Side catch

Vlim · 07-22-2019, 06:58 AM

Was looking at some local auctions and came across this lot. Seemed to go slow, so I put a small bid on it.

And won

These guns are considered antiques over here and don't require further registration. Think I will have some fun dissecting, cleaning and fixing them.

The pocket colt copies are Belgian made, .35 caliber.
One is marked 'F. Dumoulin & Co' from Liège. Both have faint traces of old nickel plating and engravings.

The Lefaucheux is a 9mm pinfire revolver with bakelite grips.

Think they will clean up nicely, and for the amount paid it's a no-brainer investment wise.

Vlim · 07-22-2019, 08:22 AM

Well, that was short lived. The seller just informed me 'they were sold in the shop by mistake' ....

Not amused...

Ron Wood · 07-22-2019, 10:07 AM

Sounds to me like the seller didn't get the amount of money he wanted from the auction so he is fraudulently voiding the sale. Doubt that you have any recourse but the auction house should have some concerns.
Ron

Vlim · 07-22-2019, 10:13 AM

I informed the auction house about it.

Vlim · 07-27-2019, 06:54 AM

Looks like I have a bad time. Just received a C96 stock that was offered as an original with repro leather. But the stock is also an older reproduction. And about 2" too long...

Oh, well. Part of the game I guess. Sonetimes a hunch pays off, sometimes you get bitten.

Think I'll cut it in half to go with my cutaway C96

07-22-2019, 06:58 AM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Side catch Was looking at some local auctions and came across this lot. Seemed to go slow, so I put a small bid on it. And won These guns are considered antiques over here and don't require further registration. Think I will have some fun dissecting, cleaning and fixing them. The pocket colt copies are Belgian made, .35 caliber. One is marked 'F. Dumoulin & Co' from Liège. Both have faint traces of old nickel plating and engravings. The Lefaucheux is a 9mm pinfire revolver with bakelite grips. Think they will clean up nicely, and for the amount paid it's a no-brainer investment wise. Attached Thumbnails

07-22-2019, 10:07 AM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Sounds to me like the seller didn't get the amount of money he wanted from the auction so he is fraudulently voiding the sale. Doubt that you have any recourse but the auction house should have some concerns. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

07-22-2019, 08:22 AM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Well, that was short lived. The seller just informed me 'they were sold in the shop by mistake' .... Not amused...

07-22-2019, 10:13 AM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	I informed the auction house about it.

07-27-2019, 06:54 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Looks like I have a bad time. Just received a C96 stock that was offered as an original with repro leather. But the stock is also an older reproduction. And about 2" too long... Oh, well. Part of the game I guess. Sonetimes a hunch pays off, sometimes you get bitten. Think I'll cut it in half to go with my cutaway C96