Help with Luger Value! Should I Buy?

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Jack Lawman

Here are two opinions on the use of the term "Black Widow" in luger collecting. Mostly sums it up. Reprinted from:

OF COURSE YOU COULD JUST READ THE FAQ HERE ABOUT THEM ALSO

I think you guys are a bunch of cheap #$%'s and IMO think $1500 for a clean byf rig is pretty good, with a few hundred more if a retailer (2k)

The reason we object to the term Black Widow is that it has no basis in fact. Many folks believe that the finish was darker, or that they were issued to SS or Luftwaffe, etc. When, as said above, they were using black grips as substitute grips instead of wood.