SS-marking on luger

[Leon DeSpain]

JohnF and I have communicated on this before. He lives in England and I live in Texas. I purchased the takedown tool a couple of years ago at a show from a collector with whom I am acquainted and lives in Alaska. I didn't know if it was real or not but I have handled lots of collectable items and I just liked it. I paid a nominal amount for it since the seller agreed that is was an undocumented stamp. The stamping is very well done. Another long time collector examined it and liked it, also.

I am not claiming that it is authentic but I would like to hear from those who say it is an outright fake as to their reasoning for such a conclusion. I am willing to learn.

If I remember correctly JohnF did not pay extra for the stamping. Am I correct? I paid the going price for a Waffenampt marked takedown tool for mine. Sure it was more than the price of an unmarked tool but a "real" SS tool, if such a thing exists, would be in the $200 range, I would guess. Gross profit didn't seem to be involved.

Regards, Leon