[lugerholsterrepair]

Gary..Selfish was not the correct word to use to a new Member..NORM! Geeze use a little tact. Without doubt all of the numbers and little markings on Lugers are important..even more so on very scarce/rare Lugers. ANY buyer willing to shell out many thousands for one of these pistols you are wanting to sell is going to comb through them looking for every one. Why? Because that affects price.
I have not been on this thread for a day or so but from what I remember about your Krieghoff, 1943 I think you said the firing pin and guide were not marked. This is something any potential buyer wants to know and he won't like it. Let's say it started out as a $10,000 pistol, now it's a $9,000 pistol. Each and every small detail that should be there that isn't..changes the price.

That's why the grilling you are getting on numbers and markings. People who are taking their time to try and help you. That and some people collect numbers for data bases and are petulant when you don't let them have them!

You say..I’m really not worried about authenticating them unless it becomes a specific issue with a potential buyer. This is why I have lost interest in these postings. We are dealing with a very charming fellow but he is his own worst enemy. You refuse help you so desperately NEED cause I got a news flash. If you don't know your guns inside and out or don't care.. you become a wandering generality. The kind of guy people LOVE to take advantage of. I said it before and I will say it again..A buyer will be counting out many hundreds, thousands of dollars. YOU better know your guns better than he's does and I can guarentee you before he starts peeling off that kind of money..he will know what he's looking at. Knowledge is POWER. Knowledge is money. You hung onto these pistols for many years and now want to cash in..that's great! Do yourself a favor and let people help you out.

But you could be right..This may not be the place for you.

In that case I would consider two avenues for you to get what you need..Contact Tom Whiteman of Legacy Firearms and have him authenticate, grade and price your pistols. He is fair and honest. He will give you the good & bad. Then you will be prepared with written information to show potential buyers when they try to beat you about the head and shoulders on price. You will KNOW what your pistols are and what they should bring in today's market.

Bob Simpson offers the same service.

The Blue Book of Gun Values.

Or go it on your own. Many newbies to gun boards come onto them and get in small snits over one thing or another, puff up, sulk then take their toys elsewhere to play. Unfortunate but I have seen it dozens of times. Gun Boards are a compilation of many people with many interests. Some just want to help, others want to buy, some learning or just looking and a million other reasons. Make of it what you can..Good luck.