Re: Help Identify
I totally agree with the previous entries toyour question. It just sickens me to see what some creeps will do to a perfectly good Luger to get a few bucks more for the gun. A few shows ago at the Ohio Gun Collectors show at the IX center in Ohio., there was a beautiful artillery Luger at the dealer engraved navy unit marks on. He was asking a very high price for it based on those markings. He was the laughing stock and scorn of all those at the show and probably didn't even now it. He had a lot of lookers but no buyers. Word spread around that show like a forest fire.
Nobody bought that gun at the show but some untrained person will someday pay big money for it thinking it real. The dealer acted very sincere and very knowlegable. But everyone at the show knew he was a joke. What really sickened me was that the gun was otherwise a very good artillery with nice original blue and matching parts. But this creep wanted to make a few exta bucks so he altered it. The engraving was fresh and otherwise obvious.
Everytime someone on the forum asks your question, I am reminded of this dealer. I have found that it is wise to find someone that has been around Lugers to help you remove emotion from the purchase of an expensive Luger. I have been collecting for 10-12 years and I know that I sometimes fall in love with a Luger that I have found and have overlooked what is obvious to a disinterested second party. The forum can help you but there is no substitude for picking up the gun in your hands, putting a light down the barrel and generally putting a magnifying glass all over the gun. Too much money is involved for cheats not to be tempted to take your hard earned money.
Big Norm
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