A Happy New Year......

John D. · 12-31-2002, 05:16 PM

to all the folks on the LugerForum..!!!

May 2003 be the year you find that "special" Luger that you'll cherish forever..... (Of course - if you collect Navy Lugers - you are out of luck, as Tom A. already owns the Navy of your dreams [img]smile.gif[/img] )

God Speed, and thanks to all of you for the memories made over the past years.... This is quite the community. Jen's and my thanks for letting us share a small part of it.

John Dunkle

Greg · 12-31-2002, 06:51 PM

Thanks John!

All the best to you and your family.

Greg

drbuster · 12-31-2002, 07:46 PM

May the Luger Forum shine and grow in the New Year. Along with at least one new forum we can all share in the growth, friendship and sharing of knowledge and experience to enrich us all. Happy New Year to all the Luger lovers on this great Forum! <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />

Jan C Still · 12-31-2002, 09:57 PM

To everyone on the Luger Forum:
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND GOOD COLLECTING.
May both the Luger Forum and the German Lugers, Central Powers & Axis Pistols Forum prosper in the new year.
Jan C. Still

Thor · 12-31-2002, 10:33 PM

Thank you so much John for all you have done for Luger enthusiasts and the Luger community this year. Our heartfelt thanks! God bless you and Jen and the posters on the Luger forum in the coming year!
Ted & Natalie Green

Dwight Gruber · 12-31-2002, 11:21 PM

I've had a pretty good year. I'm looking forward to an even better 2003, and wish you all the same.

--Dwight

Hugh · 01-01-2003, 12:36 AM

To all the Luger Forum members from the all the Armadillos, possums, and gators in Willow Cove, Texas (and me too), happy new year and best wishes!
<img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

Edward Tinker · 01-01-2003, 12:39 AM

Happy New Year!!

Mine has been fine, although I am glad it is over, I think the next year will be a much better one, [img]smile.gif[/img]

kidvett · 01-01-2003, 12:41 AM

Hello to everyone,

To all the Forum members/ users & their loved ones I want to wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR! [img]wink.gif[/img]

Good Collecting in 2003!

kidvett [img]cool.gif[/img]

ViggoG · 01-01-2003, 01:10 AM

To All The Forum Members,
Thanks to each and every one of you,for The Prayers and Encouragement which you have extended my way over the past fifteen months.
You have encouraged me and pulled me forward out of the abyss of dispair, The ALMIGHTY has heard your Prayers and pulled me through three operations and a nasty bout with a very serious case of Pneumonia.
Two of our members, "Schwob & John S.", have reached out to me with encouragement and trust to give me a rehabilitation project and a goal to strive for which was a challenge to me in the long months of recovery.
This along with thew general fellowship on the Forum have pulled me through some very "Iffy" times.
And John D.,
Without this Forum provided by you, Who knows where I would be today. [img]confused.gif[/img]
You have provided me with a communication medium from which I have dwawn much strength.
KEEP IT UP JOHN D. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT WE ALL WOULD BE FAR APART AND DEVIDED ONE FROM ANOTHER WITHOUT MEANS OF MEETING AND COMMUNICATION !!
<img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
ViggoG with a Toast To YOU J,D. <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" />

AGE · 01-02-2003, 12:24 AM

To all of the Forum Members,

It's hard to follow the above acts, but you are great people and it's a blessing to have a forum like this. I spend a lot of time reviewing the various posts and have been surprised and impressed by the knowledge and help you have offered to this old shooter.

Thanks a lot. Have a happy new year. I'll try not to do too much underwater shooting this year, but I will enjoy my Lugers knowing that I can get help for them if I need it. How else could I enjoy expensive 80 to 90 year old neeeeeat German hardware with confidence?

John Sabato · 01-02-2003, 10:22 AM

A belated Happy New Year to all the members of the Lugerforum and their families... I have been unavailable for the last 48 hours...

May God bless each and every one of you this year beyond your dreams...

John D. · 01-02-2003, 03:03 PM

Wow... I'm a little taken aback by all the well-wishes, too..! In fact - you folks have almost left me speechless [img]smile.gif[/img] (Notice I said almost [img]wink.gif[/img] )

This Forum really is an amazing community, and frankly - any Luger collector/enthusiast should be well served by this Forum and Jan's new German Lugers, Central Powers & Axis Pistols Forum - and I suspect, many will be posting to both Forums. May both Forums prosper and continue to grow..! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

Also - when Jan's site goes from the current test stage to production - we'll be adding it into our "links" section as well (or I'll add it now, but will the existing URL change when it goes into production?)....

Best to all for an outstanding 2003!!!

Hey - anyone have any good New Years Resolutions? I need a spare - as already I broke my Resolution yesterday [img]eek.gif[/img]

Pete Ebbink · 01-03-2003, 02:12 PM

My resolution is to :

Buy both a 1908 Bergman-Bayard pistol and a 1936 Walther Olympia pistol this year...

I haven't exactly told my wife, Eydie, this yet... [img]wink.gif[/img]

Belated Happy New Year to all !

Pete...

