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02-25-2008, 04:19 PM | #21 |
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sorry for the multiple answers
i have just put the tool back in the holster and pulled it in and out a number of times and it does not appear to touch the stud |
02-25-2008, 04:24 PM | #22 |
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02-25-2008, 05:49 PM | #23 |
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Nick, OK...I rest my case. Must be a good one.
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Something I have not heard mention in this thread yet is the semichrome test to determine if the tool is rust blue or not. I doubt if a fake tool was ever rust blue.
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02-26-2008, 09:12 PM | #25 |
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What is the Semi-Chrome test? What does it consist of? Rubbing semi-chrome on to see if the blue comes off? Ron
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02-26-2008, 11:16 PM | #26 |
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semichrome is a cleaner, used for brass, etc. it will clean off the natural rust, so it "might" show if it is older.
From what I udnerstand, the thickness of the tool is the best way to decide if real or not. Hardness, well, i have found the fakes to easily bend, so bad i hate them and won't buy a fake. Also, I have seen old lists of luger dealers, both Hoffman and Shattuck offering new made, just like the originals in the 1960's. Ed
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02-26-2008, 11:16 PM | #27 |
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Ron,
Semichrome will take the blue off if it's a cold blue. If it's a salt blue the white cloth will be balck. If it's a rust blue the white cloth will turn brown. This is the first test I do on all Imperial or Weimar TD tools before I even think of measureing. Their is a good thread about this topic on the other forum. I hope this helps. http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12046 |
02-28-2008, 09:40 AM | #28 |
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Jerry, I too believe that this is an authentic early nazi era (late 1934 to early 1939) dwe/63 tool. The Sarco repro dwe/63 stamp were hit so hard that the outside rim of the die also made an impression on the tool. TH
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04-21-2008, 10:50 PM | #29 |
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Here are some better pictures of the tool in question I took awhile back.
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04-21-2008, 10:51 PM | #30 |
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Another one.
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