Pete is correct in that this artillery has been written up on Jan Stills website. Its a great write up and should be required reading for all newbies who are contemplating becoming Luger collectors. Its also a great show on what can be done with a digital camera and the proper software.
Personally, I thought that the markings on this gun were just too crisp for this gun to be redone. Granted that some restorers are very good, but these marking just hit me in the face to the point that they had to be original. Looking at the halos around the marking was just frosting on the cake. Some of the markings on my 1918 arty are a little shallower and so the metal displacement does not stand out as much as the markings on the gun up for auction. I guess that I am making a case for not putting white lacquer in the markings of a WW1 Luger. It may look nice, but it may also hide something important.
Now for people like me who cannot afford to pay the big bucks that this piece will demand, lets sit back and watch the action in bidding. I would love to take my 1918 arty to the winners house and compare over a cold brew. Too bad that the seller is on the left coast, which is much too far from Michigan for me to hitch hike to.
Big Norm
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