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Heinz · 10-30-2005, 09:23 PM

I would add the caution that faking of German Militaria, especially Lugers was well established by the late 1960s. Strange Lugers and strange stories are and should be suspect. Any number of competent American gunsmith's made alterations to WWII bringbacks and to Lugers sold cheaply through military surplus at the time. Lugers could be bought very reasonably and no one found anything unethical in prettying up a shooter, or a treasured war trophy. Just consider all those nickle plated P08's; would not the prevalence of them surely prove that they were issued, probably to high ranking officers :-) Far more likely to find a 40 year old gunsmith alteration than a previously unheard of "special model Luger".

10-30-2005, 09:23 PM	#16
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	I would add the caution that faking of German Militaria, especially Lugers was well established by the late 1960s. Strange Lugers and strange stories are and should be suspect. Any number of competent American gunsmith's made alterations to WWII bringbacks and to Lugers sold cheaply through military surplus at the time. Lugers could be bought very reasonably and no one found anything unethical in prettying up a shooter, or a treasured war trophy. Just consider all those nickle plated P08's; would not the prevalence of them surely prove that they were issued, probably to high ranking officers :-) Far more likely to find a 40 year old gunsmith alteration than a previously unheard of "special model Luger".