Fake artillery won't be on e-bay long!

[markm3]

More to come. I bid on it (non-binding, but he doesn't seem to realize that) in order to establish contact with the guy. He e-mailed back offering it for $2,500 outright. Clearly, he wants to get it off his hands before they shut him down.

I replied with a list of questions for him, asking him to get back to me, especially regarding the curious issue of the S/42 marking. I also asked him about the rest of the rig, what is there and what isn't. He responded back with gibberish, at which point I e-mailed him back and told him esentially what John did, and added that even amateur Luger afficionados would spot the thing as a fake, and report him.

No reply yet. He'll probably e-mail me back to see if I'll take it for $2,000. The sheen on the holster and that garish strawing alone are dead giveaways. Still, I am betting someone buys it. I noticed the guy who had bid before me was largely responsible for bidding up several artilleries on Gun Broker a few months ago.

Makes me wonder if these guys are a bunch of bid shillers, working together.