Faked, refinished and boosted Lugers.

[wterrell]

Gene,

I do not know that we would want to label any gun as a fake or altered, but merely document the gun as to markings, condition, mechanical, model, features, etc. Each person should decide for himself whether something is faked/refinished, by study and knowledge.

We could also mention whether a certain feature of the gun was correct/incorrect for the issue or model. This would aid any purchaser or owner in knowing if a gun has been altered since it was documented. Also this would cause any profiteer to pause before enhancing the gun.

I agree that any pronouncements or opinions of "experts" would result in a registry being a blacklist and would only hurt our hobby.