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bill m · 04-19-2001, 01:18 PM

Yes, there is room for all Luger fanciers here, but accept your Luger for what it really is. Yes, this is my opinion, but it also has a lot of facts to back it up. A Luger is a Luger is a Luger, which means what......accept a counterfiet because it looks, feels, and smells like a Luger? Accept reproduction products and refinishes because they look, feel and smell like an original? If these imports are so legimate, and have so much history, why are you refinishing them and changing once again, there appearance? I called a guy a couple of years ago and asked him about some Lugers he had advertised. One was a 1936 S/42 Police with a sear safety, and the other was a 1939 Code 42 with no serial number on the receiver and only a 42, for an arsenal replacement. Rare Lugers with a hefty price tag. When I received them they were both dip blued and import marked. When I returned them the guy say, and I quote, "I guess I should have told you that they were import marked and dip blued". This is a very common practice with these import guns. A lot a new collectors are getting stuck with them everyday as being an original issued piece, and paying triple what a shooter is worth. They are not only a blessing for the new collectors and shooters, but also big curse. Was the 1939 code 42 a real, rare gun? We will never know, but if you want to use it to authenticate (as some in this thread have suggested) other rare Lugers, go ahead. How can you authenticate something that is not known to be authentic to start with. It is your choice to collect or acquire whatever is your preference, but be honest about it. It is your privilege to defend your import Lugers, and please do so, but they are being mis-represented every day, and made up to be "rare" variations. The guys selling them are going to tell you that they will have collector value, as they want to make more on them. Their selling and you're buying. I have nothing against the import Lugers if they are represented honestly and correctly. One last thing, and I'm done on this issue, I promise, just how long do you think those 3 little marks on the base of the stock lug on Ted's refinished guns are going to last when these guns are re-sold down the road, not by the present owners, but after they resale them?

04-19-2001, 01:18 PM	#1
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hey Guys Yes, there is room for all Luger fanciers here, but accept your Luger for what it really is. Yes, this is my opinion, but it also has a lot of facts to back it up. A Luger is a Luger is a Luger, which means what......accept a counterfiet because it looks, feels, and smells like a Luger? Accept reproduction products and refinishes because they look, feel and smell like an original? If these imports are so legimate, and have so much history, why are you refinishing them and changing once again, there appearance? I called a guy a couple of years ago and asked him about some Lugers he had advertised. One was a 1936 S/42 Police with a sear safety, and the other was a 1939 Code 42 with no serial number on the receiver and only a 42, for an arsenal replacement. Rare Lugers with a hefty price tag. When I received them they were both dip blued and import marked. When I returned them the guy say, and I quote, "I guess I should have told you that they were import marked and dip blued". This is a very common practice with these import guns. A lot a new collectors are getting stuck with them everyday as being an original issued piece, and paying triple what a shooter is worth. They are not only a blessing for the new collectors and shooters, but also big curse. Was the 1939 code 42 a real, rare gun? We will never know, but if you want to use it to authenticate (as some in this thread have suggested) other rare Lugers, go ahead. How can you authenticate something that is not known to be authentic to start with. It is your choice to collect or acquire whatever is your preference, but be honest about it. It is your privilege to defend your import Lugers, and please do so, but they are being mis-represented every day, and made up to be "rare" variations. The guys selling them are going to tell you that they will have collector value, as they want to make more on them. Their selling and you're buying. I have nothing against the import Lugers if they are represented honestly and correctly. One last thing, and I'm done on this issue, I promise, just how long do you think those 3 little marks on the base of the stock lug on Ted's refinished guns are going to last when these guns are re-sold down the road, not by the present owners, but after they resale them?