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You only have pics of the brick-and mortar WOL, saying you've never been there, I have 6X+. It was just an ordinary looking house in an upscale subdivision. I usually brought my GF with me. In that era, she was VERY Marylin-esque in appearance and demeanor. Shoulda heard her sing "Happy Birthday Mister President".
Ralph liked her, and seemed to talk more freely about "things", maybe in a boastful sort of way.
The glass cases on the walls above the shelving housed items that were of special interest. He claimed to be a Sheriffs Deputy at some point. There was a 10 gauge shotgun in the case that he claimed he used in the line-of-duty to dispatch a perp. There was a Luger that had the stylized initials "G/L" inscribed and attributed to (?). He also showed us what he claimed to be the "Million $$$ Luger", a prototype to the first production piece. That thing had a weird GLOW about it, almost spooky in fact.
Occasionally, he would leave the room and come back with things of interest for a small-time collector like myself. One guy that knew him better told me that the back room and garage were as unbelievable as the main showroom.