Nice Vickers...

Vlim · 07-19-2004, 09:54 AM

Hi Pete,

Two things:
-The blueing on the takedown lever.

For some unknow reason the takedown levers were blued with the gun (probably somebody too lazy to take them off

during reblueing. My 1913 frame shows the same traces of blue on the lever and almost identical wear or bad quality reblue on the side plate.

-The fitting of the brass sideplate.

Brass siteplates were introduced pretty late in 1939 and required removal of either struck-in unit marks or earlier brass trigger guard brass.
Removal of both required reblueing.

I do agree that it's a very nice Dutch vickers. Grips almost look too good.

I don't think arsenal refinish or repair (!) harms the value of a Dutch in a significant way. Use of non-matched Dutch parts on repairs will drop the price, but not to normal 'shooter' amounts.

I'd say original = 100%, arsenal rework = 90%, arsenal rework with mismatched parts = 50 - 70%.

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07-19-2004, 09:54 AM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi Pete, Two things: -The blueing on the takedown lever. For some unknow reason the takedown levers were blued with the gun (probably somebody too lazy to take them off during reblueing. My 1913 frame shows the same traces of blue on the lever and almost identical wear or bad quality reblue on the side plate. -The fitting of the brass sideplate. Brass siteplates were introduced pretty late in 1939 and required removal of either struck-in unit marks or earlier brass trigger guard brass. Removal of both required reblueing. I do agree that it's a very nice Dutch vickers. Grips almost look too good. I don't think arsenal refinish or repair (!) harms the value of a Dutch in a significant way. Use of non-matched Dutch parts on repairs will drop the price, but not to normal 'shooter' amounts. I'd say original = 100%, arsenal rework = 90%, arsenal rework with mismatched parts = 50 - 70%.