We have found on the knife board that frequently the seller is unaware that the knife he is offering is not what he thought it was and that he was scammed when he purchased it. Obviously that is an easy out but I think that often it is true. When that occurs the seller either removes the item from sale or amends his ad to acknowledge that the knife has been altered after it left the maker's shop, or was not ever in the maker's shop to begin with. Of course there have been other, more colorful and less measured responses as well.
I sent the seller the following message through GunBroker:
"There are some concerns regarding the originality of this rig being expressed on a Luger Forum where I am a member.-
http://www.lugerforum.com/
Artillery Lugers "What's wrong with this rig"
If you wish to respond, please feel free to do so.
Regards,
Doug