New acqusistion 1908 from isolation

Norme · 03-16-2017, 08:36 PM

I imagine that those reading this thread who are not themselves Navy Luger collectors must be wondering what all the fuss is about. Quite simply, Navy stocks are rare, very rare. Even though they were produced in equal numbers to the guns, their survival ratio is far lower, perhaps less than 1:10. I suspect that many of these stocks ended their days warming German hearths in the cold winters of the 1920's.
I've heard from many Navy collectors that they have had to wait years before one appeared on the market, and when it did they had to pay through the nose to get it. Needless to say they have become an almost irresistible target to fakers.
Norm

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03-16-2017, 08:36 PM	#21
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	I imagine that those reading this thread who are not themselves Navy Luger collectors must be wondering what all the fuss is about. Quite simply, Navy stocks are rare, very rare. Even though they were produced in equal numbers to the guns, their survival ratio is far lower, perhaps less than 1:10. I suspect that many of these stocks ended their days warming German hearths in the cold winters of the 1920's. I've heard from many Navy collectors that they have had to wait years before one appeared on the market, and when it did they had to pay through the nose to get it. Needless to say they have become an almost irresistible target to fakers. Norm