Originality ethics (long)

[bill m]

Hi Mike,

I see nothing wrong with swapping a mis-matched part of the same manufacture, same serial number style, and same type of blue, in order to return a Luger to the state of all matching. Don't let these guys fool you, as once that part is on there and it is the right style and type, they can not tell if it was put on yesterday or 45 years ago. There is no reason to have a mismatched Luger of collector quality if only the firing pin or holdopen is mismatched and that was probably because it broke or did not function properly. The only fraud that I see here, is that someone sometime tried to pass off mis-matched parts when they should be all matching. No one knows the history of any gun nowdays, whether it be from a vet, dealer, or estate, and therefore, no one can actually say that they have an all original gun. As close as we can get is to have an all matching gun with original finish. You'll have to be the judge on how you see this matter.