Interesting 1917 Artillery Full Rig

Big Norm · 04-22-2003, 03:28 PM

There is an interesting 1917 artillery full rig on Auction Arms.

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temNum=4216153

The Luger looks pretty good. Nice bore. Strawing that looks like it has not been messed with. Apparent matching numbers except for the mismatched magazines. Good looking grips and so forth.

So what has me worried? The leather is obviously repro. All repro holsters with all the attaching leather always seem to come with a repro stock. This stock looks too good. But it has the attaching iron properly numbered and the wood has the proof mark on it. Could it be that somebody has created an inspection stamp that could be used on a repro stock? Could this be another example of our hobby being bastardized for a quick buck?
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04-22-2003, 03:28 PM	#1
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Interesting 1917 Artillery Full Rig There is an interesting 1917 artillery full rig on Auction Arms. http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temNum=4216153 The Luger looks pretty good. Nice bore. Strawing that looks like it has not been messed with. Apparent matching numbers except for the mismatched magazines. Good looking grips and so forth. So what has me worried? The leather is obviously repro. All repro holsters with all the attaching leather always seem to come with a repro stock. This stock looks too good. But it has the attaching iron properly numbered and the wood has the proof mark on it. Could it be that somebody has created an inspection stamp that could be used on a repro stock? Could this be another example of our hobby being bastardized for a quick buck? Big Norm <img border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" title="" src="graemlins/cussing.gif" />