seattle area collectors

trigger643 · 01-08-2005, 07:08 PM

I lived in Seattle 1989-91. Does anyone remember or know Maurice Jacobson/Morry Jacobson? Member of Washington Arms Collectors. Always had a table full of Lugers? Just curious what happened to him. It's been years. He sold me my first rightous Luger, a 1916 Efert, all matching including mag, that he'd left in the trunk of his car over night after returning from the Reno gun show and it went from 99.9% to 80% in about 8 hours. I cleaned the rust off and traded it for a zf-41 sniper rifle, traded that for a G-43 in Dallas, traded that for an FNFAL in Dallas, traded that for a divorce... in 1992 in San Antonio.

Or how about Bill Demander? The 98k guy? The first rightous 98k I ever bought, a bnz43, that I traded for a mismatched Low Turret Mount in Dallas, that I traded for a rightous Persian LP.08 rig in San Antonio that I traded for a divorce in 1992 in San Antonio?

Whatever happened to these guys?

Dwight Gruber · 01-08-2005, 07:53 PM

Bill Demander lives in Astoria, Oregon. He has a regular table at the Portland Expo gun show, some rifles, holsters, misc. and memorabilia, some pistols often including intriguing Lugers which he finds I-don't-know-where and sells for very reasonable prices. I've bought from him, sold to him, missed great bargains he sold to someone else. One of the good guys.

--Dwight

Lugerdoc · 01-10-2005, 11:03 AM

Another good guy is/was Col. Mel P. Is he still around? TH

JD · 01-21-2005, 08:22 PM

Lugerdoc,

I believe Col. Mel passed on a few years ago. He was a great guy and always managed to come up with some neat stuff. He was a fixture at the Washington Arms Collector's shows, and I always enjoyed talking to him.

01-08-2005, 07:08 PM	#1
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	seattle area collectors I lived in Seattle 1989-91. Does anyone remember or know Maurice Jacobson/Morry Jacobson? Member of Washington Arms Collectors. Always had a table full of Lugers? Just curious what happened to him. It's been years. He sold me my first rightous Luger, a 1916 Efert, all matching including mag, that he'd left in the trunk of his car over night after returning from the Reno gun show and it went from 99.9% to 80% in about 8 hours. I cleaned the rust off and traded it for a zf-41 sniper rifle, traded that for a G-43 in Dallas, traded that for an FNFAL in Dallas, traded that for a divorce... in 1992 in San Antonio. Or how about Bill Demander? The 98k guy? The first rightous 98k I ever bought, a bnz43, that I traded for a mismatched Low Turret Mount in Dallas, that I traded for a rightous Persian LP.08 rig in San Antonio that I traded for a divorce in 1992 in San Antonio? Whatever happened to these guys? __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

01-10-2005, 11:03 AM	#3
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Another good guy is/was Col. Mel P. Is he still around? TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 [email protected]

01-08-2005, 07:53 PM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	Bill Demander lives in Astoria, Oregon. He has a regular table at the Portland Expo gun show, some rifles, holsters, misc. and memorabilia, some pistols often including intriguing Lugers which he finds I-don't-know-where and sells for very reasonable prices. I've bought from him, sold to him, missed great bargains he sold to someone else. One of the good guys. --Dwight

01-21-2005, 08:22 PM	#4
JD User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Western Washington Posts: 107 Thanks: 58 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	Lugerdoc, I believe Col. Mel passed on a few years ago. He was a great guy and always managed to come up with some neat stuff. He was a fixture at the Washington Arms Collector's shows, and I always enjoyed talking to him.