If I were you, I wouldn't bother your local postmaster with a request to make a decision on something that they are just as apt to make a decision in your favor as they are to deny you service... there is too much latitude for them to 'interpret' the regulation... and some of them are not real bright... I know plenty of Postal workers who are in the genius class, but none of them are behind the counter when I need service.
If you hold a valid C&R license, then bypass the USPS clerk on an ego trip fantasy and go to the post office and pick up one of the FREE flat rate priority mail cartons. There is one that is plenty big enough for two lugers... if you only ship one, then fill the empty space with newspaper so the gun can't possibly move in shipment.
Then go home, long onto USPS.com, open an account by registering... it doesn't cost anything... and purchase a print at home USPS Priority Mail postage label for $7.70 (the cost to ship anything you can get in the box), then fill in the amount for the insurance you want, and you will receive for your efforts FREE delivery tracking...
Print out the label, Use clear tape to tape it to the outside of the box... and you have two choices... current regulations require that you hand the package to a USPS employee... you can't just drop it in a mailbox... so either hand it directly to your own local postal delivery person when they deliver your daily mail, or go back to the post office and when it is your turn, hand the box to the clerk and say I just need to drop this off... they will probably ask you if there is anything dangerous in the box... the one word answer is 'no' ... ( they are looking to stop packages with acids, explosives, health hazards, etc.) if they should ask what is in the box, just say an antique that is not fragile but is well packed... but it is unlikely that will ask.
... and very calmly walk out to your car and go on your way. Use the tracking number you got during the online purchase to track the location of the package over the next couple of days... the USPS will even send your recipient an email with the tracking number in it... very handy... very cheap... and very reliable...I do it all the time... Total cost? less than $10.00
End of ego trip...
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regards, -John S
"...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL and are endowed by their Creator with certain UNALIENABLE rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."
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