Another auctioneer offers a piece of faked Luger history

John Sabato · 08-09-2002, 04:17 PM

This is a paperweight being offered on ebay...

Auction link-Click here!

Fake Luger Paperweight

If you know your Luger models and look closely at the graphic of the Luger on this paperweight... you can tell easily why they wouldn't have used this graphic in 1936.

It looks like an old catalog illustration that was cut out and modified (probably by computer graphics) and placed on this engraving or etching.

By 1936, it would more likely have been a Mauser P-08 model, with no grip safety (but look at the safetly bar shown in the up position, The safetly lever shown in the up position, and the bare spot where the safety lever would have been in the safe or gesichert position).

This graphic is a very early Model Luger and the grip safety has been "erased" to look more like a standard model P-08... no stock lug is shown. I doubt that the SS would have given away paperweights with such shoddy workmanship.

Even the German printing is flawed... No unlauts!

Sheesh! and he is asking FIFTY dollars for this piece of junk! People never cease to amaze me...

08-09-2002, 04:17 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Another auctioneer offers a piece of faked Luger history This is a paperweight being offered on ebay... Auction link-Click here! Fake Luger Paperweight If you know your Luger models and look closely at the graphic of the Luger on this paperweight... you can tell easily why they wouldn't have used this graphic in 1936. It looks like an old catalog illustration that was cut out and modified (probably by computer graphics) and placed on this engraving or etching. By 1936, it would more likely have been a Mauser P-08 model, with no grip safety (but look at the safetly bar shown in the up position, The safetly lever shown in the up position, and the bare spot where the safety lever would have been in the safe or gesichert position). This graphic is a very early Model Luger and the grip safety has been "erased" to look more like a standard model P-08... no stock lug is shown. I doubt that the SS would have given away paperweights with such shoddy workmanship. Even the German printing is flawed... No unlauts! Sheesh! and he is asking FIFTY dollars for this piece of junk! People never cease to amaze me... __________________ 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..."*