A lesson in fakery or almost "took" by a good mechanic

[Edward Tinker]

David, I have the same issues, and will usually catch something wrong much later.

The pantographing is fairly obvious, especially if blown up. It is a 'worry' when you knowingly have something made 'unusual' and 20 year pass...

The problem with practically all the dealers that I know is that they take consignments. And until the piece comes to them, they go by what they are told. Being sold as refinished was likely their thought that it would be bought as a pretty shooter and be done with it. But it depends on the cost.
Was the police sear added recently or is it one of the rarer artillerys out there? Probably added the same time as the rest of it being 'restored'...

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

The problem with practically all the dealers that I know is that they take consignments. And until the piece comes to them, they go by what they are told.

And if the 'dealer' is a Gander Mountain store, staffed by what can only be described as 'sales clerks', then they don't know what to look for, no matter what manufacturer/model firearm is being traded in.

I had occasion to visit a GM store in a nearby city and I had to talk a clerk [middle-aged, not a kid] through the differences between 22LR, 22Short; target and hi-velocity, before he could even look for the cartridges I wanted (22's are not stocked on the floor). And this was before they hired the holiday drones.

While there I looked at the used handguns and was surprised to see they still had Walther P1's at $499. That has got to be the best deal going.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

And if the 'dealer' is a Gander Mountain store, staffed by what can only be described as 'sales clerks', then they don't know what to look for, no matter what manufacturer/model firearm is being traded in.

I had occasion to visit a GM store in a nearby city and I had to talk a clerk [middle-aged, not a kid] through the differences between 22LR, 22Short; target and hi-velocity, before he could even look for the cartridges I wanted (22's are not stocked on the floor). And this was before they hired the holiday drones.

While there I looked at the used handguns and was surprised to see they still had Walther P1's at $499. That has got to be the best deal going.

I love stores with an uneducated staff. Where else would you find a nazi contract Astra 300 for the price of a Kel-Tec .380, or a police marked P.38 for the price of a run-of-the-mill military variation? I have picked up a lot of good stuff in stores like that.