Swissdagger,
no offence was intended by the use of American slang. I commented on your Luger only because, in America, your Luger was a bargain at the price stated. When a nice looking gun, such as yours, comes up for sale at an unusual price, then I have a tendency to look particularly hard at the Luger to see if there is anything that I missed in my first viewing.
It is hard to avoid slang. For instance, a neighbor lady once met another neighbor who happened to be from the UK. The American lady looked at the UK ladys baby and said the it looked like a cute little "bugger". The UK lady was quite offended and walked away. The term "bugger" means something entirely different in America than it does in the UK.
Another example is when a German lady, who I often date, was in a bad mood and was complaining a lot. To lighten up the atmosphere, I said "bitch! bitch! bitch!". She thought that I was calling her that name when what I was really saying "complain! complain! complain!". A common slang term in America. I had to do some fast explaining or she would have thrown me out of the house.
Nothing personal was meant by any of the above forum posts. I am sorry that you misunderstood the intent of members of this forum, including me. I hope that you understand and return here for more discussion.
Big Norm
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