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Absolutely bogus.
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Why do you say that, Tom, is it because the Crown and the M are touching?
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Look at the "shadow line" above and to the left of the crown. The mark was struck at an angle such that the left side of the impression is deeper than the right. In so doing, the fabricator revealed the flaw in a repro stamp. On a real stamp, the marking surface flows smoothly from the taper of the shank. On a repro stamp, there is a ridge around the characters of the stamp, so if you stamp it too deep or cockeyed the ridge shows up. I am sure this flaw will soon be fixed, but it is too late for this tool.
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Thanks for the reply Ron. The fact that the Crown sits on the M doesn't bother you a bit also?
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Thanks Ron. Always appreciate your fine "show and tell " pictures!
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The seller seems familiar
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I see a dye impression at the upper left hand corner of the "M". Is this a flag that this tool is "repro" stamped as well?
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08-14-2007, 08:17 PM | #11 |
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Knowing the seller, I do not believe that he would intentionally sell a repo as original.
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Herb, That appears to be part of the tooling marks evident on the face to me rather than a die impression. That and the Anchor M looks just as it should on a Weimar tool. This is a very nice authentic tool in my opinion...Jerry Burney
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The die impression of a repro marking will closely follow the contours of the mark. The blemish on this tool is just incidental. A repro impression is much more obvious.
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thank you Charles !
I ended my auction, this tool is not available now. I will send it to an american Friend of mine, member of this forum.. thank you Gentlemen ! |
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Okay guys, what have I learned here? As a novice Navy guy that only has one un-collectable grade Navy I see that even experienced Navy guys have differing opinions so what is a novice to do? Stay away from any expensive Lugers and their accessories?
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If it requires someone else to tell you if it's right or wrong.Don't buy it.All Navy Lugers are collectable,but some are more collectable than others
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Re: Confused
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I used to feel that certain fields of lugers are simply too expensive to buy in, such as Krieghoff's (I finally bought a low end one after researching them), Navy's (I finally bought a low-end one after being offered one for a good price), and Simson's (I bought one from my good friend Howard, researched a lot, then bought a few more... and then researched a lot). My point is, that research is really important for these specialized lugggggers...
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The crown M stamp looks to be slightly double struck not a fake die stamp with border ridge. I hope you guys are wrong because Im the sucker who bought it.
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Larry, the tool marking is just one Navy "pothole" you can fall into. At the recent Reno show a discussion ensued about the wide flanged rear toggle pin. Most of the folks agreed that the wide flange started to appear with the 1908 Navy and extended through the 1918 Navy. Thus, the 1906 Navy luger has a narrow rear toggle flange. Some folks insisted that ALL Navy lugers were made with the narrow flange and the wide flange was added as a factory retrofit to strengthen the area. I have no idea how they came up with this idea. I feel that the narrow flange on a later than 1906 Navy makes the gun suspect.
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Navy flange
Why would the Navy be the only Luger type modified with a wide flange.All the models of Lugers were subject to the same amount of gas pressure when fired,ie using (9mm bullet).It was the only wide flange Luger was'nt it?
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