Imperial Vs. WWII

[enfield1576]

Thank you for the info Norm, I agree with you on the ignorance of some younger collectors. I myself study both wars for the firearms used and collect from both. But to me the luger getting it's start and use in WWI makes it more collectable from those years. From WWII years I would like to and will one day get some of those dated variants just to make a nice collection.

[Jason L]

Originally Posted by enfield1576

Thank you for the info Norm, I agree with you on the ignorance of some younger collectors.

I am a young collector,or I would like to think so at 38. Got Stereotypes?

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Jason L

I am a young collector,or I would like to think so at 38. Got Stereotypes?

yes, I am one of the younger collectors too, and I'm 50

Several years ago we had a 'poll' where folks showed their age, another poll showed how many lugers folks had, both were anonymous; yet, talk about the hell it raised!

Anyway, it showed that many of the guys were well over 60 and some in their 80's.

Point is, that the folks who contribute and share, well, many are much older, but remember that younger is not always age, but how much knowledge you have. I know lots of 'newer, younger" collectors who out-age me by a decade or two... Knowledge is not always off the top of your head, but from all the books we own. I am a good generalist when it comes to lugers, I know a lot, but I know a lot because I can go get a luger book and half-way remember where the info was

Even here traveling to Saudi Arabia, I brought 6 thick books with me, originally I had 15, but at Christmas time I took more than half home with me.


Ed