[Edward Tinker]

True and we would do the collecting fraternity a favor by
obviously re-bluing, marking or destroying them. Harder to do in real life?

This is where a registry of known fakes would be nice.

I bet among the 659 people signed up on lugerforum.com there are
tens of thousands of known serial numbers and markings, to include known fakes.

If people send me their lists, hard copy or copies of them, e-mail or typed,
I will scan them in and collect known serial numbers.
I know this is a huge undertaking,
but frankly don't see most collectors "willing" to give up
their serial number lists.

But if people send them to me off line,
I will compile a collection of lists.

I also know this is a long term investment of time, and that is okay.

I also feel that a list should be shared, privately if need be
and not considered for public distribution.

At the beginning of the list, I think I should
list those that contributed and not list guns by owners.