Many early Krags were "sporterized" for hunting purposes. They were not used for sport.
Maybe we should refer to them as "hunterized"!??
It's not a Fake
Re: It's not a Fake
Sporterized
Hunterized
Bubbacized
Bannermancized
Faked!.....wait......
Fakerized?
Hunterized
Bubbacized
Bannermancized
Faked!.....wait......
Fakerized?
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Dick Hosmer
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Re: It's not a Fake
A sporter is a sporter, everyone knows it isn't "as made" or "as issued/used". There is a massive difference in value between a Bubba/hack job ($250) and a fine 1920's/30's classic by a respected gunsmith ($4000?). Then, everything else is somewhere in-between, depending a lot on curb appeal.
On the military side, it gets a LOT more complicated! Even a beautiful "mint" specimen might have had its' rear sight changed officially, and there is no way of knowing for SURE, that any lesser gun is truly original - you just have to fall back on experience as to what looks right. No one "fakes" a standard rifle, but parts may have been changed around, by any one of several prior owners.
When you get into the rare stuff, the line between "restoration" and "fake" rears its' ugly head. A lot has to do with the presentation. If the work is noted that is one thing, if the piece is presented as "original" that is fakery.
On the military side, it gets a LOT more complicated! Even a beautiful "mint" specimen might have had its' rear sight changed officially, and there is no way of knowing for SURE, that any lesser gun is truly original - you just have to fall back on experience as to what looks right. No one "fakes" a standard rifle, but parts may have been changed around, by any one of several prior owners.
When you get into the rare stuff, the line between "restoration" and "fake" rears its' ugly head. A lot has to do with the presentation. If the work is noted that is one thing, if the piece is presented as "original" that is fakery.