sideplate #99 needed

Kyrie · 04-10-2002, 04:50 PM

Hi Wayne,

Absolutely no offense intended, but ...

You received the reply you did from Marney because parts swapping is the most common kind of forgery with Lugers. Ã¢??MatchingÃ¢?Â is collector shorthand for Ã¢??all original.Ã¢?Â If you were to find and use a side plate numbered Ã¢??99Ã¢?Â on your Luger it would make it appear to be matching when in fact it was not. Among the collectors of firearms that were assembled with the parts serial numbered to the frame part swapping to make such a firearm appear to be something it is not is viewed as forgery, and the folks who do this kind of thing are viewed as forgers.

I understand you may be new to collecting Lugers, and just stumbled into a minefield you werenÃ¢??t aware was there. I hope this note will help understand what happened, and why.

Best regards,

Kyrie

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04-10-2002, 04:50 PM	#6
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Re: sideplate #99 needed for me too. Hi Wayne, Absolutely no offense intended, but ... You received the reply you did from Marney because parts swapping is the most common kind of forgery with Lugers. Ã¢??MatchingÃ¢?Â is collector shorthand for Ã¢??all original.Ã¢?Â If you were to find and use a side plate numbered Ã¢??99Ã¢?Â on your Luger it would make it appear to be matching when in fact it was not. Among the collectors of firearms that were assembled with the parts serial numbered to the frame part swapping to make such a firearm appear to be something it is not is viewed as forgery, and the folks who do this kind of thing are viewed as forgers. I understand you may be new to collecting Lugers, and just stumbled into a minefield you werenÃ¢??t aware was there. I hope this note will help understand what happened, and why. Best regards, Kyrie Moderator - Cruffler_Forum on Yahoo Groups "The flame free C&R Forum."