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Ron Wood · 09-22-2009, 06:09 PM

Tom,
I inderstand your take on mismatched parts, but I would really be upset if I had a $2000 Luger and someone insisted that it was only worth $1500 because of a mismatched firing pin. That is just extreme. In my opinion, a Luger in nice original condition should not suffer a devalutation of more than $50 for a mismatched firing pin, holdopen, grips or magazine. These parts are subject to wear, breakage and/or field replacement and are just part of a reasonable history. I am getting increasingly frustrated with "purists" that insist that if a Luger is not 100% as issued, it is a shooter. That flies in the face of honest use and only encourages fakers to "upgrade" honest pieces to "all matching". If it truely is all matching, that is wonderful, but a mismatched internal part doesn't make it junk.

09-22-2009, 06:09 PM	#14
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Tom, I inderstand your take on mismatched parts, but I would really be upset if I had a $2000 Luger and someone insisted that it was only worth $1500 because of a mismatched firing pin. That is just extreme. In my opinion, a Luger in nice original condition should not suffer a devalutation of more than $50 for a mismatched firing pin, holdopen, grips or magazine. These parts are subject to wear, breakage and/or field replacement and are just part of a reasonable history. I am getting increasingly frustrated with "purists" that insist that if a Luger is not 100% as issued, it is a shooter. That flies in the face of honest use and only encourages fakers to "upgrade" honest pieces to "all matching". If it truely is all matching, that is wonderful, but a mismatched internal part doesn't make it junk. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction