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thegundude · 08-23-2005, 12:12 PM

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Whas a boombox????????????

It has a whole different meaning if you ask someone in special forces...

Pete Ebbink · 08-23-2005, 09:09 PM

Hi Hugh,

I have sent you an email with my address. Your grips will go out in the US Mail this Saturday...

Hi John S.,

Yes I have been busy on e-Bay and other avenues. If I recognize a LF member bidding, I will usually wait until it appears that person has quit. Or I will email the other bidder to see if they are serious about the item. Joop (in Belgium) and I have started doing that...

But on a few items that are rare and are missing in my little collection, I go after the piece up to my limit...but certainly not as furiously as Armstrong...he is just a mad man...!!!

John Sabato · 08-24-2005, 08:02 AM

Thanks Pete... it wasn't really criticism... it was envy... Wish I could devote the time and money that I know you have to this investment hobby... My life frequently has other events that must take priority over my enjoyment of this hobby...

thegundude · 08-24-2005, 08:35 AM

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My life frequently has other events that must take priority over my enjoyment of this hobby...

Yeah, I hear ya. Like work, for example.....

Pete Ebbink · 08-24-2005, 11:04 AM

Guys,

I still work for a living as well...many 50-65 hour weeks...at that.

I am just fortunate to be able to travel on a client's "nickle" which allows me to be in all parts of the country to visit gun shows, gun shop, private collectors, etc.

On top of that, my frequent-programs with hotels, airlines, and rental cars end up paying for even more of these "bonus" trips...

A few Forum members see me at many gun shows...I do not think I have paid for any of those trips in 2 years except for meals and drinks (and I am a cheap drinker with ice tea...).

A few other guys on the Forum do the same...but our clients will never be the wiser...

The Internet has helped alot these past 3.5 years while I found lugers and luger stuff. Many deals just happen behind the scenes once you get to know a fellow collector or seller and can trust them to buy off-line, privately.

Okay...now that some of my collecting secrets are out, I will need to shoot you all...with a Luger...of course...

thegundude · 08-24-2005, 12:13 PM

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On top of that, my frequent-programs with hotels, airlines, and rental cars end up paying for even more of these "bonus" trips...

I get that too. I'm leaving in the am for Dallas, TX on the company nickel but I still get the points, et al. I'm using another trip at the end of next month, our national convention in Las Vegas, to attend the Front Sight Shooting Academy. It just happens that their two day defensive pistol course is the weekend after our convention.

So I'm using points to stay for two nights at the Hyatt and two nights at the Hilton, not to mention the company pays for me to fly out here, saving my FF miles for something else.

It's good to be me...

But Pete, in all honestly, it really helps my ego to think of you as some spoiled rich kid who grabs up all the good Luger deals. I hate to think of you as a regular old Joe, like myself. Because if that's true you may even work harder than me...

I'm not sure I could handle that....

Navy · 08-24-2005, 12:33 PM

A boombox, aka Homie Life Support System, Ghettoblaster, or Funkmachine, was the precursor to the ipod...it was the1970s-190s accoutrement of choice for many. Sized at about 30"Wx 8" Hx4"thick, it comprised a combination radio and tapeplayer that was frequently seen being carried shoulder mounted in a modified right shoulder arms position as the possessor styled their way through and across the urban landscape. To achieve full effect, the boombox had to be playing at a volume suitable for dislodging Panamanian dictators from their lair. A surly attitude is derigeur when one is the operator of this equipment and although it is big enough to be crew served, a true boombox is a personally operated irritant.

Any other questions you wish to ax me 'bout keepin' it real?

Tom A.

thegundude · 08-24-2005, 12:38 PM

ROTFLMAO!!!

Tom, if that description doesn't do it, none will.....

Heinz · 08-24-2005, 08:55 PM

Pete, wonderful display. Don't pay any attention to Hugh. If you put the tiger maple grips (where did they get "zebra stripe?) on a nickled Luger in one of those Heisser holsters, Hugh would trade you a rebarrel work just for the picture.

I commend your dedication.

mauro · 09-02-2005, 02:58 PM

Really beautiful.
Well done Pete.

Pete Ebbink · 09-06-2005, 07:19 PM

Hi Hugh,

Let me know if your grips arrived...? Anxious to see what luger of yours they end up on...

Hugh · 09-06-2005, 11:37 PM

Pete,

Got the grips and they are on my Target Luger, will post a pic soon!

Hugh · 09-07-2005, 05:25 PM

Pete,
Here they are:

Heinz · 09-07-2005, 09:36 PM

Awesome! Is that a 7.65?

Hugh · 09-08-2005, 12:55 AM

Nope, that's a 9mm, this is the 7.65mm:

Pete Ebbink · 09-08-2005, 03:04 AM

Thanks, Hugh !

