. Better yet, order the tape. If you like Lugers, you will watch it again and again.


Once again, welcome. No question is unwelcome here unless it's sole intent is to incense the folks who spend time here.

[RANT Mode OFF]


I guess this was more like a nickle's worth than just my $0.02...Sorry if I got carried away.


You truely ARE welcome here, and your opinion counts as much as any other poster on the Luger Forum. Come back often and learn and share what you have learned.


regards,


John Sabato