Conservator's gloves, et cetera

Aaron · 09-17-2009, 05:03 PM

You must be constantly vigilant against individuals whose only contact with firearms has been via the movie or TV screen. A friend of mine recently was showing a highly collectible NIB S&W revolver to a potential buyer. Within the blink of an eye the pistol was siezed from the box and snapped half a dozen times! Another time I asked the clerk in a gun shop to show me three very nice Walther PPKs. He then strung all three on his index finger, heavily clanging them together, and dropped them on the counter in front of me. Stupidity lurks in unexpected places. Incidentally, no one touches my guns without an understanding of how they may be handled. Another practice of mine is to have those who touch my guns remove all rings from their fingers first.

09-17-2009, 05:03 PM	#12
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	You must be constantly vigilant against individuals whose only contact with firearms has been via the movie or TV screen. A friend of mine recently was showing a highly collectible NIB S&W revolver to a potential buyer. Within the blink of an eye the pistol was siezed from the box and snapped half a dozen times! Another time I asked the clerk in a gun shop to show me three very nice Walther PPKs. He then strung all three on his index finger, heavily clanging them together, and dropped them on the counter in front of me. Stupidity lurks in unexpected places. Incidentally, no one touches my guns without an understanding of how they may be handled. Another practice of mine is to have those who touch my guns remove all rings from their fingers first.