HELP! NAZI SS Luger or Fake???

becker · 03-14-2005, 08:05 PM

My first post; its great to be here.

Some thoughts on this thread..........
It seems to me we to often blame the victims of crooked Dealers and collectors rather than the ones who do the misrepresenting.It is almost as if we accept getting ripped off as part of the business.

Should I believe a dealer when he says its all matching or do i start taking the gun apart at his table to check?(assuming he lets me)
Does the dealer have an obligation to tell me the gun does not function correctly or that there is reweld on the frame not visible from external examination?
I fail to see how any of these are any different than lying about markings on a gun.
I also fail to see how any amount of money spent on books would have helped HBGUY as the gun was in a book.Besides very few books that i have seen have much on fakes.
I was glad to see HBGUY threatened the dealer with legal action and didn't
accept the situation as simply " the cost of doing business".
There was a case several years ago with "The Antiques Roadshow" where one of their appraisors got sued and lost so there is hope!!!!!!!
Good Job HistoryBuffGuy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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03-14-2005, 08:05 PM	#39
becker User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My first post; its great to be here. Some thoughts on this thread.......... It seems to me we to often blame the victims of crooked Dealers and collectors rather than the ones who do the misrepresenting.It is almost as if we accept getting ripped off as part of the business. Should I believe a dealer when he says its all matching or do i start taking the gun apart at his table to check?(assuming he lets me) Does the dealer have an obligation to tell me the gun does not function correctly or that there is reweld on the frame not visible from external examination? I fail to see how any of these are any different than lying about markings on a gun. I also fail to see how any amount of money spent on books would have helped HBGUY as the gun was in a book.Besides very few books that i have seen have much on fakes. I was glad to see HBGUY threatened the dealer with legal action and didn't accept the situation as simply " the cost of doing business". There was a case several years ago with "The Antiques Roadshow" where one of their appraisors got sued and lost so there is hope!!!!!!! Good Job HistoryBuffGuy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!