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John D. · 11-16-2001, 08:57 PM

I'm a little late to this thread - sorry about that!!!

Mr. Gibson's book is a terrific reference - no question about it! When I first started collecting Kriegs - it was my sole source of info. on the rare variation. If the truth were known, I actually have two copies - one signed over to me from Mr. Gibson personally, so I might be a little biased in my opinion...

Anyway - as you pursue Kriegs, I've also had the good fortune to inspect many Kriegs personally either by request of folks or at shows/stores. For that, one learns what to look for - whether machining marks unique to Kreigs, or certain stamps or areas to look for that separate a "genuine" from a good forgery. I don't think a book can displace that "first hand" knowledge, if you know what I mean?

Anyway - to answer your question specifically - most Krieg collectors do use Mr. Gibson's excellent research as a starting point, but not the final "word". For example - while his index of "known" Kriegs is useful - it is also fairly old, so folks shouldn't depend solely on that serialized list to decide if a Kreig is "real" or not.

So, my take is if anyone is the least bit interested in Kriegs (or a different opinion on Ku Lugers) - then this book is a "must have"....

Welcome to Krieg collecting - BTW!!!

11-16-2001, 08:57 PM	#5
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Hi Marvin..!! I'm a little late to this thread - sorry about that!!! Mr. Gibson's book is a terrific reference - no question about it! When I first started collecting Kriegs - it was my sole source of info. on the rare variation. If the truth were known, I actually have two copies - one signed over to me from Mr. Gibson personally, so I might be a little biased in my opinion... Anyway - as you pursue Kriegs, I've also had the good fortune to inspect many Kriegs personally either by request of folks or at shows/stores. For that, one learns what to look for - whether machining marks unique to Kreigs, or certain stamps or areas to look for that separate a "genuine" from a good forgery. I don't think a book can displace that "first hand" knowledge, if you know what I mean? Anyway - to answer your question specifically - most Krieg collectors do use Mr. Gibson's excellent research as a starting point, but not the final "word". For example - while his index of "known" Kriegs is useful - it is also fairly old, so folks shouldn't depend solely on that serialized list to decide if a Kreig is "real" or not. So, my take is if anyone is the least bit interested in Kriegs (or a different opinion on Ku Lugers) - then this book is a "must have".... Welcome to Krieg collecting - BTW!!!