Loading tool-real or repro

foxdoublegunner · 01-25-2015, 12:08 AM

Gentlemen,
Is this tool offered on e-bay original or a repro and if original would it be from the Imperial era?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Luger-Early-...item20f23edaf7

Thank you,
Ricardo

Vlim · 01-25-2015, 12:59 AM

Revshop is a known faker/booster. I would avoid doing business with them.

klaus 3338 · 01-25-2015, 04:27 AM

...but this one is original.

Edward Tinker · 01-25-2015, 09:42 AM

Revshop has lots of cleaned up parts - but he also carries real stuff.... I have bought stuff from him once or twice and I have steered clear of him. You have to know what you are buying. knowledge is everything

foxdoublegunner · 01-25-2015, 11:42 AM

Can anyone shed light on the significance of the numbers on the tool?

klaus 3338 · 01-25-2015, 01:12 PM

It has an Imperial acceptance, a crown over underlined S with some crossed out numbers on some numbers on the backside. It is a typical Imperial tool which was used by the police during the Weimar time.

ithacaartist · 01-25-2015, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlim

Revshop is a known faker/booster. I would avoid doing business with them.

He lists a lot of (way overpriced IMHO) grips. I asked him once if a pair was refinished--because I noticed mistakes in the checkered pattern that were obviously a result of refreshing--and he replied that he didn't know, they came from someone else, and they were "perfect". Codswallop!!

foxdoublegunner · 01-25-2015, 03:21 PM

Well, I just came back from church and was about to buy it when I noticed someone beat me to the punch. Maybe I will get lucky next time and find something original n my price range.

foxdoublegunner · 01-25-2015, 03:31 PM

Okay- can you give me opinions on this tool and what the numbers on it mean? Would it be WW1 or later?

Thank you,
Ricardo

foxdoublegunner · 01-25-2015, 03:33 PM

Here is the link to the new tool I would like opinions on. I apologize for hitting the send button too soon.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unmarked-Ori...item1c44fa0590

klaus 3338 · 01-26-2015, 02:50 AM

Ricardo, the new ebay tool has a Mauser shape- so it is made in 1935 or later...
I do not know if you can read German but may be it can help....
You can try: http://militaria-fundforum.de./showthread.php?t=243112

foxdoublegunner · 01-26-2015, 02:56 PM

Klaus, thank you for your guidance. I just located a proofed Luger tool for what looks like a reasonable price from a reputable dealer. Not as good a price as the first tool but still for a lot less than most others that I have seen.

Ricardo

01-25-2015, 12:08 AM	#1
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Loading tool-real or repro Gentlemen, Is this tool offered on e-bay original or a repro and if original would it be from the Imperial era? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Luger-Early-...item20f23edaf7 Thank you, Ricardo

01-25-2015, 09:42 AM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	Revshop has lots of cleaned up parts - but he also carries real stuff.... I have bought stuff from him once or twice and I have steered clear of him. You have to know what you are buying. knowledge is everything __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-25-2015, 03:33 PM	#10
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Luger tool link Here is the link to the new tool I would like opinions on. I apologize for hitting the send button too soon. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unmarked-Ori...item1c44fa0590

01-25-2015, 12:59 AM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Revshop is a known faker/booster. I would avoid doing business with them.

01-25-2015, 04:27 AM	#3
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 411 Times in 160 Posts	...but this one is original.

01-25-2015, 11:42 AM	#5
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Can anyone shed light on the significance of the numbers on the tool?

01-25-2015, 01:12 PM	#6
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 411 Times in 160 Posts	It has an Imperial acceptance, a crown over underlined S with some crossed out numbers on some numbers on the backside. It is a typical Imperial tool which was used by the police during the Weimar time.

01-25-2015, 03:21 PM	#8
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Well, I just came back from church and was about to buy it when I noticed someone beat me to the punch. Maybe I will get lucky next time and find something original n my price range.

01-25-2015, 03:31 PM	#9
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Okay- can you give me opinions on this tool and what the numbers on it mean? Would it be WW1 or later? Thank you, Ricardo

01-26-2015, 02:50 AM	#11
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 411 Times in 160 Posts	Ricardo, the new ebay tool has a Mauser shape- so it is made in 1935 or later... I do not know if you can read German but may be it can help.... You can try: http://militaria-fundforum.de./showthread.php?t=243112

01-26-2015, 02:56 PM	#12
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Klaus, thank you for your guidance. I just located a proofed Luger tool for what looks like a reasonable price from a reputable dealer. Not as good a price as the first tool but still for a lot less than most others that I have seen. Ricardo