Ralph E. Shattuck - World of Lugers

sheepherder · 09-16-2012, 08:59 AM

I think that you will find (as I have) that your interest in Lugers will evolve/change as you acquire more...From your basic 'shooter' [mismatched, re-blued, defaced]; to a respectable 'collectible' [read: has flaws but attributable to age/wear] Luger; to a valued 'collectible' [little wear/use]...

There are degrees of each, and permissible defects/upgrades...And a hierarchy of value/desirability, or several, based on individual preferences...(Some mfg's are finely machined, others are rough hewn; etc)...

And there are the wildly exotic variations...

You probably won't know what you really want until you try a couple...and see what other people are collecting...

I've been wading in the shallow end for a couple years now...And now I'm sampling the deep end...cautiously; frugally; and choosing from the pieces that others are offering as they upgrade...

I don't expect to get rich 'collecting' Lugers (or any others), but if I choose carefully, I shouldn't lose my shirt either...

And in the end I'll have a top-grade collectible that I will show off at every opportunity...

(And then I'll die and my niece will sell everything for a couple hundred $$$)

09-16-2012, 08:59 AM	#6
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	I think that you will find (as I have) that your interest in Lugers will evolve/change as you acquire more...From your basic 'shooter' [mismatched, re-blued, defaced]; to a respectable 'collectible' [read: has flaws but attributable to age/wear] Luger; to a valued 'collectible' [little wear/use]... There are degrees of each, and permissible defects/upgrades...And a hierarchy of value/desirability, or several, based on individual preferences...(Some mfg's are finely machined, others are rough hewn; etc)... And there are the wildly exotic variations... You probably won't know what you really want until you try a couple...and see what other people are collecting... I've been wading in the shallow end for a couple years now...And now I'm sampling the deep end...cautiously; frugally; and choosing from the pieces that others are offering as they upgrade... I don't expect to get rich 'collecting' Lugers (or any others), but if I choose carefully, I shouldn't lose my shirt either... And in the end I'll have a top-grade collectible that I will show off at every opportunity... (And then I'll die and my niece will sell everything for a couple hundred $$$) __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...