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Sergio Natali · 08-09-2020, 01:02 PM

I agree with the two posts above.
I am not an expert but until a few years ago I also collected Lugers for a while, and I can assure you that the Luger world is rather complicated so the study of books is always helpful to the collector, and sometimes even books are not enough.
The devil is hidden in the small details and sometimes it's difficult to understand originality.
Some parts that might look correct according to your books in the end are not "original" or worse still were professionally refinished/restored.
In other words there is a lot to learn from volumes but there is even more to learn from experience and discussion with experts (not me) of this forum.

Best regards.

08-09-2020, 01:02 PM	#5
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I agree with the two posts above. I am not an expert but until a few years ago I also collected Lugers for a while, and I can assure you that the Luger world is rather complicated so the study of books is always helpful to the collector, and sometimes even books are not enough. The devil is hidden in the small details and sometimes it's difficult to understand originality. Some parts that might look correct according to your books in the end are not "original" or worse still were professionally refinished/restored. In other words there is a lot to learn from volumes but there is even more to learn from experience and discussion with experts (not me) of this forum. Best regards. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.