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Unread 05-29-2019, 12:42 PM   #20
Sergio Natali
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Originally Posted by John Sabato View Post
If the pits in the surface are BLUE, then the gun has been refinished... If the pits are IN the blue, then the finish is likely original... Sorry I can't tell by the photos...
What John has said reflects my exact point of view.
Photographs are not always a good indicator of what the actual finish looks like, I' afraid there is some cause for doubt as to the originality of that pistol.
As far as the death head mark is concerned, so far all the so called "Totenkopf" Lugers that I've seen looked as if somebody had tried to "improve" them ... and even more I would think about this one with a pantographed D.H.
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