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policeluger · 09-02-2003, 04:40 PM

I expected this point, and glad you brought it up. As I stated, a complete restored/reworked/reblue gun, however you want too state it, will most assurdily have the metal stroke marks, and a total over all look of rework. Not too mention the color blue say from a pre-war mod 70 that I have never seen duplicated. We can easily look at for example the one reworked gun in my collection, I brought it too Reno gun show and you looked at it, a nice but refinished Simson Police, and Ralph Shattuck examined it and estimated its value, based in part on being reblued (beautiful rust blue). For the knoweledgable, at least we keep trying too learn, we try our best too spot fakes and bolstered guns, but for the novice/first time buyer will these touched up guns fools them into buying something perhaps misrepresented or "you didn't ask so I won't tell". I have done more Colts/Win's and others then I care too remember, I don't think I have ever done a touch up blue job, and touch up is what this is all about. I have had very knowledgable collectors over the years point out good (factory correct) from rework guns in the estates I have taken in and sold, always an inspection period. But then again an inspection period is not much good if you do not know what you are looking at. And do you really think that 99.9% of the first time luger buyers even know Thor/me or and one else out there blueing guns? so a log of rework is of little value too them. There are some great Colt SAA restorers out there, their complete restorations are a work of wonder, does any knowledgable buyer of Colt SAA think an 1888 gun looks factory new? OK Ed, I believe too the untrained, parts of my work can be passed off as new, NOW...the question again, and I would like too hear from Ted, do you mark/proof your TOUCHED UP work??

09-02-2003, 04:40 PM	#42
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	I expected this point, and glad you brought it up. As I stated, a complete restored/reworked/reblue gun, however you want too state it, will most assurdily have the metal stroke marks, and a total over all look of rework. Not too mention the color blue say from a pre-war mod 70 that I have never seen duplicated. We can easily look at for example the one reworked gun in my collection, I brought it too Reno gun show and you looked at it, a nice but refinished Simson Police, and Ralph Shattuck examined it and estimated its value, based in part on being reblued (beautiful rust blue). For the knoweledgable, at least we keep trying too learn, we try our best too spot fakes and bolstered guns, but for the novice/first time buyer will these touched up guns fools them into buying something perhaps misrepresented or "you didn't ask so I won't tell". I have done more Colts/Win's and others then I care too remember, I don't think I have ever done a touch up blue job, and touch up is what this is all about. I have had very knowledgable collectors over the years point out good (factory correct) from rework guns in the estates I have taken in and sold, always an inspection period. But then again an inspection period is not much good if you do not know what you are looking at. And do you really think that 99.9% of the first time luger buyers even know Thor/me or and one else out there blueing guns? so a log of rework is of little value too them. There are some great Colt SAA restorers out there, their complete restorations are a work of wonder, does any knowledgable buyer of Colt SAA think an 1888 gun looks factory new? OK Ed, I believe too the untrained, parts of my work can be passed off as new, NOW...the question again, and I would like too hear from Ted, do you mark/proof your TOUCHED UP work??