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Doug · 02-07-2002, 10:25 PM

There is no need to apologize! What truly upsets me regarding this type of work is that I would much rather see Ted rework a poor condition gun than it get the glitz job. At least Ted does tasteful accurate restorations and does not add things to the gun and then call them RARE and collectable. I feel that the maker and marketers of these guns are deliberately trying to take advantage of a novice collector. In reference to the Goring repro, I have seen a gun similar to this. It was a S/42 made for Franz Von Papen the deputy foreign minister of the Third Reich. It too is 100% engraved and covered in a burnished gold. The color is almost like tarnished brass. The craftsmanship is evident when you look at the quality of the engraving.

The main difference is that a factory commissioned engraved gun is always desirable, but third party work such as the LP-08 is not. By the way, don't assume that they started with rust buckets. True they were probably not pristine, but I bet they were in decent enough shape that someone would have given at least $700 for it.

02-07-2002, 10:25 PM	#8
Doug User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 168 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pimp Gun - Apology... There is no need to apologize! What truly upsets me regarding this type of work is that I would much rather see Ted rework a poor condition gun than it get the glitz job. At least Ted does tasteful accurate restorations and does not add things to the gun and then call them RARE and collectable. I feel that the maker and marketers of these guns are deliberately trying to take advantage of a novice collector. In reference to the Goring repro, I have seen a gun similar to this. It was a S/42 made for Franz Von Papen the deputy foreign minister of the Third Reich. It too is 100% engraved and covered in a burnished gold. The color is almost like tarnished brass. The craftsmanship is evident when you look at the quality of the engraving. The main difference is that a factory commissioned engraved gun is always desirable, but third party work such as the LP-08 is not. By the way, don't assume that they started with rust buckets. True they were probably not pristine, but I bet they were in decent enough shape that someone would have given at least $700 for it.