Yeah, it is pretty amazing how easy it is to get guns in the good old USA. I have a Curios and Relics FFL license which allows me to buy almost anything that is over 50 years old. I am not a "gun guy" however. I just own these 2 and don't really have an interest in buying more. A lot of people here in the states like to fire these antique guns but I do not as I rather like having fingers and I think I should miss them. I don't know if you guys heard about the Bapty revolver from Raiders that was sold to a British buyer. It had to be deactivated per EU rules which basically destroys the gun. The ejector was removed and the cylinder counter-bored so a cartridge block could be welded in place. The ejector no longer functions and holes were drilled in the barrel to fill the barrel with a permanent barrel block. Seems a shame to do this to a piece of history regardless of how one feels about guns. If I had been wanting to buy it and lived in an EU country, I would have not bought it knowing what would have to be done to it.Always loved your display. The desk idea is very unique. But you do have enough stuff to fill a whole room! I briefly entertained the idea of having the guns myself (at least the Webley and the S&W, being the story-relevant ones) but again, they don't really fit and where I live even owning a deactivated pistol is a legal headache, plus police are required to mark them in a way that ruins the look.
Fun fact: introducing Mutt's switchblade into the country is supposed to be illegal but I managed to get that one without issue. However I was stopped at a port while carrying the Sting sword replica from The Lord of the Rings that I have hanging near the Indy stuff, and they almost took that from me. Thankfully they eventually let me keep it.
I'm amazed you managed to get stamps of any sort from Hatay. I had a lot of old videogame console boxes lying around that I keep for collecting as well, and I decided to wrap them all as vintage packages to leave on top of shelves around the office. I was afraid to put too many stamps on them though! Looks like in real life there were never enough, that's good to know.
I searched and searched for a small glass dome for the watch, like some other folks have here. I eventually found one I used for Lao Che's diamond some time ago. In the end, both ended up being better without it for my set up. Both clipboards are vintage, easy to find and look great. So are the postcards and letters from places Indy visited. As roger says, reprints just don't have the same patina and feel. I should probably age that Barnett college ID card too, cause the minute you put something modern next to the real stuff, it sticks out like crazy.