Bob,
I had an exchange with this fellow about a recent Swiss Luger that was actually a '24 Bern dressed up and forged to look more like a M1906 Cross/Shield.
Owner of the auction house basically said he is there to sell and make money and buyer buys at their risk...
He also threw some insults my way and said the only "expert" opinion he listens to is from some west-coast fellow with over 500 guns for sale...
Th gun in question went for $ 2600 or so...one day the new owner will find out what he/she has and then will probably dump it in some other auction house venue. Bad guns seem to be like bad burritos...they burn several times on the way down.
Here is the posting I did over on Jan's Gun Boards about that particular gun :
http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12502
I decided then not to give them any of my business.
They do have this statement on their web site in their "About Us" section...
It might need an edit...
" You will find The Gunrunner to be a different type of gun store. We are NICE, learned, and always willing to talk at length with you. We are hunters, guides, collectors, competitive shooters - WE HAVE BEEN THERE. All of The Gunrunner employees are shooters/collectors/hunters - we LOVE guns and the people who collect them. We sure look forward to talking with you about your needs! "
But with gun shop counter help like this, I am sure they get lots of street traffic coming in...
The guys in the shops around my home seem to only bathe once per month...
