[ithacaartist]

Well, I made it to the Rochester Gun Show on Saturday and spent about three hours checking it out. Held at the "Dome"--Monroe County Fair and Expo Center in Henrietta, NY. This is the same venue as the last time I was able to attend. The building is unkempt, filthy windows, and the whole place smells like feet.

I should have taken notes, I suppose, but can still relate the Luger's presence as encountered, albeit incompletely. There were about a dozen that I spotted--three tables with three each, and one or two at a few more tables. Mostly overpriced, but one seller not so much--matching ex mag WWI, pretty good shape, $800. One Houston stainless, asking $900. One was buffed to a glistening, glossy black, around $1500? Another WWI, matching w/mag, decent shape $2000. I remember a DWM with funky side plate and a takedown lever with a weird, tiny button (the round checkered portion) ~$1500. The rest shooters of various origin, but asking at least $1500.

At one table, the owner was glad to have me field strip a commercial .30 to confirm matching numbers on FP and breech block, with a couple of interested guys observing. All seemed to appreciate the demo. Rather than remove the grips to check for numbers on them and the trigger, I left advice as to how to do it. I was able to dispel the seemingly ubiquitous notion one guy had about hot loads.

Still new at reinstatement of the activity of going to gun shows, I learned that I should document better what I've seen. There's another show in Syracuse this coming weekend, and If I go, I will indeed take along notebook, pen, magnifying glass, and a Luger tool. This will help me see more, do a more official job of extracting the FP for examination, and bring observations back for you folks.