Tales of the Gun

[Big Norm]

I made two copies of the History of the Gun Luger show that I made from TV. I don't know if they show the different versions. Since the show is shown twice in the same night I may have made both copies the same day. So they may not show the differences. I remember thinking when I saw the second version that maybe the producers didn't like Shattucks comment that "things made to kill people cannot be considered beautiful". Or something to that effect. I know that I thought that was an odd thing for Shattuck to say for a show like this. But thats his opinion.

I remember seeing on the show Ralphs prize which was an artillery that was engraved with Hiram Maxims name from Georg Luger. That was cool. So was the price of $400,000. I talked to Ralph at a OGCA show about that gun. He also told me that he had a chance to buy the supposedly Adolph Hitlers PPK with the AH on the handles for $300 and he passed it up for something else. That made me feel better about passing up some good Lugers that I now kick myself for not buying. I didn't ask what he bought in place of the supposed Adolph Hitler PPK. But I think that another show of History of the Gun put it at $300,000. I don't know about you guys, but some of these prices on guns just flabergast me.

Big Norm