Owned one of the first 9VE to hit town many many years ago. Didn't shoot it much but really liked the way it felt in the hand. Local PD started having trouble with their Sigma 9s and got rid of them fast. Grizzled sergeant told me there was a felt washer in the trigger assembly that would disintegrate when exposed to cleaning solvents and render the gun into a club. So i sold mine. Was the felt washer present back then as told to me? If so, is it still there? That would prevent me from buying another.

Oh yeah, this is the first post of a long-time lurker.