K Date Lugers, Faked and Restored

deepdarkwoodsman · 10-28-2012, 09:45 AM

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, how are these guns faked? Does this mean a less expensive luger is converted to a K-Date with the removal and addition of markings and proofs? Or does this mean a gun is created completely from the ground-up, then aged and marked to look like a K-Date?

Thanks,

Doug

Frank · 10-28-2012, 10:52 AM

JDT, I have a data base for Military Mausers only.

Postino, I said I didn't know the number of K-Dates that are left of the original about 11,000. I also said I didn't know the number that are available to collect data. My guess the number of "Fakes" are considerably less than 770.

Deepdark, K Dates are "faked" in many different ways. I doubt if any were built up from ground level as that would be very expensive. I would guess, mostly began as converted less expensive Lugers.

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10-28-2012, 09:45 AM	#1
deepdarkwoodsman User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 38 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Just to satisfy my own curiosity, how are these guns faked? Does this mean a less expensive luger is converted to a K-Date with the removal and addition of markings and proofs? Or does this mean a gun is created completely from the ground-up, then aged and marked to look like a K-Date? Thanks, Doug

10-28-2012, 10:52 AM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 165 Times in 87 Posts	JDT, I have a data base for Military Mausers only. Postino, I said I didn't know the number of K-Dates that are left of the original about 11,000. I also said I didn't know the number that are available to collect data. My guess the number of "Fakes" are considerably less than 770. Deepdark, K Dates are "faked" in many different ways. I doubt if any were built up from ground level as that would be very expensive. I would guess, mostly began as converted less expensive Lugers.