getting started..

[Kyrie]

Hi Tom,


Welcome to the club


Internet auctions are wonderful things, but you have to be able to recognize the difference between a dog and a jewel. When you see a Luger you like for sale, come here and ask about it. When you see a P.38 your like, go to www.p38forum.com and ask. If you develop an interest in C96â??s drop me a line and Iâ??ll help all I can. Try these URLs for starters:


http://www.northwest-denture.com/mauser1896/index.htm


http://www.recguns.com/IIIC2m1.html


http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/utah/894/red9.htm


http://www.btinternet.com/~cmr.international/catalog.htm


http://www.gunsworld.com/mauser/c96_us.html


http://www.marstar.ca/mau1896s.htm


http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/mauser96.htm


Buy books - lots of books. The more books you buy and the more experience you gain the less you will have to rely on others for information. Iâ??m sure the folks here and on the P.38 forum can suggest a *lot* of books


Most importantly, do not look upon firearms as an investment. Firearms are good investments only at the very top - museum quality pieces. A conservative and diverse investment structure including stocks, bonds, and money market funds will consistently out perform firearms. If you want to make money, collecting firearms is not the place to do it.


Collecting firearms is for fun and for personal gratification. Go get â??em


Best regards,


Kyrie