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Got to love this. I'll alway cruise GB before going to other auctions as it makes it easier to bid higher after seeing what some idiots will pay. The information they come up with you got to wonder where they fetched it from.

Did you know â??1937 was the final year for the gold accentsâ?�? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=131111009
This must have been the presentation piece Herman gave to Hans Shicklegrubber. Hans was Hermannâ??s Stable Meister and after years of service they found no one could shovel it higher than Hans. Itâ??s been handed down from father to son and it is now for sale.:roflmao:

Hey, wait a minute, MY 1937 example does not have 37s all over it! Mine must be fake.....

Wow, it's a beautifully preserved example...It looks like it came out of the bluing tank yesterday, not 72 years ago... :rolleyes:

By "Gold Accents", he's referring to the Strawed parts. He is correct that rust bluing and strawing ceased in the first part of 1937. Although this Luger has been refinished in a hot bluing tank.

All sarcasm aside, that does appear to be a quality re-bluing job...Edges appear sharp, with minimal buffing...I wish I could find a local bluer who could resist buffing the crap out of a pistol...

I could see a new Luger aficionado paying the starting price for it...

But I've come to appreciate the worn gray look of my S/42...and the tool marks... :D

Hmmmmm, must be, I guess that makes yours just a russian rework as they removed all the 37s and replaced them with various numbers, :evilgrin: I'll give you $500 for it. Which will put you well on your way to affording to purchase this specail piece of history.

It's a pretty nice job, not the best i've seen, but far from the worst!

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22287/...nterfeit-money

Amazingly, C&R identification :art: is not that far away.

1) Look and Feel -- same
2) Color-Shifting Ink -- halo, patina, rust, etc
3) Watermark -- Stamps, proofs, etc
4) Security Thread -- Tool marks, crisp edges, etc

:)