12-31-2002, 05:16 PM	#1
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	A Happy New Year...... to all the folks on the LugerForum..!!! May 2003 be the year you find that "special" Luger that you'll cherish forever..... (Of course - if you collect Navy Lugers - you are out of luck, as Tom A. already owns the Navy of your dreams [img]smile.gif[/img] ) God Speed, and thanks to all of you for the memories made over the past years.... This is quite the community. Jen's and my thanks for letting us share a small part of it. John Dunkle

12-31-2002, 10:33 PM	#5
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Thank you so much John for all you have done for Luger enthusiasts and the Luger community this year. Our heartfelt thanks! God bless you and Jen and the posters on the Luger forum in the coming year! Ted & Natalie Green __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

01-01-2003, 12:36 AM	#7
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	To all the Luger Forum members from the all the Armadillos, possums, and gators in Willow Cove, Texas (and me too), happy new year and best wishes! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

01-01-2003, 12:39 AM	#8
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,957 Thanks: 2,059 Thanked 4,578 Times in 2,112 Posts	Happy New Year!! Mine has been fine, although I am glad it is over, I think the next year will be a much better one, [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-02-2003, 12:24 AM	#11
AGE User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 597 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	To all of the Forum Members, It's hard to follow the above acts, but you are great people and it's a blessing to have a forum like this. I spend a lot of time reviewing the various posts and have been surprised and impressed by the knowledge and help you have offered to this old shooter. Thanks a lot. Have a happy new year. I'll try not to do too much underwater shooting this year, but I will enjoy my Lugers knowing that I can get help for them if I need it. How else could I enjoy expensive 80 to 90 year old neeeeeat German hardware with confidence? __________________ Al Eggers (AGE) NRA Life Member

12-31-2002, 06:51 PM	#2
Greg User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southern U.S. Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks John! All the best to you and your family. Greg

12-31-2002, 07:46 PM	#3
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	May the Luger Forum shine and grow in the New Year. Along with at least one new forum we can all share in the growth, friendship and sharing of knowledge and experience to enrich us all. Happy New Year to all the Luger lovers on this great Forum! <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />

12-31-2002, 09:57 PM	#4
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	To everyone on the Luger Forum: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND GOOD COLLECTING. May both the Luger Forum and the German Lugers, Central Powers & Axis Pistols Forum prosper in the new year. Jan C. Still

12-31-2002, 11:21 PM	#6
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,329 Times in 435 Posts	I've had a pretty good year. I'm looking forward to an even better 2003, and wish you all the same. --Dwight

01-01-2003, 12:41 AM	#9
kidvett User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 584 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Hello to everyone, To all the Forum members/ users & their loved ones I want to wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR! [img]wink.gif[/img] Good Collecting in 2003! kidvett [img]cool.gif[/img]

01-01-2003, 01:10 AM	#10
ViggoG RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: South Side Virginia Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	To All The Forum Members, Thanks to each and every one of you,for The Prayers and Encouragement which you have extended my way over the past fifteen months. You have encouraged me and pulled me forward out of the abyss of dispair, The ALMIGHTY has heard your Prayers and pulled me through three operations and a nasty bout with a very serious case of Pneumonia. Two of our members, "Schwob & John S.", have reached out to me with encouragement and trust to give me a rehabilitation project and a goal to strive for which was a challenge to me in the long months of recovery. This along with thew general fellowship on the Forum have pulled me through some very "Iffy" times. And John D., Without this Forum provided by you, Who knows where I would be today. [img]confused.gif[/img] You have provided me with a communication medium from which I have dwawn much strength. KEEP IT UP JOHN D. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT WE ALL WOULD BE FAR APART AND DEVIDED ONE FROM ANOTHER WITHOUT MEANS OF MEETING AND COMMUNICATION !! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> ViggoG with a Toast To YOU J,D. <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" />

01-02-2003, 10:22 AM	#12
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	A belated Happy New Year to all the members of the Lugerforum and their families... I have been unavailable for the last 48 hours... May God bless each and every one of you this year beyond your dreams... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-02-2003, 03:03 PM	#13
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Wow... I'm a little taken aback by all the well-wishes, too..! In fact - you folks have almost left me speechless [img]smile.gif[/img] (Notice I said almost [img]wink.gif[/img] ) This Forum really is an amazing community, and frankly - any Luger collector/enthusiast should be well served by this Forum and Jan's new German Lugers, Central Powers & Axis Pistols Forum - and I suspect, many will be posting to both Forums. May both Forums prosper and continue to grow..! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> Also - when Jan's site goes from the current test stage to production - we'll be adding it into our "links" section as well (or I'll add it now, but will the existing URL change when it goes into production?).... Best to all for an outstanding 2003!!! Hey - anyone have any good New Years Resolutions? I need a spare - as already I broke my Resolution yesterday [img]eek.gif[/img]

01-03-2003, 02:12 PM	#14
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	My resolution is to : Buy both a 1908 Bergman-Bayard pistol and a 1936 Walther Olympia pistol this year... I haven't exactly told my wife, Eydie, this yet... [img]wink.gif[/img] Belated Happy New Year to all ! Pete...