Dwight,
the witness lines line up perfectly and look crisp. Only the roughness of the grinding on the locking bolt surprises me. Somebody put lacquer stick on the side serial number, toggle HK emblem and barrel proof marks, but all the other proof marks and front serial number look nice and crisp. The grip screws and the trigger bar spring even have the fire blue on them.
The frames rabbit ears even have the sort of phoscoating appearance just like the Gun Brokers gun did. The only wear that I can see is from the thumb safety being moved. And from the rear of the toggle hitting the frame,
The more that I look at the weapon, the more excited that I get. If Doug Smith christens this gun as original, then this is as close to mint as a guy can get. Ken of FGS said that Doug will be at the OGCA meeting on Sept 17th, I am not really that good on HK's and Nazi era Lugers, so I will be sitting on pins and needles until I show this to Doug.
Big Norm
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