TIMOTHY CANNEY

HECK YES AN 80% LUGER IS COLLECTABLE. I HAVE SOME THAT I LOVE IN 70% CONDITION AND ONE I SHOOT IN LESSER CONDITION THAN THAT THAT I WOULD'NT TRADE FOR A CARTRIDGE COUNTER!(OK YES I WOULD) A GOOD RULE OF THUMB THAT I USE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER COLLECTOR WORTHY OF HIS SALT IS. #1 IT'S NOT MY GUN UNTIL I DECIDE TO BUY IT AND HAVE TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP. #2 THE PERSON WHO OWNS IT CAN CHARGE WHAT EVER HE WANTS FOR IT, BECAUSE VALUE IS INFINATELY VARIABLE. #3 I CAN CHOOSE TO BUY IT OR LEAVE IT WITH IT'S PRESENT OWNER BY SAYING POLITELY "NO THANK YOU" #4 I WOULD NEVER IN TEN MILLION YEARS RESTORE AN 80% CONDITION WEPON, AS ONE PERSON RESPONDED SO ELIQUINTLY TO MY PREVIOUS POSTING; YOU TAKE AN 80% WEPON REFINISH IT AND IT BECOMES A WEPON WITH 0% ORIGINAL FINNISH WORTH AT LEAST 80% LESS THAN IT WAS BEFORE THE HATCHET JOB. I WOULD RATHER HAVE AN 80% IMPERIAL MARKED 1918 DWM LUGER, THAN A 95% 1920 COMMERCIAL LUGER. MY ADVICE IS FOLLOW YOUR GUT, TOO MANY LUGERS ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN REFINNISHED AND PASSED OFF AS 98% SPECIMENS BUYER BE WARE? I DON'T THINK SO! WE AS FELLOW COLLECTORS NEED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC LUGER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE HOBBYS SURVIVAL,A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SHARE IDEAS AND QUERRYS. I'M GUILTY OF THIS ALSO, BUT WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE LESS AROGANT IN OUR ACTIONS OR NEW PEOPLE WILL BE TURNED OFF FAST.


TIM(YES I KNOW I'M SHOUTING)