A rude awakening?

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Rich, can you shed some light on this?

I'm not sure which 'Rich' you are asking, but to me it does not look like a Japanese modelgun. It's too crude. The MGC, Hartford, Marushin, and CAW modelguns are much more realistic. Plus, they would not have the 'junk' on the left side flat area. They might copy the 'P08" that was on later real Lugers, but that would be all.

Mr Hondo of CAW went to extremes to duplicate the Borchardt C93 in his CAW modelgun, even going so far as to buy an original [real!] Borchardt, serial # DRP 75837. At one time, he had pics on the CAW web site showing how his C93 modelgun parts could interchange with the original C93, and vice versa. I posted pics of my CAW C93 here some years ago. The Japanese are meticulous about copying the originals. I have two 1960's era MGC MP-40's and they are fantastic as to detail.

This Luger modelgun may be a Denix. I think that is a Spanish modelgun company. They make low end replicas, I suppose for re-enactors and movie props, etc.

There is a flood of modelguns on eBay, I have seen LP08's for $75 NIB. Can't tell the quality.