ntique Firearms

aron Von Lodge was the head of a small country known as Lilliland near Switzerland. The time was the early 1900s.

Lilliland was always a quiet idyllic country known for the beauty of Castle Lake and the Alpine Mountains. The Baron was very interested in keeping Lilliland a nice, safe place to live and a nice, safe place to visit.

While outdoor sports were a major part of Lilliland life, it did not include shooting or hunting of any kind. There was no hunting season for any living creature. No hunting deer, ducks, bear, moose, or any other animal that lived in the area. In fact, the law was very clear in that there was to be no owning of any guns. The Baron thought that the law was very clear to everyone.

One day the Baron was told of some people who had guns. The guns were real and could be fired with live ammunition. The Baron asked for an investigation into these reports.

The official report said that the guns were real but were in an antique store. The guns were classified as antiques. That meant that there was some documentation that the guns were over a hundred years old.

The Baron was quick to call in his chief advisor Professor Hamblin for his opinion regarding the antique guns. The Professor called in a gun expert to answer two questions. First, were the guns authentic antiques and not just replicas, and second, could the guns be fired with real ammunition.

The expert was from Switzerland and had established himself as a world-renowned expert in the antique gun field. His report indicated that the guns were really authentic antiques and that they could be fired with live ammunition.

The Baron, after receiving the report from Professor Hamblin, was faced with the problem of what to do about the situation. After a careful review and consulting with the antique dealers association, the Baron reached a decision.

Through all the steps of the problem with the antique firearms, Lady Angela of Alpine Castle, the Baron’s fiancée, was a part of the review team. They all decided on a safety first policy.

The Baron’s decision was that the safety of the citizens of Lilliland was more important than anything else. The antique firearms were still nothing more than old guns and also had to be banned from Lilliland.