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Quentin · 04-06-2007, 03:17 PM

Hello everyone! Just found you guys and registered yesterday. What a great site this is! I've been reading old threads and FAQs for hours but so far haven't stumbled across a big question I have.

Serial numbers and detailed pictures of Lugers are seen freely here - maybe I'm just paranoid but aren't you concerned that someone could use this information to lay claim to your pistol saying it was stolen from them or a relative, even 50 years ago?

For example I doubt many of us really know the history of a 60+ year old Luger unless you personally removed it from a German soldier. Even the stories about the one grampa brought home could be "embellished" - maybe it actually was won in a poker game. And certainly it's next to impossible to know the ownership history of a Luger you've bought.

With today's technology it seems to be possible to forge a "stolen property" report dated 20, 30, 50 years ago of your Luger. Heck, maybe it's even a genuine report because I bet a lot of our Lugers were stolen somewhere along the line! Just no way to know the past of most Lugers.

One of my Lugers was purchased in a pawn shop over thirty years ago, the other ten years ago in a private sale. So I can't be sure of their past. I'd like to post pictures and info but am fearful at this time. If someone stepped forward and had a legitimate claim to my Luger I'd feel obligated to return it but what about a 1957 stolen Luger report from B. Fife in Mayberry, NC? (No disrespect, I was born in a little town in NC!)

Anyway, if this has been discussed before, sorry to bring it up again but I'd sure like your opinions on this.

04-06-2007, 03:17 PM	#1
Quentin User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NorthWest USA Posts: 124 Thanks: 59 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Fearful to post serial numbers! Hello everyone! Just found you guys and registered yesterday. What a great site this is! I've been reading old threads and FAQs for hours but so far haven't stumbled across a big question I have. Serial numbers and detailed pictures of Lugers are seen freely here - maybe I'm just paranoid but aren't you concerned that someone could use this information to lay claim to your pistol saying it was stolen from them or a relative, even 50 years ago? For example I doubt many of us really know the history of a 60+ year old Luger unless you personally removed it from a German soldier. Even the stories about the one grampa brought home could be "embellished" - maybe it actually was won in a poker game. And certainly it's next to impossible to know the ownership history of a Luger you've bought. With today's technology it seems to be possible to forge a "stolen property" report dated 20, 30, 50 years ago of your Luger. Heck, maybe it's even a genuine report because I bet a lot of our Lugers were stolen somewhere along the line! Just no way to know the past of most Lugers. One of my Lugers was purchased in a pawn shop over thirty years ago, the other ten years ago in a private sale. So I can't be sure of their past. I'd like to post pictures and info but am fearful at this time. If someone stepped forward and had a legitimate claim to my Luger I'd feel obligated to return it but what about a 1957 stolen Luger report from B. Fife in Mayberry, NC? (No disrespect, I was born in a little town in NC!) Anyway, if this has been discussed before, sorry to bring it up again but I'd sure like your opinions on this.