Gun Show Report
Another small show, another small report. Longview Washington, fewer than 200 tables.
Only one guy with Lugers, nice ones in excellent condition but full price--1906 American Eagle, .30 cal., overvalued at $2.5k; 1923 DWM/Krieghoff overvalued at $2k; 1900 Swiss Military, a good value at $4k; 1900 American Eagle re-blue, value probably reasonable at $1.2k.
He also had a very unusual Luger, a set made up with two receivers, one with a 4" barrel and one with a longer barrel, 8" or so. It looks like it was probably made up over a 1920 Commercial frame; all the parts were re-serialized to make a matching set (including both receiver/barrels), the barrel numbers were stamped lengthwise, the toggle was blank. The only proof I could find on the whole gun was a lazy Nitro proof on the breechblock. The workmanship on the piece was excellent--corners were sharp, stampings crisp, it looked like a brand-new gun. The owner knew little about the gun's provenance, he said that he bought it "years ago, in France." He was selling a repro Navy board stock along with it. The only downside was $5k asked for a very interesting but questionable piece. Anybody ever heard about anything like this?
--Dwight
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