Want to dermine value

Lyn Islaub · 08-10-2008, 05:37 PM

Val's mismatched sideplate brings to mind a question I've had about a 1923 alphabet Luger in my collection. It too has a mismatched sideplate, by just 2 didgets, but mismatched nevertheless. I am able to trace the history of this particular Luger back to the late 1930's and none of the owners since that time had any work done on the pistol. That being the case, what are the odds that the sideplate was mismatched during production? I've heard stories that during the Weimar era, the Germans were financially desperate would go to any length to generate revenue and that new production pistols with mismatched parts were a distinct possibility. Does that possibility hold any water with the membership. I ask, because Val's Luger, like mine, looks completely original with the exception of the mismatched sideplates.
Thx for your thoughts on this.
Lyn

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08-10-2008, 05:37 PM	#1
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	Val's mismatched sideplate brings to mind a question I've had about a 1923 alphabet Luger in my collection. It too has a mismatched sideplate, by just 2 didgets, but mismatched nevertheless. I am able to trace the history of this particular Luger back to the late 1930's and none of the owners since that time had any work done on the pistol. That being the case, what are the odds that the sideplate was mismatched during production? I've heard stories that during the Weimar era, the Germans were financially desperate would go to any length to generate revenue and that new production pistols with mismatched parts were a distinct possibility. Does that possibility hold any water with the membership. I ask, because Val's Luger, like mine, looks completely original with the exception of the mismatched sideplates. Thx for your thoughts on this. Lyn