All About Halos Pretty Please!

[DonVoigt]

Sorry, Eric,
but there are no "simple" answers to complicated subjects. This "rant" is not directed at you- you post many intresting and informative links and ask good questions.

But remember, as few as 10 or 50 serial number units might be the difference between presence or absence of halos.

Then you have to explain what a halo is, and what it looks like, and as someone above said- wear can look like a halo, and "white stuff" in markings makes halos tough to see. And some halos are so faint, one might say they don't exist- and be wrong and cost some one else $$ or opportunity.

Speaking as one who has taken the time to write a book(not on lugers), when no one else would; no matter how much detail you put in or how many times you proof read what you write- there are individuals who revel in the opportunity to point out that "you" missed this or "you left that out" or "that isn't correct", or "how do you know" or " grandaddy brought one back and it wasn't like that- no body ever touched it either". Many fewer ever say thanks for the hundreds of hours of work.

Sometimes it just ain't worth the effort. Many of us can and do spend 30 minutes or an hour photographing and writing a detailed post on a new to us luger, and get one comment.

Sorry, but spoon feeding or making it easy to find instant answers on the internet without any effort are sore points with me !

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Sorry, Eric,
but there are no "simple" answers to complicated subjects. This "rant" is not directed at you- you post many intresting and informative links and ask good questions.
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While everybody else was typing, I penned a brief description, for Eric...and beyond. It took a little time, as Don has pointed out, to craft the piece, try not to forget obvious details, etc. to make it clear and accessible. I was also thinking about comparing bluing loss with halos, but decided to keep it simple rather than explain halos, too, particularly since we explored that topic thoroughly not too long ago.

Although it might be possible to "go to the well once too often," my impression is that we will do the best we can in most cases, even if it only happens to be to suggest reading the FAQ or running a search. That's part of what makes this forum the best.