Joe,
Very well said. I agree with you completely. I don't think a piece of paper adds any value to an item. It simply provides information, and justification to current said value. It also is an attempt to justifiy it as an original. In the example below, an SS/RSHA issued pistol. (btw- yes, there are fake SS guns out there!
On the pinned PPk thread I believe someone posted photos of a fake muzzle ring marked PPk.)
However, in the past we have seen COA's that have been attached to fakes.
(mostly from dealers- see Steve Stepan's comments on those below.) Everyone makes mistakes of course. So the COA should be treated as a supporting reference. But not as concrete proof that an item is original.
Steven,
I understand your thinking. However, I don't think that's what a COA is for. The COA makes no reference to value of said item.
Why couldn't you just simply type up a list of what gun/items you have in your collection, with estimated values, and keep it with them for your family to see if anything were to happen to you? That's exactly what I do. Not just for my family, but for insurance reasons as well. I send a copy to my insurance agent, and update it usually once a year.
Matt
Very well said. I agree with you completely. I don't think a piece of paper adds any value to an item. It simply provides information, and justification to current said value. It also is an attempt to justifiy it as an original. In the example below, an SS/RSHA issued pistol. (btw- yes, there are fake SS guns out there!
On the pinned PPk thread I believe someone posted photos of a fake muzzle ring marked PPk.)
However, in the past we have seen COA's that have been attached to fakes.
(mostly from dealers- see Steve Stepan's comments on those below.) Everyone makes mistakes of course. So the COA should be treated as a supporting reference. But not as concrete proof that an item is original. Steven,
I understand your thinking. However, I don't think that's what a COA is for. The COA makes no reference to value of said item.
Why couldn't you just simply type up a list of what gun/items you have in your collection, with estimated values, and keep it with them for your family to see if anything were to happen to you? That's exactly what I do. Not just for my family, but for insurance reasons as well. I send a copy to my insurance agent, and update it usually once a year.
Matt
but he did have both pillow cases. And that's not the only story, he would of be a great illusionist making things disappear but getting it to reappear near impossible for him. I do have list but giving him a copy would be a waste of time and he wouldn't understand what a lot of what he looking at. Helmet is a helmet or types of etch on a dress bayonet. He has zero interest,
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