Our
Gewehr-43/41 parts are "New-manufactured", not re-production. We don't
use the term "Re-production" to describe our products, from which collectors
have coined the terms "Repro" and "Re-pop". A repro item has always
been used to immitate the original, oftentimes with the sole purpose
of misleading the buyer by dishonest dealers representing the item as
the original article in order to sell it for a higher price.
We
see this trend played out in daggers, belt buckles, medals and badges
as well as metal marking stamps which enable anyone to mark a rifle
or other item as an original would be marked. These trends exist for
the sole purpose of misleading the buyer and have created a market where
none but the most experienced collectors have a hope of buying the genuine
article. Sometimes the fakes are so good that the value of genuine items
has fallen unless they can be bought from a recognized authority on
the item along with a certificate gauranteeing authenticity.
Our new-manufactured parts follow the original design in basic form
but make no attempt in closely copying original parts. Our process greatly
improves on the quality of metal used in construction. CNC machining
gaurantees uniformity and reliability in our finished product. This
method of construction further distinguishes us from the originals whose
quality was reduced by material shortages and last minute substitutions
of inferior parts due to the hurried mass production and crude war-time
construction methods.