1938 s/42

mrerick · 10-08-2012, 11:00 AM

Roland, yes - the matte and speckled appearance of the finish had me thinking the same thing, but I still think it could be the lighting and camera sensor.

John, if you're near another LugerForum member that has experience judging finish, you might try and get a first hand evaluation in person. It makes about a 40-50% difference in the value of the pistol.

As to the provenance (veteran to pawn shop to 20 year owner to you), we have a saying, "Believe the gun not the story"... This is where capture papers and the databases we maintain help.

Marc

John17427 · 10-08-2012, 12:33 PM

Yes, my thought is to try and find someone knowledgeable in the area and get their opinion. There are some collectors at gun shows in New Orleans and Baton Rouge on occasion. I may seek an opinion from them. If there was a forum member in south Louisiana willing to take a look that would certainly be ideal.

I'm fine with whichever way this works out. I just want to treat it in a way appropriate to what it is. I don't want to mishandle it if it's a collector piece, but neither do I want to venerate it if it's not worthy.

Thanks for the help whit this. I appreciate it.

10-08-2012, 11:00 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Roland, yes - the matte and speckled appearance of the finish had me thinking the same thing, but I still think it could be the lighting and camera sensor. John, if you're near another LugerForum member that has experience judging finish, you might try and get a first hand evaluation in person. It makes about a 40-50% difference in the value of the pistol. As to the provenance (veteran to pawn shop to 20 year owner to you), we have a saying, "Believe the gun not the story"... This is where capture papers and the databases we maintain help. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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10-08-2012, 12:33 PM	#2
John17427 User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post	Yes, my thought is to try and find someone knowledgeable in the area and get their opinion. There are some collectors at gun shows in New Orleans and Baton Rouge on occasion. I may seek an opinion from them. If there was a forum member in south Louisiana willing to take a look that would certainly be ideal. I'm fine with whichever way this works out. I just want to treat it in a way appropriate to what it is. I don't want to mishandle it if it's a collector piece, but neither do I want to venerate it if it's not worthy. Thanks for the help whit this. I appreciate it.