counterfeit stamps

alanint · 04-12-2016, 08:46 AM

Also keep in mind that quite often older stamps must be removed in order for the "boosted" markings to be added. Scrubbed magazines are fairly obvious and numbers that sit in a dished out area where the old number was are not too hard to spot. Pantograph markings are also fairly obvious under magnification.
It is expensive to truly fake Luger markings, as the old area must be rendered pristine before any new markings are added. This is why only real rarities are generally attempted.
Books and experience will also go a long way. No matter how pristine, a 100 year old pistol has an aura that a restoration cannot duplicate. Pretty much everybody can be fooled, but a collection of experience such as this site offers will get it right virtually all of the time.

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04-12-2016, 08:46 AM	#9
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Also keep in mind that quite often older stamps must be removed in order for the "boosted" markings to be added. Scrubbed magazines are fairly obvious and numbers that sit in a dished out area where the old number was are not too hard to spot. Pantograph markings are also fairly obvious under magnification. It is expensive to truly fake Luger markings, as the old area must be rendered pristine before any new markings are added. This is why only real rarities are generally attempted. Books and experience will also go a long way. No matter how pristine, a 100 year old pistol has an aura that a restoration cannot duplicate. Pretty much everybody can be fooled, but a collection of experience such as this site offers will get it right virtually all of the time.