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John D. · 05-07-2001, 04:04 PM

I have to admit - when I purchased my very first Krieg about 14 years ago - the pin was not numbered, and I was devasted by the thought I probably had purchased a non-matched Krieg (for the weightyy sum of $850)... Well - after a lot of research and reading - I traded phone calls with some Krieg collectors in my area (no e-mail back then - nor the value that a Forum such as this provides!), and quickly deduced that HKs were only randomly numbered on the pin..

Since then - I *think* that R. Gibson makes this point in his book in a paragraph buried somewhere - but honestly, I'm not sure? I'll check tonight, and try to find it in that volume (and give a page reference if it's in there). But I know I read it somewhere too - and this may be the source that both of us are familiar with..??

05-07-2001, 04:04 PM	#12
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 478 Thanked 517 Times in 129 Posts	No Problem Marvin...! I have to admit - when I purchased my very first Krieg about 14 years ago - the pin was not numbered, and I was devasted by the thought I probably had purchased a non-matched Krieg (for the weightyy sum of $850)... Well - after a lot of research and reading - I traded phone calls with some Krieg collectors in my area (no e-mail back then - nor the value that a Forum such as this provides!), and quickly deduced that HKs were only randomly numbered on the pin.. Since then - I think that R. Gibson makes this point in his book in a paragraph buried somewhere - but honestly, I'm not sure? I'll check tonight, and try to find it in that volume (and give a page reference if it's in there). But I know I read it somewhere too - and this may be the source that both of us are familiar with..??