1915 DWM Photo Shoot

gozrula · 10-18-2010, 11:59 PM

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far.
I will say that this one had me going when alanint first questioned the finish. I have been over this thing multiple times in every nook and cranny with a magnifying glass looking for any signs of alteration. The gun is white inside, as it should be. The straw actually looks better in these pictures than it really is. I think it was the lighting. It was cloudy when I took the pictures outside.

Then I asked myself, if someone that had so much talent in boosting guns, waste their time on this one? They should be spending their time working on Navy’s. They have left no evidence I can see. They would have to had started with a gun in such good condition that it would almost not have been worth it. Wouldn’t the fact that the gun is unit marked with matching mag be enough? The mag shows hardly any use.

I trust and value all of your input here because I’m a “newbie”. Not to guns by any means but certainly to Lugers. I’ve seen my share of hacked guns and have been collecting/accumulating Winchesters, Walthers, Mausers, and Colts for years. It would really piss me off at this point in my gun collecting career to think this could happen to me, but it’s always possible.

But this is the reason we are here. I also wonder if I had posted this just saying here’s my gun, without calling any special attention to it, would we be discussing it now? It’s just a clean imperial. I’ve seen much better in Jan’s books.

10-18-2010, 11:59 PM	#16
gozrula User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 15 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. I will say that this one had me going when alanint first questioned the finish. I have been over this thing multiple times in every nook and cranny with a magnifying glass looking for any signs of alteration. The gun is white inside, as it should be. The straw actually looks better in these pictures than it really is. I think it was the lighting. It was cloudy when I took the pictures outside. Then I asked myself, if someone that had so much talent in boosting guns, waste their time on this one? They should be spending their time working on Navy’s. They have left no evidence I can see. They would have to had started with a gun in such good condition that it would almost not have been worth it. Wouldn’t the fact that the gun is unit marked with matching mag be enough? The mag shows hardly any use. I trust and value all of your input here because I’m a “newbie”. Not to guns by any means but certainly to Lugers. I’ve seen my share of hacked guns and have been collecting/accumulating Winchesters, Walthers, Mausers, and Colts for years. It would really piss me off at this point in my gun collecting career to think this could happen to me, but it’s always possible. But this is the reason we are here. I also wonder if I had posted this just saying here’s my gun, without calling any special attention to it, would we be discussing it now? It’s just a clean imperial. I’ve seen much better in Jan’s books.