Hello I am neebie Luger at local shop
 

I need a little help please

1 dated on top frame 1939
2 42 on toggle
3 has 2 eagle/655 with eagle over swastika on left side
4 all numbers match magazine has 4 digits and 1 above, can see faint 2 under number.
5 grips look plastic, maybe wood age ?
6 front of frame has 4 digit number and y also looks to have a partial (x or something like that.
7 the barrel looks to say something then " spandau" with what appears to be a crown with a definate N under it. there is no serial number or size info on barrel.

Dont worry guys im buying a book.
want to find all numbers
Thanks :)

Sounds like a Russian capture pistol? The magazine may have been a former police issued magazine. Photos are everything!!

...Spandau!?!?...You've got a Spandau Luger?!?!?... :eek:

Pictures!!!!

welcome, pictures really help us, help you

Welcome, looking forward to pics if possible.

If you're concerned about values, these RC Lugers recently sold for somewhere in the $500 range.

Marc

Where are all these $500 Lugers I keep hearing about??? I found one once, and after about $150 more put into it it was actually a working Luger. I don't believe I have seen a complete, working Luger, in the past 5 years or so, for less than $700.

You may have a point. Inflation may have creeped up on us, as I can't rememberr anything in that range lately either.
Anyone else have a source for $500 Lugers?
dju

The most recent RC Lugers from R-Guns were priced at $699-799 a year ago. A few years earlier they were in the $500 range. These are, of course, dealer prices.

A quick search found some postings referencing purchases for some at lower prices... Here's one from December 2011 referencing a pawn shop purchase for $400...

Marc

thank for replys will try for pics the shop wants $1600 for it i think they are high on drugs. so i am still investigating. wiil try for pics thanx again

If they are confident on what they are selling, then they won't mind you taking photos so that the forum can tell you what a great deal it is...
dju

Are the plastic grips black or brown? Do they have a small circle near the top on each grip?

they are brown plastic will try to get pics today

I have been in gun shops & gun shows (that know I am a buyer not a tire-kicker) that have items on display with inflated price tags and use them as attention-getters...They know the item won't sell at their price, but they don't care - They want you to stop and talk and they're betting they can sell you something, anything... :mad:

...I usually offer them $5 for the sandwich they're eating... :D

I went to shop again with my good magnifier and light here is what it is, 1939 42 marked Mauser, 2 eagles over 655, eagle over swastika. eagle on front toggle brown plastic grips. partial circle x on front front of trigger guard. no size data on barrel.proof of crown over N under barrel, here is comes import marks from a company p enn spatzen or something like that had dealer look it up they did rework on lugers including blueing and other required fixes. sorry cant remember full name pretty sure they were out of pennsylvania though. barrel and reciever slightly different colors lloks like 1950 east german proof on barrel.

You have an East German, Russian capture luger. The Crown over N on the barrel would indicate a civilian proof, not consistent with the balance of the military pistol.

On its best day, with the wind behind it, I would not pay over $600-$700 for this "shooter" grade pistol.
What is the shop asking for it?

OP said $1600...Twice what it's worth...(Approximately)... ;)