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02-01-2016, 12:26 AM | #1 |
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"It's not reblued - I swear"
I figured I would post this to help other new collectors learn what to avoid.
http://www.gunsinternational.com/gun...n_id=100389219 - Geo
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Thanks a lot for sharing, even a child could see that was heavily rebuffed, it's really unbelievable.
Unfotunately these things happen everywhere, only a few minutes ago I've sent an urgent email to a friend; last night he sent me some pictures of a beautiful 1911 governent model he'll receive from Germany and this morning I told him that I was interested on buying that gun. Too bad while checking a bit I soon realized that the pictures he received from Germany were of another Government model belonging to an advanced collector in the States that incidentally I know as we are members of the same 1911 forum... In other words it's always better to be a bit suspicious and check everything before opening the wallet...
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Unfortunately no amount of education would convince her that the Erfurt in the link above is not "new" and and "RC" does not mean reworked after WWI.
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That Luger is a true "fluff and buff"!! May be a good shooter @ $700.
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RC is the acceptance of a part that did not meet specifications, it was used mostly by Erfurt, but also by DWM, it simply means, oops, this doesn't pass first look for that part, and a senior inspector 'signed off' on it! Ed |
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you mis-read me again, probably 'cause I rite rotten. the lady in question said "RC means reworked after WWI", I was attempting to point out that (again) she was wrong. I re-worded my part of the post, maybe I should have just cut and pasted the original verbiage. I reckon you did not read the auction description? It's worth the effort as an example of creative fiction.
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It's not lady but laddy, and bar. My guess is he just had one too many
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one too many "d"s.
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Numbers match? Even I can see that's not true.
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I'm a Belly Dancer, not a firearms expert - I just enjoy firearms. Even I can tell immediately that its a fluff & buff to the point of looking "melted". Must have had quite a bit of pitting.
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