Gestapo = SS = Probably fake?

max2cam · 07-14-2003, 12:15 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> As I reviewed his list I found several item described as Ã¢??Nazi era GestapoÃ¢?Â or Ã¢??Gestapo chamberedÃ¢?Â. I canÃ¢??t find these in Jan StillÃ¢??s Third Reich Lugers. <hr /></blockquote>I haven't seen the list mentioned here, but these descriptions of "several items" marked as "Gestapo" Lugers strain ones credibility that honest belief was involved, but appear to fall into the realm of hype, deception, or wish-fullfillment (I used that instead of fraud) -- unless these guns are documented. But of course as others have pointed out, the documentation is often fake too!

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07-14-2003, 12:15 PM	#21
max2cam User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> As I reviewed his list I found several item described as Ã¢??Nazi era GestapoÃ¢?Â or Ã¢??Gestapo chamberedÃ¢?Â. I canÃ¢??t find these in Jan StillÃ¢??s Third Reich Lugers. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">I haven't seen the list mentioned here, but these descriptions of "several items" marked as "Gestapo" Lugers strain ones credibility that honest belief was involved, but appear to fall into the realm of hype, deception, or wish-fullfillment (I used that instead of fraud) -- unless these guns are documented. But of course as others have pointed out, the documentation is often fake too! E.T. Please reply to my Hitler remark if you wish on the lanyard thread and I will respond. I was making a very specific point. The thread was already way off topic when I posted...