Thanks Thor! (Secret Message Received and De-Coded
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I spent several hours at the Chantilly show, courtesy of George Anderson who was kind enough to leave me a free pass at the door.
Met a bunch of Luger enthusiasts, and encouraged those who didn't know about our forum to stop by and visit.
One gentleman had about 25 Lugers on his table (his personal accumulation of many years...) and he told me that visits the Internet about once a week at the senior center... but it never occured to him to look for fellow Luger enthusiasts or a forum... I told him to stop by and use our classified ads to sell off his Lugers...
A lot of shooters, but certainly a few nice specimens.
He also had a BRAND NEW Erma post-war .22 caliber Luger conversion unit in the wooden box, with all the factory cards and things all still in the original plastic wrappers... This is the comversion type that has the simulated Luger toggle knobs and not just the small cylindrical protrusions... it was REALLY nice... Hopefully he will offer that too when he drops by...
Alas, the only checks I had with me were made of rubber
so it couldn't go home with me.
I also met Doug Smith of FGS, Sam Buscemi, and Jim Kemp... If the Simpsons were there, then I must have missed their display...
I am even sorrier that I missed the August show now... That was the first show decades here... this one was great as far as I was concerned... There were easily between 150 and 200 Lugers to be seen....