Odd Swiss Chamber...

Pete Ebbink · 05-25-2005, 11:42 PM

...Odd Swiss luger chamber marking on a gun on the Simpson LTD web site...

Has anyone seen one like it before ? Or are we seeing some photographic distortion...?

http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_in...oducts_id=1360

Ron Wood · 05-26-2005, 12:00 AM

That is odd. Never saw anything like it. It almost has to be an "aliasing" effect, but everything else in the photo is so sharp it is hard to believe. Sure would like to see another image taken from a different angle.

John Sabato · 05-26-2005, 12:17 PM

Ron, you are right about the "clarity" of the photo, but the little bit of contrast and brightness adjustments and enlargement I have done seem to indicate that the original and correct swiss emblem has been "customized" by the addition of intersecting lines. I would also like to see a sharp photo of this area looking directly down at the emblem...

Pete Ebbink · 05-26-2005, 12:22 PM

I might be at the shop this coming Tuesday...if so, I will take a closer look then.

Pete Ebbink · 05-28-2005, 10:53 PM

Darn...gun shows it is sold as of Saturday...would have liked to see it in person...

southriv · 05-29-2005, 10:35 AM

I know the opportunity to check this out has passed, but this looks like a classic example of "Moire effect", which I have encountered more than once in moving digital photos & scans to websites or offset printing. Maybe someone should call Simpson before it ships?

Bob

Ron Wood · 05-29-2005, 12:20 PM

Bob,
That is the word I was groping for when I wrote "aliasing", and I think you are correct.

05-25-2005, 11:42 PM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Odd Swiss Chamber... ...Odd Swiss luger chamber marking on a gun on the Simpson LTD web site... Has anyone seen one like it before ? Or are we seeing some photographic distortion...? http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_in...oducts_id=1360

05-26-2005, 12:00 AM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,020 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,174 Times in 1,701 Posts	That is odd. Never saw anything like it. It almost has to be an "aliasing" effect, but everything else in the photo is so sharp it is hard to believe. Sure would like to see another image taken from a different angle. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-26-2005, 12:17 PM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Ron, you are right about the "clarity" of the photo, but the little bit of contrast and brightness adjustments and enlargement I have done seem to indicate that the original and correct swiss emblem has been "customized" by the addition of intersecting lines. I would also like to see a sharp photo of this area looking directly down at the emblem... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

05-29-2005, 12:20 PM	#7
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,020 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,174 Times in 1,701 Posts	Bob, That is the word I was groping for when I wrote "aliasing", and I think you are correct. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-26-2005, 12:22 PM	#4
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	I might be at the shop this coming Tuesday...if so, I will take a closer look then.

05-28-2005, 10:53 PM	#5
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Darn...gun shows it is sold as of Saturday...would have liked to see it in person...

05-29-2005, 10:35 AM	#6
southriv User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Countryside New England Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I know the opportunity to check this out has passed, but this looks like a classic example of "Moire effect", which I have encountered more than once in moving digital photos & scans to websites or offset printing. Maybe someone should call Simpson before it ships? Bob