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Low Turret sold on gunbroker

Hahaha. Don’t worry, someone named HungTrooper bought it, that isn’t this forum. Probably a Facebook expert.

All of that sellers snipers came from the same place, and all are either outright fakes or heavy restorations.


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Oh snap, I see now it got relisted. Wised up or just bid beyond his income. Either way he dodged a bullet.


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The bases are WAAAAAAAAAAAAY to clean of any machining marks and the finish is completely different. Morons will be morons. As my Grandfather used to say, "a fool and his money are soon parted".

No expert here, still learning... what else is wrong so we "noobs" can learn... Just from the 2 pictures posted here, isn't it also missing the WaA135 on the receiver?
 
Early low turrets won’t have the e/135 on the receiver. Later ones will. They are very hard to authenticate for this reason. Having the matching scope makes them easier.
 
mdarnell19 said:
Early low turrets won’t have the e/135 on the receiver. Later ones will. They are very hard to authenticate for this reason. Having the matching scope makes them easier.
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an e135 on the rear receiver tang, where the rear bolt rests when closed... is this only appear in certain ranges? Not sure if all the differences between a ST and HT, but I looked at HT that had the e135 there as well as the receiver...

Didn’t see any pictures showing this area on the GB ad.


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The first thing that I noticed looking at the pics is the Front Ring and Base profile is completely incorrect and there are also things about Rear Ring set that should set off alarm bells such as wrong style/type locking lever and the nut that holds on locking lever along with other things . I am posting pics of what originals LT Bases & Rings look like . The corner cut profile of the LT actually carries over in early HT Base production for those who maybe interested in this tidbit of info .

Most people that buy german sniper rifles usually have more money than sense when they should be investing more time and energy into studying of the subject matter . Best Regards
 

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Ahh yes, pretty easy to spot when you compare it. That’s the value in books or this forum, photos for comparison make the difference.


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I can see the difference now...

What does the inside of the front scope base look like? I’m sure this is an area fakers overlook.


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WreckTangle said:
I can see the difference now...

What does the inside of the front scope base look like? I’m sure this is an area fakers overlook.


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The 2 photos on the right show the Front Base of Early or 1st Production LT Rifle which there was 200 total made and 1st 2 photos show a LT Base from Sauer 1943 rifle only noticeable different is the Early LT Bases had finer machining/finish than later Bases . Best Regards
 

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Ok I am confused.... when I first posted this the bid history showed that HungTrooper won the auction. Now that username and bid history is gone. What happened?????

Someone really doesn't want people to know that they bid on it. Was it a member here? Weird
 
Dave Roberts said:
The 2 photos on the right show the Front Base of Early or 1st Production LT Rifle which there was 200 total made and 1st 2 photos show a LT Base from Sauer 1943 rifle only noticeable different is the Early LT Bases had finer machining/finish than later Bases . Best Regards
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Are the early mounts the same as the argentinian mounts?
 
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Are the early mounts the same as the argentinian mounts?
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Easy to spot, the Argentine LT front base has the two cuts for the screws done in a way that it has small half moon holes to the center of the base. This isn't with the German bases.

Fortunately the LT front base with the stopping screw is much tougher to reproduce than a HT base. Most reproductions therefore are quite obvious, unless done with original parts, but that of course is a general problem.
 
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