Eric,
thanks for the pictures and recognizing the unfortunate conclusion. Faked lugers are a curse and tough to detect- especially one that is seldom seen and poorly documented in the US.
Just to add insult to injury, the case you show in color is similar to that in the picture but not the same. It is fairly obvious that someone used the picture to "copy" the case- but they used a slightly longer case, with different hardware, and did not get the dividers and spacers the same.
The guys here, actually Norm, saved me from a accepting a faked Navy luger from an auction just 15 or 18 months ago.
This forum is THE place to get your luger vetted! A great "thanks" to all the experts for sharing their knowledge.
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03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector.
Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie
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