Pete, I too heard about that Damascus Pieper. Particularly fortuitous that a blued barreled "Pieper" Damascus fell into the hand of someone who valued it. Just wish it was me. However, I can't complain. Recently acquired an interesting Ideal that was the subject of a thread on here in July.

To the OP, as previously requested, can you post photos?

The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia