It does seem like a lot of effort to fake something that garish and to a 'mere' oberleutnant. I have a 1916 dated one reworked to 9mm Luger (with WWII Nazi marks). Not fired it yet but I picked it up for $250 or so a few months back.
This one in the auction wouldn't be so bad but I'm not sure I'd pay that much on the say so of one photo from the book!
Michael
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Michael
Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.')
'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers
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