Geo,
I'd bet it wasn't you or your accent, or the guy with the dreadlocks. It was the gun, and the attitude of the people who run Port of Minneapolis Customs.

It is a nasty little fifedom.

Stan, I think your deal was proper, but, what is important to a deal like that is the fact that no one challenged the age of the gun, and asked for any proof. You can say the gun is however old you think it is, but, that doesn't mean the guy with the badge is going to believe you.

Best,
Ted