They really need to add some mother of pearl grips then plate the trigger and toggle with gold if they expect to get that much for it! lol
I also saw pretty much the same thing at a gunshow not too long ago ... some folks should just be flogged.Once I saw a beautiful military issue Colt hammerless that had been pimp-plated.
My understanding is that a lot of WW2 bring backs were chrome or nickel plated by their ex-GI owners after the war. A custom of the time, but gross to us.
View attachment 796556 Saw this mess today in a pawn shop, an S-42 (Mauser) Luger that someone along the way had chrome plated.
The shop compounded it by charging quite a bit for a gun that had had all it’s collectibility removed.
Oh, my eyes! lol
Have some more bad news for you buddy. Over at BullMooseGuns, they have this um....beauty? Someone went all out on it. Prepare yourself for this 1903 Colt classic...remade. View attachment 796630 View attachment 796630View attachment 796632 View attachment 796633
If I were still looking for a shooter-grade Luger, I would look twice at that gun. If it's got a good bore, matching numbers and nice clear markings, I'd offer 'em $750.I think the Luger looks great! Sure it sucks that someone messed with a classic like that but at least it isnt FDE cerakote
It’s a representative piece that shows how some vets viewed their prizes. Part of the history of the piece, and part of collecting in general. Nothing wrong with that.