Bill Munis

policeluger · 03-04-2006, 03:31 AM

Jan Still on his site has posted a notice of Bill Manis passing away, we have lost a true Luger expert, a fine friend, a beautiful Montana rancher and a friend to all....I had visited this great collector a few time, we all have lost a friend, remember his aged mother in your prayers

Dwight Gruber · 03-04-2006, 05:17 AM

Bill Munis aka Mauserlugers was a gentleman and enthusiast, who always had a good word and took the time to encourage a new collector. He will be--is--missed.

--Dwight

policeluger · 03-04-2006, 08:10 AM

Sorry Dwight, I should have added that he was known as Mauserluger.....thanks

Ron Smith · 03-04-2006, 08:47 AM

I never had the pleasure to know Bill, but very sad to hear of the loss of another trusted member and a source of knowledge. My condolences to his friends and family.

Ron

Edward Tinker · 03-04-2006, 11:20 AM

I talked to a friend of the family. Jeez, this is sad for me. I was just out at his house last week, as I specifically drove out there and visited with my friend Bill. I did know him well, and he was a true friend for me.

Ed

G.T. · 03-04-2006, 11:49 AM

This certainly comes as a shock! I was aware of Bill being ill, but not to the degree of passing on... He will most definitly be missed.. He was a great addition to this fourm, and a wealth of knowledge and experience.. his posts were always based in fact, and right to the point... I respected this gentleman greatly... It is a sad day for us all on this fourm.. til....lat'r...GT

Pete Ebbink · 03-04-2006, 01:44 PM

Really SAD news !!!

Frank · 03-04-2006, 03:00 PM

I too am saddened about the passing of Bill Munis. He was a good friend and he will be sorely missed!!

wlyon · 03-04-2006, 04:25 PM

A fellow Montanan , and friend of all luger collectors he ever met. He will be missed. Best to his family. Bill

John Sabato · 03-06-2006, 03:48 PM

What a tragic loss to our luger collector community... I had many email exchanges with BIll. He will be missed by more than just this forum.

Makes me wonder what will happen to his Luger database that he kept so up to date... He told me he would never publish it, but had made arrangements for it to be passed on to someone after he died... I just didn't expect that to be so soon... wonder who that someone might be?

My sincere sympathy to his family... may God bless them with comfort in his loss. Howard, thanks so much for letting us know of Bill's passing.

Navy · 03-06-2006, 08:16 PM

All,

I considered Cowboy Bill to be one of the most knowledgable individuals on Mauser Lugers and enjoyed his company at the Kansas City Shows for many years. I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing.

Tom A.

Edward Tinker · 03-06-2006, 09:29 PM

I am heading out in the morning to Montana, have decided to drive the 960 miles again (in the last 2 weeks) to pay my last respects.

If okay with folks, I will buy flowers and say they are from the forum...

I won't be able to make Reno, already talked to my friend Russ about it.

Ed

Edward Tinker · 03-10-2006, 01:34 AM

Bills Obituary;
http://www.legacy.com/mtstandard/Dea...sonId=16994363

I am on my way back from the funeral. Was very nice, family treated me like family. There were at least 300 people at the funeral!

I am glad I went.

Ed

Just as an aside, the family is not going to rush into the disbursing of the collection and will not take calls asking about it. They are happy to wait for several years before working out the details and have placed all of it into safe storage.

minigun · 03-10-2006, 10:00 AM

Incredable how some will call just after a death about possessions. It would be interesting to see what there was, but I just never could see calling a widow about something like that.

Hopefully, at their pace, they will give us a first chance on what was in the collection if that's the route they want to take.

broomhandle · 03-10-2006, 10:07 AM

Hi All,

I never met him, but it sure looks like the world is poorer with his passing.

I'm sure he is in a better place and that the family & friends will remember him with much love.

broom

policeluger · 03-10-2006, 10:38 AM

Minigun, it is as Bill himself stated " a world class collection".and more important a benchmark for what is correct in Luger production.....not bogus crap pass offed on some uneducated, unsupecting buyer....but a true gentleman in all I ever saw of him.....thanks Ed for going up there and thanks for all you do for the forum

Pete Ebbink · 03-10-2006, 11:19 AM

Many of the luger dealers chase the obituary circuit...glad to hear Bill's family know what they have and will take their time.

Howard,

Bill did share with me some time back that when he started out, he was burned on 22 lugers in his collection by the same seller. Bill was the kind of guy that let a beginner like me know that folks all start out the same and so as not to allow me to get discouraged when I ran into that same seller and got stuck with my bogus first luger...his advice to me was to start buying books and attending gun shows and visiting other collectors homes to see their collections. Solid advice from a luger friend we will all miss.

policeluger · 03-10-2006, 11:56 AM

Pete, he did share that with me also, but he would never try and pass them off on someone else....would love once more to meet with you and talk over dealers......some up coming show.....

wlyon · 03-10-2006, 12:15 PM

Met Ed at Philipsberg and attended the funeral with him. The whole town and surrounding area must have been there. Many nice comments about a special man. The collecting fraternity has lost a good friend.

Edward Tinker · 03-10-2006, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pete Ebbink
Bill did share with me some time back that when he started out, he was burned on 22 lugers in his collection by the same seller.

