I saw posted on Legacy Collectibles yesterday a newly advertised 1914 variation Navy luger for sale. well by coincidence I just received the list of Navy lugers compiled by Norm and for just curiosities sake the Luger for sale came up as a fake on the list. I informed Legacy of this and they quickly pulled the pistol until the can verify the authenticity. I thought that was pretty standup of them, they don't know me although I am a past customer. I hope it's not bogus but I would think at the very least it could be a good shooter if they relist it? Just reinforces the fact that even very reputable dealers can make a mistake so in the end it really is up to the buyer to do their homework. I'm sure no expert but I do put in my research, wasn't always the case. When I was a lot younger I did "wing it" a few times and didn't get stung.
Which makes me ask has anyone on the forum bought something, not knowing anything about said item and still came out on top? You hear enough about collectors getting stung how about telling about purchases with happy endings?
Jim