Great looking dressed-up luger !!!

thegundude · 09-08-2005, 09:21 AM

Okay, stupid question time...

What's with the flat sided barrel?

Hugh · 09-08-2005, 10:52 AM

Steve,

This was a very thick and heavy bbl, metal was removed from the sides to reduce weight.

Heinz · 09-08-2005, 11:54 AM

The reason for the flat sided barrel is Hugh employs armadillos in his shop. They do most of the work and have their own sense of style, particularly when high on tequilla. I sort of like the style myself.

pipeman45 · 09-08-2005, 02:56 PM

Hugh, will you adopt me? I want to live with you and play with all the nice toys you have at your house!

08-24-2005, 08:02 AM	#23
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Thanks Pete... it wasn't really criticism... it was envy... Wish I could devote the time and money that I know you have to this investment hobby... My life frequently has other events that must take priority over my enjoyment of this hobby... __________________ 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..."*

08-24-2005, 12:38 PM	#28
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	ROTFLMAO!!! Tom, if that description doesn't do it, none will..... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

09-02-2005, 02:58 PM	#30
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Really beautiful. Well done Pete. __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

09-06-2005, 11:37 PM	#32
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Pete, Got the grips and they are on my Target Luger, will post a pic soon! __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

09-07-2005, 05:25 PM	#33
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Pete, Here they are: __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

08-23-2005, 09:09 PM	#22
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Hugh, I have sent you an email with my address. Your grips will go out in the US Mail this Saturday... Hi John S., Yes I have been busy on e-Bay and other avenues. If I recognize a LF member bidding, I will usually wait until it appears that person has quit. Or I will email the other bidder to see if they are serious about the item. Joop (in Belgium) and I have started doing that... But on a few items that are rare and are missing in my little collection, I go after the piece up to my limit...but certainly not as furiously as Armstrong...he is just a mad man...!!!

08-24-2005, 11:04 AM	#25
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Guys, I still work for a living as well...many 50-65 hour weeks...at that. I am just fortunate to be able to travel on a client's "nickle" which allows me to be in all parts of the country to visit gun shows, gun shop, private collectors, etc. On top of that, my frequent-programs with hotels, airlines, and rental cars end up paying for even more of these "bonus" trips... A few Forum members see me at many gun shows...I do not think I have paid for any of those trips in 2 years except for meals and drinks (and I am a cheap drinker with ice tea...). A few other guys on the Forum do the same...but our clients will never be the wiser... The Internet has helped alot these past 3.5 years while I found lugers and luger stuff. Many deals just happen behind the scenes once you get to know a fellow collector or seller and can trust them to buy off-line, privately. Okay...now that some of my collecting secrets are out, I will need to shoot you all...with a Luger...of course...

08-24-2005, 12:33 PM	#27
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	A boombox, aka Homie Life Support System, Ghettoblaster, or Funkmachine, was the precursor to the ipod...it was the1970s-190s accoutrement of choice for many. Sized at about 30"Wx 8" Hx4"thick, it comprised a combination radio and tapeplayer that was frequently seen being carried shoulder mounted in a modified right shoulder arms position as the possessor styled their way through and across the urban landscape. To achieve full effect, the boombox had to be playing at a volume suitable for dislodging Panamanian dictators from their lair. A surly attitude is derigeur when one is the operator of this equipment and although it is big enough to be crew served, a true boombox is a personally operated irritant. Any other questions you wish to ax me 'bout keepin' it real? Tom A.

08-24-2005, 08:55 PM	#29
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	Pete, wonderful display. Don't pay any attention to Hugh. If you put the tiger maple grips (where did they get "zebra stripe?) on a nickled Luger in one of those Heisser holsters, Hugh would trade you a rebarrel work just for the picture. I commend your dedication.

09-06-2005, 07:19 PM	#31
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Hugh, Let me know if your grips arrived...? Anxious to see what luger of yours they end up on...

09-07-2005, 09:36 PM	#34
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	Awesome! Is that a 7.65?

09-08-2005, 12:55 AM	#35
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Nope, that's a 9mm, this is the 7.65mm: __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

09-08-2005, 03:04 AM	#36
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks, Hugh ! Great looking dressed-up luger !!!

09-08-2005, 09:21 AM	#37
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Okay, stupid question time... What's with the flat sided barrel? __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

09-08-2005, 10:52 AM	#38
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Steve, This was a very thick and heavy bbl, metal was removed from the sides to reduce weight. __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

09-08-2005, 11:54 AM	#39
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	The reason for the flat sided barrel is Hugh employs armadillos in his shop. They do most of the work and have their own sense of style, particularly when high on tequilla. I sort of like the style myself.

09-08-2005, 02:56 PM	#40
pipeman45 User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hugh, will you adopt me? I want to live with you and play with all the nice toys you have at your house! __________________ Dave