1906 Portugese army crest removed

LugerVern · 11-23-2007, 08:01 PM

An interesting question about collect ability: An unknown number of both the Portuguese Army and Navy lugers where defaced (Crest Removed) after the fall of King Manuel II in 1910.
If the gun was all original with correct circle triangle magazine, I suppose it could be looked at as a variation to some advanced collectors interested in history and wishing to have an example. We know for sure this defacing occurred, but to what extent is not known.
The biggest problem I see is the fact that it has been refinished, purest collectors have issues with reworks even though there seems to be an increasing demand for quality reworks, so not all is lost if it was done professionally.

We would enjoy seeing pictures of your gun, in particularly we would be interested in how much original finish is still remaining, close-ups of any markings that are left.

Thanks for posting

Vern

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11-23-2007, 08:01 PM	#3
LugerVern User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 563 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	An interesting question about collect ability: An unknown number of both the Portuguese Army and Navy lugers where defaced (Crest Removed) after the fall of King Manuel II in 1910. If the gun was all original with correct circle triangle magazine, I suppose it could be looked at as a variation to some advanced collectors interested in history and wishing to have an example. We know for sure this defacing occurred, but to what extent is not known. The biggest problem I see is the fact that it has been refinished, purest collectors have issues with reworks even though there seems to be an increasing demand for quality reworks, so not all is lost if it was done professionally. We would enjoy seeing pictures of your gun, in particularly we would be interested in how much original finish is still remaining, close-ups of any markings that are left. Thanks for posting Vern