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Navy · 10-22-2002, 08:21 PM

Hello Luke et al,

I think the blank posts from Jan are because something *really* offended him and he took the liberty of being a member of this forum to exercise his rights to excise his previous posts.

This is his right and, as a very senior member of the collecting fraternity and the guy who has more published works on German pistols in print than anyone else on the planet, his absolute perogative.

Somehow, I guess there are lots of forum members who don't get it.

To have the knowledge and experience of Jan, Klaus,the Judge, etc. available gratis, is a tremendous freebie. You want your Luger appraised and evaluated by Sothbey's or a similar house, well, its going to cost you several hundred for the service plus the shipping each way. And guess what? You are not going to get the opinion of a Luger expert. You will get the opinion of a staff member "German Firearms Analyst." That opinion and $1 will get you a cup of coffee some places.

Folks, please recognize what an asset you have (had?) here. This was the greatest collection of Luger knowledge and experience in the world, yet a few needed to validate their own erronous theories or to attempt to validate one that was commonly held, but incorrect, and did so by denigrating the research and expertise of others who have gone before. On their nickle and without the benefit of the web and internet communications.

No wonder serious Luger guys quit; Why should they put up with the hassle of nimrods offering gunshow dealer explanations who refuse to consider the research that has been done.

Grrrr, makes me want to go back to my first love, 'brooms!

Tom A.
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10-22-2002, 08:21 PM	#1
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Hello Luke et al, I think the blank posts from Jan are because something really offended him and he took the liberty of being a member of this forum to exercise his rights to excise his previous posts. This is his right and, as a very senior member of the collecting fraternity and the guy who has more published works on German pistols in print than anyone else on the planet, his absolute perogative. Somehow, I guess there are lots of forum members who don't get it. To have the knowledge and experience of Jan, Klaus,the Judge, etc. available gratis, is a tremendous freebie. You want your Luger appraised and evaluated by Sothbey's or a similar house, well, its going to cost you several hundred for the service plus the shipping each way. And guess what? You are not going to get the opinion of a Luger expert. You will get the opinion of a staff member "German Firearms Analyst." That opinion and $1 will get you a cup of coffee some places. Folks, please recognize what an asset you have (had?) here. This was the greatest collection of Luger knowledge and experience in the world, yet a few needed to validate their own erronous theories or to attempt to validate one that was commonly held, but incorrect, and did so by denigrating the research and expertise of others who have gone before. On their nickle and without the benefit of the web and internet communications. No wonder serious Luger guys quit; Why should they put up with the hassle of nimrods offering gunshow dealer explanations who refuse to consider the research that has been done. Grrrr, makes me want to go back to my first love, 'brooms! Tom A. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />