It has been bittersweet to reread all of these posts from over the years. I got a letter published in his column of ST. He had praised the 380 ppk and I asked if one of the many used .32's that were arriving in the country at that time could be converted. He didn't think it was worth trying the conversion. I bought one of the .32's and still have it. I later got a 380 and am not that fond of it.

When he died, I tried to buy one of his guns that was being auctioned off. I tried to decide which one no one else would want and I submitted a bid that was 3 times what I thought that gun would worth. I chose an Italian copy of the SAA, but did not win. I did get a nice note from his wife thanking me for my bid.

I still miss his writings.