Looking for a Luger
 

Hi all, I am new to this forum. I have decided to purchase a Luger for my collection. I am realy looking to get a shooter for my first one and then start seriously collecting. Having said that does anyone have any tips to look for or places to go to look that a good shooter could be located at? I am not ready to buy yet but I am about halfway there. Thanks.

Stephen, figure out what "era" of luger you want. And then possibly the type;

Era's
WW1 commerical or military
Weimar Era, commerical, military or police
Nazi era, commerical, military or police

That way you can buy a "shooter" and still be in your era. That said, most folks buy a shooter, buy books and learn about lugers. That is backwards to what any good collector should do, as you should buy books, study and then buy a gun. I bought one book, bought two lugers, then studied... :eek:

:D
Ed

Thanks for the advise. The main reason I want a shooter as my first gun is that I will want to shoot it reguardless of collector value when I first get one. If I get a shooter at least I wont run the risk of destroying a collectors piece. I realy dont care which era for a shooter, that might be wrong of me but my only desire is to get one with the shorter barrel on it for a shooter and if possible a military one.

I plan on learning more and reading as much as possible before I start collecting but I probably wont be able to collect anything serious for a while as I work for the goverment for a small pay check so any gun I get is a blessing these days.

What would be a good first book to get to start learning about these?

Hi Stephen,

An ex-Gov't employee here. A couple of good guides IMO are;

Lugers at Random by Kenyon and Luger Tips by Reese.

Keep in mind that some of the information in them has been proven to be inaccurate since they were published, but still are good guides for beginning. Lugers at Random is the best of the two, however also the most expensive. Sort of a big photo catalog of the different variations.

Once you, or if you, decide to become a serious collector. The excellent 3 volume series of Jan Still's books are a must. And in my opinion the best.

Good Luck ...

Ron

Thanks for the info.