An Oddball Shooter? Or Rarity (Not)

Doubs · 08-30-2002, 08:38 PM

"Ye Olde Hunter" was Sam Cumming's commercial outlet for state-side sales. The store front was at 10 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA. The building was on pilings, IIRC, because you went up stairs to reach the first floor and down a hallway at least 25 or 30 feet long before ascending a long set of stairs to the second floor. On one of my visits there in the early 1960's, that hallway was lined by glass display cases. In those cases was the largest number of Lugers I've ever seen in one place.... placed as close together as possible and easily numbering 150 or more. Possibly many more. At the time it seemed to me that they had every date, maker and combination of markings possible! That's when an Artillery was bringing $39.95 and the standard model only $29.95!

I'm sure that someday, 2002 will be remembered as the "good ol' days" too. The past was nice but today and tomorrow is what we have to work with.

08-30-2002, 08:38 PM	#13
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	"Ye Olde Hunter" was Sam Cumming's commercial outlet for state-side sales. The store front was at 10 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA. The building was on pilings, IIRC, because you went up stairs to reach the first floor and down a hallway at least 25 or 30 feet long before ascending a long set of stairs to the second floor. On one of my visits there in the early 1960's, that hallway was lined by glass display cases. In those cases was the largest number of Lugers I've ever seen in one place.... placed as close together as possible and easily numbering 150 or more. Possibly many more. At the time it seemed to me that they had every date, maker and combination of markings possible! That's when an Artillery was bringing $39.95 and the standard model only $29.95! I'm sure that someday, 2002 will be remembered as the "good ol' days" too. The past was nice but today and tomorrow is what we have to work with.