ALL of those lugers are gone.... He traded or sold them as shooters years ago, some he traded back to that same dealer and got different ones... I doubt there is much "bad" in his collection.

Bill L paid for half of the above flowers that were at the funeral.

03-04-2006, 03:31 AM	#1
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Bill Munis Jan Still on his site has posted a notice of Bill Manis passing away, we have lost a true Luger expert, a fine friend, a beautiful Montana rancher and a friend to all....I had visited this great collector a few time, we all have lost a friend, remember his aged mother in your prayers

03-04-2006, 08:47 AM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I never had the pleasure to know Bill, but very sad to hear of the loss of another trusted member and a source of knowledge. My condolences to his friends and family. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

03-04-2006, 11:49 AM	#6
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,523 Thanks: 1,321 Thanked 3,707 Times in 1,012 Posts	Bill Munis This certainly comes as a shock! I was aware of Bill being ill, but not to the degree of passing on... He will most definitly be missed.. He was a great addition to this fourm, and a wealth of knowledge and experience.. his posts were always based in fact, and right to the point... I respected this gentleman greatly... It is a sad day for us all on this fourm.. til....lat'r...GT

03-04-2006, 04:25 PM	#9
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	A fellow Montanan , and friend of all luger collectors he ever met. He will be missed. Best to his family. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

03-06-2006, 03:48 PM	#10
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	What a tragic loss to our luger collector community... I had many email exchanges with BIll. He will be missed by more than just this forum. Makes me wonder what will happen to his Luger database that he kept so up to date... He told me he would never publish it, but had made arrangements for it to be passed on to someone after he died... I just didn't expect that to be so soon... wonder who that someone might be? My sincere sympathy to his family... may God bless them with comfort in his loss. Howard, thanks so much for letting us know of Bill's passing. __________________ 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..."*

03-04-2006, 05:17 AM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Bill Munis aka Mauserlugers was a gentleman and enthusiast, who always had a good word and took the time to encourage a new collector. He will be--is--missed. --Dwight

03-04-2006, 08:10 AM	#3
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Sorry Dwight, I should have added that he was known as Mauserluger.....thanks

03-04-2006, 11:20 AM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	I talked to a friend of the family. Jeez, this is sad for me. I was just out at his house last week, as I specifically drove out there and visited with my friend Bill. I did know him well, and he was a true friend for me. Ed

03-04-2006, 01:44 PM	#7
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Really SAD news !!!

03-04-2006, 03:00 PM	#8
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	I too am saddened about the passing of Bill Munis. He was a good friend and he will be sorely missed!!

03-06-2006, 08:16 PM	#11
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	All, I considered Cowboy Bill to be one of the most knowledgable individuals on Mauser Lugers and enjoyed his company at the Kansas City Shows for many years. I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing. Tom A.

03-06-2006, 09:29 PM	#12
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	I am heading out in the morning to Montana, have decided to drive the 960 miles again (in the last 2 weeks) to pay my last respects. If okay with folks, I will buy flowers and say they are from the forum... I won't be able to make Reno, already talked to my friend Russ about it. Ed

03-10-2006, 01:34 AM	#13
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	Bills Obituary; http://www.legacy.com/mtstandard/Dea...sonId=16994363 I am on my way back from the funeral. Was very nice, family treated me like family. There were at least 300 people at the funeral! I am glad I went. Ed Just as an aside, the family is not going to rush into the disbursing of the collection and will not take calls asking about it. They are happy to wait for several years before working out the details and have placed all of it into safe storage.

03-10-2006, 10:00 AM	#14
minigun User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 424 Thanks: 15 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Incredable how some will call just after a death about possessions. It would be interesting to see what there was, but I just never could see calling a widow about something like that. Hopefully, at their pace, they will give us a first chance on what was in the collection if that's the route they want to take.

03-10-2006, 10:07 AM	#15
broomhandle User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Augusta Ga. Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi All, I never met him, but it sure looks like the world is poorer with his passing. I'm sure he is in a better place and that the family & friends will remember him with much love. broom __________________ broomhandle

03-10-2006, 10:38 AM	#16
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Minigun, it is as Bill himself stated " a world class collection".and more important a benchmark for what is correct in Luger production.....not bogus crap pass offed on some uneducated, unsupecting buyer....but a true gentleman in all I ever saw of him.....thanks Ed for going up there and thanks for all you do for the forum

03-10-2006, 11:19 AM	#17
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Many of the luger dealers chase the obituary circuit...glad to hear Bill's family know what they have and will take their time. Howard, Bill did share with me some time back that when he started out, he was burned on 22 lugers in his collection by the same seller. Bill was the kind of guy that let a beginner like me know that folks all start out the same and so as not to allow me to get discouraged when I ran into that same seller and got stuck with my bogus first luger...his advice to me was to start buying books and attending gun shows and visiting other collectors homes to see their collections. Solid advice from a luger friend we will all miss.

03-10-2006, 11:56 AM	#18
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Pete, he did share that with me also, but he would never try and pass them off on someone else....would love once more to meet with you and talk over dealers......some up coming show.....

03-10-2006, 12:15 PM	#19
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	Met Ed at Philipsberg and attended the funeral with him. The whole town and surrounding area must have been there. Many nice comments about a special man. The collecting fraternity has lost a good friend. __________________ Bill Lyon