Need Help w/ Provenance & Various Other Questions

JCreasy · 08-26-2012, 09:05 AM

Jerry,

Thanks for the reply. The holster is date stamped 1917, so I am assuming it could be original to the pistol. There is no tool.

What surprises me is that this pistol was never, at least as far as I know, intended for sale... It was purloined (OK, stolen) as a prize and given to my stepfather's father sometime in the 1950's... Which seemed to me way before folks were creating fake "rarities" to sell for big money.

But you are the expert on this and when someone on the board questioned it, I looked and the Swastika was done (... very carefully) by hand--not stamped. I suppose you are correct that it adds to the story, at least.

I will try to get the original magazine fixed if I can. Also, any ideas of where to find a period correct tool, and how much I'd pay for one?

Thanks, everyone, for the feedback. It has helped a lot.

JKC

08-26-2012, 09:05 AM	#22
JCreasy User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jerry, Thanks for the reply. The holster is date stamped 1917, so I am assuming it could be original to the pistol. There is no tool. What surprises me is that this pistol was never, at least as far as I know, intended for sale... It was purloined (OK, stolen) as a prize and given to my stepfather's father sometime in the 1950's... Which seemed to me way before folks were creating fake "rarities" to sell for big money. But you are the expert on this and when someone on the board questioned it, I looked and the Swastika was done (... very carefully) by hand--not stamped. I suppose you are correct that it adds to the story, at least. I will try to get the original magazine fixed if I can. Also, any ideas of where to find a period correct tool, and how much I'd pay for one? Thanks, everyone, for the feedback. It has helped a lot. JKC