Alte Schule
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When my father in law passed thirty years ago I found three pistols in his study locked in a bottom drawer of his desk. An RG .38 Special, an Arminius .38 Special and a Llama Model III .380. All had the original box and the Gibson Discount Store price tags hanging from the trigger guard. He bought these when Carter was president and the whispers of gun control where on the news.
I ended up selling the two revolvers for, if I remember right, $100 total and kept the Llama with the $75 price tag. During the 10 years I had it I probably fired 500 - 600 rounds through it w/o a problem. I gave it to my brother when he moved to a sketchy part of Austin and he probably put 1000 rounds through it in the 25 years he had it. When my brother died in his home office (heart attack) he wasn't found for four days. During that time someone stole every thing of value from his home including his firearms. I had the serial numbers for two of his pistols, including the Llama, and knew where he bought several of the others.
In 2018 I received a call from a small town in Mississippi. The Llama was recovered from a hood rat after an armed robbery. Officer said it was in pretty rough shape but still worked. Told me I could have it if I wanted to come get it. I declined.
I ended up selling the two revolvers for, if I remember right, $100 total and kept the Llama with the $75 price tag. During the 10 years I had it I probably fired 500 - 600 rounds through it w/o a problem. I gave it to my brother when he moved to a sketchy part of Austin and he probably put 1000 rounds through it in the 25 years he had it. When my brother died in his home office (heart attack) he wasn't found for four days. During that time someone stole every thing of value from his home including his firearms. I had the serial numbers for two of his pistols, including the Llama, and knew where he bought several of the others.
In 2018 I received a call from a small town in Mississippi. The Llama was recovered from a hood rat after an armed robbery. Officer said it was in pretty rough shape but still worked. Told me I could have it if I wanted to come get it. I declined.