markings on byf41 luger

John Sabato · 02-26-2008, 03:29 PM

Use the Microsoft Office Picture Manager to view the file. Then use the EDIT mode to reduce the size of the photo by percentage. (Start with 10%) and save the image until the photo size is under 200Kbytes... that is the limit for photos uploaded into the forum server. Then once the photo is below 200K in size try uploadiing it again.

refinishing does dramatically lower the value of a collectible firearm. In the case of Lugers, it is almost by half, depending on how much buffing was done. Of course any modifications, such as filing would also lower collector value. But then that makes it an ideal gun for shooting, since you don't want to shoot a collectible very much... you might break something... and any replaced part lowers the value even more than refinishing.

02-26-2008, 03:29 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Use the Microsoft Office Picture Manager to view the file. Then use the EDIT mode to reduce the size of the photo by percentage. (Start with 10%) and save the image until the photo size is under 200Kbytes... that is the limit for photos uploaded into the forum server. Then once the photo is below 200K in size try uploadiing it again. refinishing does dramatically lower the value of a collectible firearm. In the case of Lugers, it is almost by half, depending on how much buffing was done. Of course any modifications, such as filing would also lower collector value. But then that makes it an ideal gun for shooting, since you don't want to shoot a collectible very much... you might break something... and any replaced part lowers the value even more than refinishing. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*