Faked- Boosted

[Jan C Still]

Fellow collectors
Note; The .45 carbine is not mentioned in my post "Forum closure ...paranoid...". However some members felt obligated to defend the carbine even if it was not the subject of the posting.

Lugers fakers and boosters ply their trade in secret. New collectors are an easy target. In the real world collectors have little to protect themselves from unscrupulous dealers. Most of the time there is no absolute proof. Impressions concerning the dealer (sometimes reports from fellow collectors), advice from an experienced friend, or a vague impression that this luger is not quite right or too good to be true (new condition) have saved many a new collector from a bad purchase.

My posting "Forum closure or paranoid old conservative" resulted from conversations with two members of the Forum. Both are new collectors. Based on information supplied by long time collectors (and their own hard work) both forum members determined that at least half of the Lugers obtained from the same dealer were faked or boosted. Among the faked or boosted Lugers were three Imperial Navies, and a byf 42 reblued over pits. Both feel that this Forum favored the seller over the collector. Both of these collectors are upstanding people and would be a credit to collecting. Tragically both are discouraged and this may end their collecting careers. This should be of great concern to all collectors, moderators and owners on this Forum.
Jan C. Still