Well, here's how it ended up. Luger #1 ended up going for $1150 (I went all the way up to $850). Luger #2 with the holster went for $1200 (I went up to $900) and the artillery barrel went for $550. Hoping that I didn't make a mistake on #2. After I didn't see any 4 or 5 digit serial numbers on the front end, I got a little gun shy (no pun intended). With the limited knowledge that I have right now, I don't want to put down any money on something that I'm not 100% sure on. $1200 is a little too much for me to gamble with on my high school history teacher budget :)

Honestly, I was really hoping for #1. If it has matching numbers and shoots, I'd be happy as can be. Thanks for all the tips and insight. I'm sure I'll have more questions in the future. I'll see how Santa treats me and then may put up something on the "Want to Buy" part of the forum.

The prices seem reasonable but it is always a crap shoot. And remember that even though #1 sold at $1150, that doesn't mean that $1150 would buy it. You may have ended up at $1500 against an aggressive bidder. Plus, here you also have a bidder's premium, sales tax, and transfer fee. Adds up fast.
dju

#1 ended up going for $1150 TWICE what it's worth. This is why auctions can be a bad place to buy but a good sales venue.

#2 with the holster went for $1200 $300 holster..$900 pistol. Interesting. NO serial numbers bothers me some..James, I blew up the front frame marking but just couldn't see what it was?

the artillery barrel went for $550. That might have been the bargain. MIGHT have been..

Save your money. The right Luger will come along. Find a good Luger book and keep up the education. You want to be ready when the right one comes along.

On #2, the front had the letters "JC" on it. I'm like you though. the fact that there were no serial numbers at all spooked me. Hopefully it wasn't the holy grail of lugers or something :)

James,
surely not the "holy grail", but a custom make ticket to club Fed.
Obviously removed serial number is a big no-no.:soapbox:

Perhaps it would never come up, but it could.

You were/are wise to pass.

We saw a post with three #1 serial pistols not long ago, with the same "problem".