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Ron Smith · 10-19-2009, 11:56 AM

Bill,

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but it's the way things are. I'm not saying don't. I'm just saying make damned sure.

Back when I first started seriously collecting. I found a nice Imperial Navy on a reputable dealer's site. I almost jumped, but decided to do some serious inquiring first.

It was a fake, and later saw it on the same dealer's site described as a "well done fake", at a much lower price. Evidently someone had brought the error to their attention.

Tom Armstrong "Navy" has an excellent "sticky" at the top of the Navy Luger section, on what to avoid and what to look for.

Ron

10-19-2009, 11:56 AM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Bill, Sorry to be a wet blanket, but it's the way things are. I'm not saying don't. I'm just saying make damned sure. Back when I first started seriously collecting. I found a nice Imperial Navy on a reputable dealer's site. I almost jumped, but decided to do some serious inquiring first. It was a fake, and later saw it on the same dealer's site described as a "well done fake", at a much lower price. Evidently someone had brought the error to their attention. Tom Armstrong "Navy" has an excellent "sticky" at the top of the Navy Luger section, on what to avoid and what to look for. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...