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Vlim · 07-02-2003, 08:26 AM

Hi,

Hi,

What I meant by 'used' is that the guns shows signs of being shot quite a few times, notice the marks where the toggleknobs touched the frame and the toggle link struck the back of the frame.

I think the best (and only) way to trace back the history of the gun is to do just that. Tracing back previous owners might yield some clues as to how/where/when/what/why it ended up in the state it is now.

I do agree with Wes that the value is lowered by the modifications it received. In my opinion the current value may be set because of a certain curiosity factor and not an originality factor. Further documentation of the history of this piece might increase that curiosity factor, of course.

07-02-2003, 08:26 AM	#45
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, Hi, What I meant by 'used' is that the guns shows signs of being shot quite a few times, notice the marks where the toggleknobs touched the frame and the toggle link struck the back of the frame. I think the best (and only) way to trace back the history of the gun is to do just that. Tracing back previous owners might yield some clues as to how/where/when/what/why it ended up in the state it is now. I do agree with Wes that the value is lowered by the modifications it received. In my opinion the current value may be set because of a certain curiosity factor and not an originality factor. Further documentation of the history of this piece might increase that curiosity factor, of course.