I had no idea that my first edition Sigma was a sought-after collectible. Maybe somebody here wants to give me 2k for it or do an even trade for a CZ Shadow 2...
I had to Google up this whole term I've never heard before. As I expected, its fucking a French term even they never practiced.
pied-à-terre
/pēˌādəˈter/
A pied-à-terre (French for "foot on the ground")
certainly not during wartime!