New collector pitfalls

Edward Tinker · 07-19-2017, 12:48 AM

OK, I read through almost all of this and it's very obvious that Kyrie has strong opinions on the subject. That he looks at it as anything except original manufacture is a fake?? To me that's too extreme. However I was mentored by Bill Munis, who liked originality, and his reasoning was that if you found a piece that was numbered in that time period, that it would be logical to use it, if needed. Armors or depots would take a new part and number it, but an armorer could very well have simply used another part whether correctly numbered or not, the purpose was to get a gun working.

I do not agree with the reasoning that finding a numbered, period part is fakery. In many collecting fields it is acceptable to refinish. Such as, Cars, US military parts if it looks correct will be placed to make a " correct" Garand...

Don't take me wrong, I like originality and strive for complexity original lugers.

07-19-2017, 12:48 AM	#37
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	OK, I read through almost all of this and it's very obvious that Kyrie has strong opinions on the subject. That he looks at it as anything except original manufacture is a fake?? To me that's too extreme. However I was mentored by Bill Munis, who liked originality, and his reasoning was that if you found a piece that was numbered in that time period, that it would be logical to use it, if needed. Armors or depots would take a new part and number it, but an armorer could very well have simply used another part whether correctly numbered or not, the purpose was to get a gun working. I do not agree with the reasoning that finding a numbered, period part is fakery. In many collecting fields it is acceptable to refinish. Such as, Cars, US military parts if it looks correct will be placed to make a " correct" Garand... Don't take me wrong, I like originality and strive for complexity original lugers.