Had a chance for a quick side-trip on my way to the Detroit airport and swung by the Cabela's store in Dundee. MI.
This was my first stop at a Cabelas (not too PC in Califorina where we pretend we do not kill animals and fish for food...) and all I can say is WOW !!!
Sort of like a Wal-Mart superstore for the outdoorsman...and gal...they even have waterfalls, creeks with live fish, running through the store. And everywhere you walked, taxidermy specimens seemed to follow me...
Did have time to see two (2) lugers in their Gun Library Room :
* A 1915 DWM LP-08, with a price of $ 2150.
* A 1906 DWM-Swiss cross/shield, with a price of $ 2450.
Both looked refinished, too black...probably done by the same refinisher. Both had carefully placed wear patterns placed along the edges of the barrel band at the muzzle, side rails, etc...
Similar to the "way-too-black" guns on the tables of a typical Reno Gun show vendor (aka BC) or on the tables of a typical Tulsa gun show vendor (aka FF)...
I did ask the gun room clerk if he thought the pieces were original finish. He indicated he thought so...
The 1915 Arty had an odd looking LP-08 barrel (my guess a repro) and it was absent the adjustable front and rear sights...both being the fixed variety. I might be wrong...but I would sort of expect both adjustable sights on a 1915...??? No "halos" present on the barrel markings along the underside either (was exposed to view...).
The Swiss M1906 was not worth picking up, as it looked it just came out of the refinish tank a month or so, ago. It had an original Swiss leather pull tab attached to the rear frame staple...that looked like it was removed (probably during the rework) and then carefully sewn back in place with newer-looking stitching...
I left both under the glass display case...
Anyways...if any LF members are near Dundee, MI...you might want to take a look and see for yourselves...
Regards,
Pete...
