I have heard sooo many stories about Ralph and World of Lugers, both good and bad! The term Shattuck-y is definitely a new one! That would be a neat addition to the site, maybe stories of peoples experiences with WOL. I think another reason I find WOL fascinating is the amount of Lugers that went through there. Ralph must have handled or owned more lugers than anyone. I’ve seen photos of his showroom and there must have been thousands of them! I would love to be on that level, however I own a mere 20 or so.
The project does sound interesting! I have seen and heard of quite a few fakes! I have seen many discussions about fakes and find them fascinating. I have one myself that is pretty controversial, a 42 Mauser Banner with military proofs and also a sear safety, Eagle L on left side instead of right. I also have several projects going on, I like to be involved with the Luger community and I am pretty active on Lugerforums.
One of my first was a chromed Luger for $1500����. So I definitely understand the need for a new collectors guide.
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