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Mike B · 07-20-2005, 01:25 AM

Ed,
It was really a sad story. This Dutch Banner sat in a display case in a gun shop for two weeks with a price tag of $950.00. This gun shop is two blocks from my very good friend's house. He is a gun collector, but not Lugers. He saw the Luger and knew it was special because of the word "Rust". He said he tried to call me a number of times. I really find that hard to believe. Anyway, in comes a legit Luger collector who just about loses his mind and wants to buy the pistol. The shop owner tells him that someone else has first turndown. The someone, turns out is me. Although I never knew about it. An entire week went by and I was never called so they let the other guy have the Dutch for $950.00. An abloutlely mint Dutch Banner.
I finally found out about it much later and did visit the guy and he did let me see it. Nice guy. It is beautiful. He said he would consider taking $4000 maybe. Thanks for listening, Mike

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07-20-2005, 01:25 AM	#17
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Ed, It was really a sad story. This Dutch Banner sat in a display case in a gun shop for two weeks with a price tag of $950.00. This gun shop is two blocks from my very good friend's house. He is a gun collector, but not Lugers. He saw the Luger and knew it was special because of the word "Rust". He said he tried to call me a number of times. I really find that hard to believe. Anyway, in comes a legit Luger collector who just about loses his mind and wants to buy the pistol. The shop owner tells him that someone else has first turndown. The someone, turns out is me. Although I never knew about it. An entire week went by and I was never called so they let the other guy have the Dutch for $950.00. An abloutlely mint Dutch Banner. I finally found out about it much later and did visit the guy and he did let me see it. Nice guy. It is beautiful. He said he would consider taking $4000 maybe. Thanks for listening, Mike