Coulda Woulda Shoulda

Good-Day · 04-21-2022, 09:35 PM

Good day,
Couldnt think of a better topic name

I think many if not most have stories of the one that got away or the one i should have bought
I certainly know I do

Was digging through some pics on my phone and found this one from a few years ago at my local Cabelas Library
The Artie in the corner came home with me hind sight I should have got them all or at the very least the Navy in the corner.
They also had a very nice SVW45 P-38 ( not in the Pic )

Figuered I would share and see if any of you have similar stories or pictures they would like to share

I'll spare you all the rest of mine trust me there are a few

tomaustin · 04-21-2022, 10:45 PM

that is a nice shelf.....a good sized bucket of money....................

wlyon · 04-22-2022, 12:36 PM

Have no idea on the stock but the artillery holster looks like a repro?? Nice group of pistols. Bill

Edward Tinker · 04-22-2022, 03:19 PM

I'd say that the LP08 holster is a repro, just no age, price is okay, but not wonderful.
The others, depends on how long ago this was? Prices are really good for the LP08 and the navy.

See where i live

Good-Day · 04-23-2022, 10:55 AM

Hi Edward

I'm on the other side in Snohomish County

Pic was about 3 years ago???
Stock was a Repro if memory serves ( cant remember what i had for dinner last night )

Anyone else have any stories of the one that got away?

spangy · 04-24-2022, 03:52 PM

I never get tired of a 'lineup' like that Good-Day ... it would be hard to resist taking a few home.

My last 'regret' gun was this carbine I left behind at an auction a few months ago ... I still think about it a lot and won't let it happen again.

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Geo99 · 07-03-2022, 03:26 AM

In 2016, I had opportunity to buy a 1941 S/42 "widow" Mauser in 95% condition for $1600. It was a police/stolen gun auction. I passed it up to buy a strawed 1937 Mauser in 90% from the same place for $1300. I was looking for an all-matching shooter and I just couldn't afford to take both at the same time. Still have the 1937, but its really much better than a shooter so it doesn't get fired much...

Yakman · 07-03-2022, 01:13 PM

"in 2016, I had opportunity to buy a 1941 S/42 'widow'"

A 1941 S/42?

Jack

Edward Tinker · 07-03-2022, 02:48 PM

Actually, I think we got away from your original ask - I have several stories of seeing something on a table and I come back at a gun show and its gone. But its worse when its a big show like Tulsa and I can't remember where it was!
I keep a list of guns I've owned, usually once I get home, I add it to my list (C&R list but also what i call my home gun list), and I look and I'm like, holy moly, I used to own a couple of Test Lugers! I've owned only one baby nambu, but wish I'd kept it!

mrerick · 07-03-2022, 04:54 PM

Regret is the other gift that keeps on giving...

Geo99 · 07-07-2022, 02:21 AM

Jack,

Yes that was a very confusing post. Good catch - I obviously meant byf. And now for the excuses: I'm old, It was really late, I had S/42's on the brain, I'm confused!
I could edit it but I think I'll leave it as a reminder to put first put brain in gear, then type.

lugerholsterrepair · 07-08-2022, 09:06 PM

Spangy! You left behind one of my fine leather carbine cases too! Shame on you...

04-21-2022, 09:35 PM	#1
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 97 Thanks: 82 Thanked 101 Times in 32 Posts	Coulda Woulda Shoulda Good day, Couldnt think of a better topic name I think many if not most have stories of the one that got away or the one i should have bought I certainly know I do Was digging through some pics on my phone and found this one from a few years ago at my local Cabelas Library The Artie in the corner came home with me hind sight I should have got them all or at the very least the Navy in the corner. They also had a very nice SVW45 P-38 ( not in the Pic ) Figuered I would share and see if any of you have similar stories or pictures they would like to share I'll spare you all the rest of mine trust me there are a few Attached Thumbnails

04-22-2022, 12:36 PM	#3
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,555 Times in 954 Posts	Have no idea on the stock but the artillery holster looks like a repro?? Nice group of pistols. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

04-22-2022, 03:19 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	I'd say that the LP08 holster is a repro, just no age, price is okay, but not wonderful. The others, depends on how long ago this was? Prices are really good for the LP08 and the navy. See where i live __________________ 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

04-24-2022, 03:52 PM	#6
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	I never get tired of a 'lineup' like that Good-Day ... it would be hard to resist taking a few home. My last 'regret' gun was this carbine I left behind at an auction a few months ago ... I still think about it a lot and won't let it happen again. __________________ Whoever said that "money can't buy you happiness" never bought a Luger. WTB - Take Down Lever & Trigger Plate (#90) for an Imperial Artillery.

07-03-2022, 03:26 AM	#7
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 398 Thanks: 102 Thanked 125 Times in 74 Posts	In 2016, I had opportunity to buy a 1941 S/42 "widow" Mauser in 95% condition for $1600. It was a police/stolen gun auction. I passed it up to buy a strawed 1937 Mauser in 90% from the same place for $1300. I was looking for an all-matching shooter and I just couldn't afford to take both at the same time. Still have the 1937, but its really much better than a shooter so it doesn't get fired much... __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

04-21-2022, 10:45 PM	#2
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	that is a nice shelf.....a good sized bucket of money....................

04-23-2022, 10:55 AM	#5
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 97 Thanks: 82 Thanked 101 Times in 32 Posts	Hi Edward I'm on the other side in Snohomish County Pic was about 3 years ago??? Stock was a Repro if memory serves ( cant remember what i had for dinner last night ) Anyone else have any stories of the one that got away?

07-03-2022, 01:13 PM	#8
Yakman User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Indiana Posts: 119 Thanks: 881 Thanked 81 Times in 40 Posts	"in 2016, I had opportunity to buy a 1941 S/42 'widow'" A 1941 S/42? Jack

07-03-2022, 02:48 PM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Actually, I think we got away from your original ask - I have several stories of seeing something on a table and I come back at a gun show and its gone. But its worse when its a big show like Tulsa and I can't remember where it was! I keep a list of guns I've owned, usually once I get home, I add it to my list (C&R list but also what i call my home gun list), and I look and I'm like, holy moly, I used to own a couple of Test Lugers! I've owned only one baby nambu, but wish I'd kept it!

07-03-2022, 04:54 PM	#10
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Regret is the other gift that keeps on giving... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

07-07-2022, 02:21 AM	#11
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 398 Thanks: 102 Thanked 125 Times in 74 Posts	Jack, Yes that was a very confusing post. Good catch - I obviously meant byf. And now for the excuses: I'm old, It was really late, I had S/42's on the brain, I'm confused! I could edit it but I think I'll leave it as a reminder to put first put brain in gear, then type. __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

07-08-2022, 09:06 PM	#12
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Spangy! You left behind one of my fine leather carbine cases too! Shame on you... __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."