[OH Osthaus]

fortunately - the best gunsmith I know is a lot younger than me - so if he doesn't blow himself up with his new interest in black powder - I won't worry

but two gunsmith stories - many years ago I had a Sterlingworth in a shop when the owner died - I did not know that but stopped the shop several times to try to reach him - then there was a notice on the door- estate auction - all contents to be auctioned off on a certain date and if you had something there you had to show up just before the auction with proof of ownership to retrieve it before it was sold- I imagine there was a lot of potential for legal action with that process - but I was there on time to recover mine.

second happened to guy I shot in a pistol league with. He had sent a 1911 to a smith that was supposed to be the best race gun maker around at the time - he waited a year with no news so sent a polite letter asking for an update ( way before email came about) - shortly after a box of disassembled partly modified parts arrived with a note lambasting my friend for his lack of patience