Viewed the 1902 AE fat barrel today.

Doug G. · 08-21-2005, 12:09 AM

Well good as his word the guy showed up at my table at 10AM. I took the gun out of a homemade presentation case. At a cursory glance it did indeed look to be about 80%+ finish. Serial number was in correct 27,000 range. Shined it good with my Sure fire flashlight. Did not have much of a reddish hue, as I would have expected. This made me suspicious of an old reblue. Sure enough not one single "halo" on any numbers, Germany or on the AE logo. Grips safety spring was missing, and main spring was bad. Left grip had a chip and was only marked with an * as was the right grip. Was sorry to inform them that the gun only rated a 50-60% rating in my book. They were still thinking it is worth in the $4000 range! I told them good luck!

It went down hill from there!

Front strap in the gray.

Back strap not much better.

08-21-2005, 12:09 AM	#1
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	Viewed the 1902 AE fat barrel today. Well good as his word the guy showed up at my table at 10AM. I took the gun out of a homemade presentation case. At a cursory glance it did indeed look to be about 80%+ finish. Serial number was in correct 27,000 range. Shined it good with my Sure fire flashlight. Did not have much of a reddish hue, as I would have expected. This made me suspicious of an old reblue. Sure enough not one single "halo" on any numbers, Germany or on the AE logo. Grips safety spring was missing, and main spring was bad. Left grip had a chip and was only marked with an * as was the right grip. Was sorry to inform them that the gun only rated a 50-60% rating in my book. They were still thinking it is worth in the $4000 range! I told them good luck! It went down hill from there! Front strap in the gray. Back strap not much better.