1917 DWM Arty question

[wayne8661]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

W:
We'll need to wait a verdict from the professors, however IMHO there are some situations that can not be explained with 100% certainty. Possibly if one of our scholars had it in front of them with a good light they could give a definitive answer, but I doubt it.
To me it seems like sometimes there is a grey area in between collector Lugers and simple shooters. This game is not always so black and white. At least not to us newer collectors.
If that were my gun I would consider it a collector item and cherish it as such. If you go to sell it I'd tell prospective buyers about the uncertainty over the missing suffix, discount the price a bit and move on. But to define that gun as a shooter seems to not due it justice.
Hell, I've got more new parts than that gun does and I'm only half its age...
dju

David just to whip up some discussion as you said What do you make of the scratches under the barrel and what are your opinions of the witness mark. I am just trying to get as many opinions on these areas to help educate myself.

W