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wlyon · 07-24-2008, 01:10 AM

It seems that we luger collectors are getting too critical and in many cases unreasonable. The lugers we collect were made for and used in war. They were not produced by perfect people or on perfect machines. It seems that any small deviation relegates the firearm to the infamous shooter class. I,at least ,am one collector who prefers a 90 - 95 % luger to a 98%. I can then ,other things being equal , be reasonably assured it is original. I also have no real hangup with mismatched grips, firing pins or mags. I have more problems and concerns with the 99% finish with everything perfect. I really don't feel after 40+ years of collecting that there are many of these perfect specimens around. At least that are original. One only needs to pull 3 new firearms of the exact type off a gunshelf. They will all have some minor difference if we study them long enough. With our modern equipment we can still not produce perfect consecutive pieces. How can we expect the Germans to have done this 66-108 years ago during a war?

Bill

07-24-2008, 01:10 AM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,655 Thanks: 3,212 Thanked 2,619 Times in 971 Posts	Soap box time It seems that we luger collectors are getting too critical and in many cases unreasonable. The lugers we collect were made for and used in war. They were not produced by perfect people or on perfect machines. It seems that any small deviation relegates the firearm to the infamous shooter class. I,at least ,am one collector who prefers a 90 - 95 % luger to a 98%. I can then ,other things being equal , be reasonably assured it is original. I also have no real hangup with mismatched grips, firing pins or mags. I have more problems and concerns with the 99% finish with everything perfect. I really don't feel after 40+ years of collecting that there are many of these perfect specimens around. At least that are original. One only needs to pull 3 new firearms of the exact type off a gunshelf. They will all have some minor difference if we study them long enough. With our modern equipment we can still not produce perfect consecutive pieces. How can we expect the Germans to have done this 66-108 years ago during a war? Bill __________________ Bill Lyon