Unusual 1915 Holster

Big Norm · 09-27-2004, 09:23 PM

Fritz,
this was the Michigan Antique Arms Collectors show in Novi, Michigan. My understanding is that they only want articles that are pre-1964. Once in a while some interesting stuff comes through there.

This time, the talk of the show was some guy who was carrying a Luger carbine stock that he said that he picked up at a garage sale for $25. He said that some guy died who had a carbine. His widow married another guy who didn't like guns. So he took the carbine to the police department for the $35 turn-in. The officer at the table shoved the carbine under the table. A few weeks later, the officer went to the guys house and asked if there was a wood piece about a foot long that might go with the gun. The guy put two and two together and reported the officer to his superior and the officer got fired. The guy then put the stock on the table at his garage sale where it was sold to the guy at the gun show. Ah, the things that make up legends. Anyway, that is what the guy with the stock told everybody.

The next show will be November 27-28th. Thats the middle of deer season so I won't be there unless I get a deer early. It is really a small show but it beats any of the Doug Carls shows by a mile for occassionally finding something. I think that it is the best that Michigan has to offer. Bob Feit was there once and said that he lost money and wouldn't go back again. But Luger collectors that I know from SE Michigan like it.

A lot of guys that I know in Michigan are going to quit the Ohio Gun Collectors Assn show in southern Ohio. They think that Willmington, Ohio is just too far to go. The aisles are too narrow and crowded to see what are on the tables. I think that I am going to start going to the Louisville, Kentucky show to see what is happening there. For me, its about the same distance and the OGCA show looks like its going down hill.

I took a trip to Alpena, Michigan to see Bob's Gun Shop on M32. That is a first class shop and the owner was a real nice guy. Its like a minature Cabella's but more homey. When I got there, the owner was on the telephone. When he saw my LugerForum hat, he reached over and pulled out two Lugers and laid them out on the show case for me without getting off of the phone.

Big Norm

09-27-2004, 09:23 PM	#6
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Fritz, this was the Michigan Antique Arms Collectors show in Novi, Michigan. My understanding is that they only want articles that are pre-1964. Once in a while some interesting stuff comes through there. This time, the talk of the show was some guy who was carrying a Luger carbine stock that he said that he picked up at a garage sale for $25. He said that some guy died who had a carbine. His widow married another guy who didn't like guns. So he took the carbine to the police department for the $35 turn-in. The officer at the table shoved the carbine under the table. A few weeks later, the officer went to the guys house and asked if there was a wood piece about a foot long that might go with the gun. The guy put two and two together and reported the officer to his superior and the officer got fired. The guy then put the stock on the table at his garage sale where it was sold to the guy at the gun show. Ah, the things that make up legends. Anyway, that is what the guy with the stock told everybody. The next show will be November 27-28th. Thats the middle of deer season so I won't be there unless I get a deer early. It is really a small show but it beats any of the Doug Carls shows by a mile for occassionally finding something. I think that it is the best that Michigan has to offer. Bob Feit was there once and said that he lost money and wouldn't go back again. But Luger collectors that I know from SE Michigan like it. A lot of guys that I know in Michigan are going to quit the Ohio Gun Collectors Assn show in southern Ohio. They think that Willmington, Ohio is just too far to go. The aisles are too narrow and crowded to see what are on the tables. I think that I am going to start going to the Louisville, Kentucky show to see what is happening there. For me, its about the same distance and the OGCA show looks like its going down hill. I took a trip to Alpena, Michigan to see Bob's Gun Shop on M32. That is a first class shop and the owner was a real nice guy. Its like a minature Cabella's but more homey. When I got there, the owner was on the telephone. When he saw my LugerForum hat, he reached over and pulled out two Lugers and laid them out on the show case for me without getting off of the phone. Big Norm