[wterrell]

naugler, it's nice to be appreciated.
If the Luger would suffer no deterioration, there would be no such thing as a 'shooter'. All would be collector pieces of the highest order.
A Rolls Royce must be restored every 10 years if driven. The accumulation of small disasters, bumps, and scrapes usually produce the effect of the Parson's One-Horse Shay.
Our Lugers are mere mortals!