Fake tools

Herb · 12-18-2005, 08:05 PM

This is great, now we have fake tools to worry about. This hobby is getting really risky for the person that doesn't have a fortune invested in books and learning.

http://www.sarcoinc.com/feat38.html

c3006 · 12-18-2005, 08:10 PM

I be that person.

Edward Tinker · 12-18-2005, 08:21 PM

I am no expert, but I use my library of Luger books to help me along. I know it has saved me on several occassions or made me feel better about a purchase.

You hear it a lot, but buy several books for every gun that you buy and buy several books before you bjuy your first luger...

Ed

Herb · 12-18-2005, 08:30 PM

Ed some people think you need to get a book on which books to buy nowadays. I hear too much that this author is wrong that one is wrong, buy my books they are the only ones that have the right info, it's getting bad.

c3006 · 12-18-2005, 08:50 PM

Ive got several books but I am one of those people that cant retian info that Ive read so when Im out and run up on a deal I am at the mercey of my bad recall,I think my small brian is allready full of useless info and I dont know how to delete it.

Herb · 12-18-2005, 08:54 PM

Clint, don't worry about deleting it, when you get old it automatically goes away.

Stevie · 12-18-2005, 09:01 PM

I have a couple of fake Luger tools. One of these even has fake byf markings. I also have a couple of holsters with artificial makers markings and dates on them. I bought them both brand new.

I suppose it may be possible to buy some new made holsters for $30 each, age them down to WWII used condition, and sell them on ebay for a tidy profit!

Dwight Gruber · 12-18-2005, 09:14 PM

Steve,

At the risk of being cast as a curmudgeon, don't even joke about this.

--Dwight

Edward Tinker · 12-18-2005, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dwight Gruber
Steve,

At the risk of being cast as a curmudgeon, don't even joke abut this.

--Dwight

it is already being done and has been for several years. Usually it is fairly obvious, as they aren't collectors who are faking and then selling...

Ed

Steinar · 12-19-2005, 06:22 AM

I bought a reproduction holster yesterday, with german markings on it.. The first thing I did was to write "reproduction" on the back. With my eyes, I might not see if it was genuin or not after a few years of hard use

Lugerdoc · 12-19-2005, 10:36 AM

Morgan, At the last NGD in Louisville I ran into a dealer from Finland selling repro mag loading tools and snail drum loaders. They were relatively crude and cheap, so most knowledgable collector would be fooled, but as noted above, there are also some good fakes that are hard to tell from originals, so the best bet is to know who you are doing business with and that he will refund, if you are unhappy for ANY reason. TH

12-18-2005, 08:05 PM	#1
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Fake tools This is great, now we have fake tools to worry about. This hobby is getting really risky for the person that doesn't have a fortune invested in books and learning. http://www.sarcoinc.com/feat38.html __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

12-18-2005, 08:10 PM	#2
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	I be that person. __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

12-18-2005, 08:30 PM	#4
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ed some people think you need to get a book on which books to buy nowadays. I hear too much that this author is wrong that one is wrong, buy my books they are the only ones that have the right info, it's getting bad. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

12-18-2005, 08:50 PM	#5
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Ive got several books but I am one of those people that cant retian info that Ive read so when Im out and run up on a deal I am at the mercey of my bad recall,I think my small brian is allready full of useless info and I dont know how to delete it. __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

12-18-2005, 08:54 PM	#6
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Clint, don't worry about deleting it, when you get old it automatically goes away. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

12-18-2005, 08:21 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	I am no expert, but I use my library of Luger books to help me along. I know it has saved me on several occassions or made me feel better about a purchase. You hear it a lot, but buy several books for every gun that you buy and buy several books before you bjuy your first luger... Ed

12-18-2005, 09:01 PM	#7
Stevie User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ok. Posts: 212 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a couple of fake Luger tools. One of these even has fake byf markings. I also have a couple of holsters with artificial makers markings and dates on them. I bought them both brand new. I suppose it may be possible to buy some new made holsters for $30 each, age them down to WWII used condition, and sell them on ebay for a tidy profit!

12-18-2005, 09:14 PM	#8
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Steve, At the risk of being cast as a curmudgeon, don't even joke about this. --Dwight

12-19-2005, 06:22 AM	#10
Steinar User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,538 Thanks: 18 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	I bought a reproduction holster yesterday, with german markings on it.. The first thing I did was to write "reproduction" on the back. With my eyes, I might not see if it was genuin or not after a few years of hard use __________________ Previously known as Morgan Kane

12-19-2005, 10:36 AM	#11
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Morgan, At the last NGD in Louisville I ran into a dealer from Finland selling repro mag loading tools and snail drum loaders. They were relatively crude and cheap, so most knowledgable collector would be fooled, but as noted above, there are also some good fakes that are hard to tell from originals, so the best bet is to know who you are doing business with and that he will refund, if you are unhappy for ANY reason. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net