american eagle help

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by Padre Dan

the bore is very good on it , after he came to 1250.00 on it we have not talked . i do not have the knowledge to know how it was faked or what two different lugers it came from since all the numbers match . could someone enlighten me ? rethinking the purchase , ty

I have seen examples where the receiver extension has been swapped out, utilizing the original barrel and toggle assembly--thus, to a casual or uninformed look, the pistol appears matching. A receiver is only numbered, cryptically, on the underside of the stop lug. This number is then altered, or eliminated. The witness mark may be jiggered to look authentic to the naked eye, close magnification of this can be a sure way to detect the fraud.

--Dwight

[Padre Dan]

ty, this is what i think was done , in this case