Finding a fake

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

The thread you are discussing was probably the one written by Tom Armstrong.

Take a look at the FAQ and there is several things in there, how to spot cold blue, how to tell if old, etc.

Most of what you are asking is simply seeing hundreds of real lugers...

My late dear friend Tom Armstrong,
was one of the true heroes of this country. He was a strong opinioned and outspoken citizen and veteran with the combat experience that made people pay attention when he spoke of such things. We were graced by his presence on this forum for many years, and served as the primary Moderator of the Navy Lugers forum until his untimely passing.

You may find it difficult to find his postings because though he used his given name (Tom Armstrong) as his screen name for most of that time, toward the end, he changed his screen name to Navy, which of course changed all of his posting to be under that new name.

He had an amazing collection of all types of guns. His knowledge of how Lugers get faked, boosted, fabricated, and pumped up to be something that they were not was simply amazing. He lived and breathed exposing fake Lugers.

He saved thousands of dollars for members of this forum by detecting fakes before they paid for their new find.

If you want to gain a fraction of what he knew regarding fakes, you need to read not only this thread:

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...highlight=fake

but I would recommend that you read ALL 2,482 of his contributions. It will be worth your time if you want to be a world class collector.

Here is the listings for his postings.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/search.php?do=finduser&u=28

One of my fondest memories of Tom was when we met for lunch and he proudly showed me one of his greatest purchases... A very rare submarine Navy rig that still serves as his avatar.



I recall that he paid more than $25,000 for that rig... the kind of purchase that you don't make without the knowledge to make sure you were getting the genuine article. Tom not only had that knowledge, he freely shared it with all collectors...

Rest in Peace Tom... Your legacy lives on, and you are sorely missed by those that were fortunate enough to know you personally.

-John