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lugerholsterrepair · 02-06-2012, 08:26 PM

Lewis..Would all of you still call this a shooter with little or no value?

There is value and then there is value..Ted's work certainly enhanced the pistol's condition from a beat up old warhorse to a stunning metamorphasis of beauty.

As nice as it is..it will never have the original Imperial grips or finish it came with. That affects the pistol in some way but Ted's restoration brings it closer to my preference than the old VOPO look.

Once a pistol has lost some parts it will never be like an original which most collectors like..Does it have value like it is? I think so..Just not as much as if the pistol were 100% original with the same finish..

Very nice job Ted.

02-06-2012, 08:26 PM	#10
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Lewis..Would all of you still call this a shooter with little or no value? There is value and then there is value..Ted's work certainly enhanced the pistol's condition from a beat up old warhorse to a stunning metamorphasis of beauty. As nice as it is..it will never have the original Imperial grips or finish it came with. That affects the pistol in some way but Ted's restoration brings it closer to my preference than the old VOPO look. Once a pistol has lost some parts it will never be like an original which most collectors like..Does it have value like it is? I think so..Just not as much as if the pistol were 100% original with the same finish.. Very nice job Ted. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."