Fake loading tool?

c3006 · 12-20-2006, 09:34 PM

I was told at a gun show that a tool that did not have the offset cut in the hole was a fake. This one looks like it was drilled instead of stamped,am I right or wrong? He mentions he has other ww2 reproductions for sale at the end of his description. thanks clint
http://cgi.ebay.com/GERMAN-WWII-WW2-...QQcmdZViewItem

drbuster · 12-20-2006, 10:03 PM

I believe you are correct about the offset hole. The E-bay seller mentions that he has "other" repro tools, implying clearly that this one is a repro also.

c3006 · 12-21-2006, 06:35 AM

He says"Email me for my web site with other WWII reproductions and hard to find originals." Which leaves it up in the air,if its a repop I wish he would just state that fact. clint

Frank · 12-21-2006, 07:21 AM

Clint, I have never seen a Waffenamt Mark like that on any original tool. I would vote for a FAKE!!!

Vlim · 12-21-2006, 07:40 AM

Hi,

I agree, the thickness of the tool is way off as well. Normal tools are some 2.5mm thick. This one seems to be a good 3mm thick.

About the hole, there are examples known of 'collectors' who mistook the small edge for a production error and filed it away

This one is, without much doubt, as fake it gets.

12-20-2006, 09:34 PM	#1
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Fake loading tool? I was told at a gun show that a tool that did not have the offset cut in the hole was a fake. This one looks like it was drilled instead of stamped,am I right or wrong? He mentions he has other ww2 reproductions for sale at the end of his description. thanks clint http://cgi.ebay.com/GERMAN-WWII-WW2-...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

12-21-2006, 06:35 AM	#3
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	He says"Email me for my web site with other WWII reproductions and hard to find originals." Which leaves it up in the air,if its a repop I wish he would just state that fact. clint __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

12-20-2006, 10:03 PM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	I believe you are correct about the offset hole. The E-bay seller mentions that he has "other" repro tools, implying clearly that this one is a repro also.

12-21-2006, 07:21 AM	#4
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Clint, I have never seen a Waffenamt Mark like that on any original tool. I would vote for a FAKE!!!

12-21-2006, 07:40 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,048 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,951 Times in 1,199 Posts	Hi, I agree, the thickness of the tool is way off as well. Normal tools are some 2.5mm thick. This one seems to be a good 3mm thick. About the hole, there are examples known of 'collectors' who mistook the small edge for a production error and filed it away This one is, without much doubt, as fake it gets.