GERMANY stamped toggle

Dwight Gruber · 06-14-2004, 03:10 AM

I had an opportunity to examine this gun closely today at the gun show.

The GERMANY stamp was crudely made, not anything like a real export stamp; I couldn't get the gun apart (the takedown lever was homemade and too tight to move with casual pressure) but the parts of the frame I could see by taking off the grips showed that it was salt blued; the surfaces of the sideplate were worked, not completely smooth with sharp edges; and there were patches of cold blue.

In short, this Luger was bogus, and not worth any further consideration.

This was an interesting lesson which, for once, didn't cost the price of a gun.

--Dwight

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06-14-2004, 03:10 AM	#8
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	I had an opportunity to examine this gun closely today at the gun show. The GERMANY stamp was crudely made, not anything like a real export stamp; I couldn't get the gun apart (the takedown lever was homemade and too tight to move with casual pressure) but the parts of the frame I could see by taking off the grips showed that it was salt blued; the surfaces of the sideplate were worked, not completely smooth with sharp edges; and there were patches of cold blue. In short, this Luger was bogus, and not worth any further consideration. This was an interesting lesson which, for once, didn't cost the price of a gun. --Dwight