Need a critique of a K Date

lugerholsterrepair · 09-10-2004, 11:43 PM

I want to agree with TT Chester but I just cannot bring myself to do it. In my economic strata I will never be able to afford a K date at today's prices.$3000 to 5000 and who's to say they are ALL legit? This one would be a steal at $1000 and something the average guy could afford without mortgaging the farm. So, my decision would be, own this one or never own one? Hell yes , I would buy this one in a NY heartbeat and never look back.
Does this diminish Luger collecting? Maybe it does. I havn't quite thought it out completely. Is the pistol a fake? I don't think there are any proofs on it that wern't there the day it left the factory. People put white caulk into proofs to see them better...Does that make the pistol no good?
There is two ways to look at this...One is from the pure collector viewpoint and he would like to see it exactly like it left the factory floor. Who wouldn't? But, it is what it is , it's a K date and it looks pretty durn good. I would like to own it. Tough call....Jerry Burney

09-10-2004, 11:43 PM	#14
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	I want to agree with TT Chester but I just cannot bring myself to do it. In my economic strata I will never be able to afford a K date at today's prices.$3000 to 5000 and who's to say they are ALL legit? This one would be a steal at $1000 and something the average guy could afford without mortgaging the farm. So, my decision would be, own this one or never own one? Hell yes , I would buy this one in a NY heartbeat and never look back. Does this diminish Luger collecting? Maybe it does. I havn't quite thought it out completely. Is the pistol a fake? I don't think there are any proofs on it that wern't there the day it left the factory. People put white caulk into proofs to see them better...Does that make the pistol no good? There is two ways to look at this...One is from the pure collector viewpoint and he would like to see it exactly like it left the factory floor. Who wouldn't? But, it is what it is , it's a K date and it looks pretty durn good. I would like to own it. Tough call....Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."