Ethical?

Heinz · 10-27-2008, 02:00 PM

Jeff, the "forced matching" of parts is not an acceptable practice however it is freely indulged in. There is a significant profit realized with each "matching part" added to the pistol. Force matching is considered a less viscious crime than restamping the parts which is considered by all to be outright faking. I guess there is always some chance the matching number you find could be the one originally with the pistol.
There are some ways of detecting if a correctly numbered part is suspicious. Erfurts in general are easy to tell from DWMs because of the rigorous acceptance marking followed on the Erfurts. This is a thing you will need to educate yourself on.

One of the most likely traded out parts is the magazuine. A matching magazine may add $200 or more to a P08, the second matching magazine even more. And there is a very low likelihood that any Luger that served in combat came home with matching magazines. But the number available with matching magazines goes up every year. I would expect matching magazines in police pistols, find it believable in Navy pistols, and find it highly unlikely in an Imperial pistol showing any use at all.

Be careful, tuition in Luger U can be expensive.

10-27-2008, 02:00 PM	#4
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Jeff, the "forced matching" of parts is not an acceptable practice however it is freely indulged in. There is a significant profit realized with each "matching part" added to the pistol. Force matching is considered a less viscious crime than restamping the parts which is considered by all to be outright faking. I guess there is always some chance the matching number you find could be the one originally with the pistol. There are some ways of detecting if a correctly numbered part is suspicious. Erfurts in general are easy to tell from DWMs because of the rigorous acceptance marking followed on the Erfurts. This is a thing you will need to educate yourself on. One of the most likely traded out parts is the magazuine. A matching magazine may add $200 or more to a P08, the second matching magazine even more. And there is a very low likelihood that any Luger that served in combat came home with matching magazines. But the number available with matching magazines goes up every year. I would expect matching magazines in police pistols, find it believable in Navy pistols, and find it highly unlikely in an Imperial pistol showing any use at all. Be careful, tuition in Luger U can be expensive.