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mrerick · 05-18-2018, 09:29 AM

Phineas T Barnum was, of course, right....

Collectors must understand that "a very rare Luger" may not have been made that way at the DWM factory.

The Rock Island people actually posted a video about this very gun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfeQabNcokE

which I think you could describe as their poster child for a "Fake".

If the Gunbroker buyer wanted a fake for $10,000 then everyone should be satisfied in the sale.

Sometimes the most simple Internet search can help save collectors thousands of dollars.

The GunBroker ad's text is a study in legal wording. The word "original" doesn't appear in it. "Prototype" is absolutely true - except that it wasn't made by a authentic original Luger factory. And "consistent with the description of" has nothing to do with originality...

Caveat emptor.

05-18-2018, 09:29 AM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Phineas T Barnum was, of course, right.... Collectors must understand that "a very rare Luger" may not have been made that way at the DWM factory. The Rock Island people actually posted a video about this very gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfeQabNcokE which I think you could describe as their poster child for a "Fake". If the Gunbroker buyer wanted a fake for $10,000 then everyone should be satisfied in the sale. Sometimes the most simple Internet search can help save collectors thousands of dollars. The GunBroker ad's text is a study in legal wording. The word "original" doesn't appear in it. "Prototype" is absolutely true - except that it wasn't made by a authentic original Luger factory. And "consistent with the description of" has nothing to do with originality... Caveat emptor. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.