What's Wrong With This Portugese M2?

Doubs · 08-01-2003, 11:19 PM

While browsing for Lugers on GunBroker, I came across this ad: http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...?Item=10727431

The owner of this 1906 Portugese M2 Luger describes it as original finish but a quick check of the reference books will show that the M2 was made with strawed small parts and all of the small parts on this one are blued. His asking price of $2,000 is about three times the actual value IMO. There were 5,000 made and they are not that difficult to find with original finish and at nearly half the price.

Just another example why the buyer needs to beware.

08-01-2003, 11:19 PM	#1
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,695 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,677 Times in 551 Posts	What's Wrong With This Portugese M2? While browsing for Lugers on GunBroker, I came across this ad: http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...?Item=10727431 The owner of this 1906 Portugese M2 Luger describes it as original finish but a quick check of the reference books will show that the M2 was made with strawed small parts and all of the small parts on this one are blued. His asking price of $2,000 is about three times the actual value IMO. There were 5,000 made and they are not that difficult to find with original finish and at nearly half the price. Just another example why the buyer needs to beware.