Ballpark value on this Luger

[DonVoigt]

Well, the more we look the more we see.

According to Mauser Parabellum, of the 171 banner mauser pistols examined, some were in fact rust blued after 1937 and others were hot blued. These are intermixed by serial number.
There is a pretty comprehensive list in the long chapter on these commercial Banner Mausers lugers.

[Kyrie]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Well, the more we look the more we see.

According to Mauser Parabellum, of the 171 banner mauser pistols examined, some were in fact rust blued after 1937 and others were hot blued. These are intermixed by serial number.
There is a pretty comprehensive list in the long chapter on these commercial Banner Mausers lugers.

Yes sir, and they also broke down by chambering. Those chambered for the 9mmP cartridge were typically hot salt blued, and those chambered for the 7.65P were usually rust blued.

Simpson has 100+ commercial banner Lugers. It's easy to page through them and just look for strawed parts to pick out those chambered for the 7.65mmP. The exceptions to the "9mm-hot salt" and "7.65-rust blue" appear to be mostly the foreign military (Turkish, Portuguese, Swiss, etc.)

But then there are no certainties in the world of Lugers. Just folks with opinions - lol