P08 gauges: true or not ?

Vlim · 11-16-2009, 03:21 PM

There are so many of them getting onto the European market these days that I am also tempted to call them reproductions.

They are easy to make with the right equipment and panthographed 'stamps' are a definite no-no.

There was a surge of 'good/original' gauges hitting the market when a large supply of WW2 gunsmiths tool kits were discovered in a warehouse. Most of the sets were broken up and the individual gauges and tools sold seperately.

The DDR gauges are also starting to dry up over here, so expect the Eastern-European market to deliver a fair share of fakes the next years.

I'm pretty sure I also have some faked gauges and exercise rounds in my collection

11-16-2009, 03:21 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	There are so many of them getting onto the European market these days that I am also tempted to call them reproductions. They are easy to make with the right equipment and panthographed 'stamps' are a definite no-no. There was a surge of 'good/original' gauges hitting the market when a large supply of WW2 gunsmiths tool kits were discovered in a warehouse. Most of the sets were broken up and the individual gauges and tools sold seperately. The DDR gauges are also starting to dry up over here, so expect the Eastern-European market to deliver a fair share of fakes the next years. I'm pretty sure I also have some faked gauges and exercise rounds in my collection