GUN SHOW REPORT
 

Well the gunshow here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa was pretty much as usual. There were very few Lugers or other WW2 guns for sale. I did pick up an interesting PHOTO ALBUM and 8X11 picture (same guy)of a German soldier in World War Two. It has about 70 pictures of the soldier, with subjects ranging from family pictures, vacation pictures, and shots of he and his fellow soldiers at war. I like this stuff, because it shows that most of the soldiers were just normal people, like us, fighting for their country and the fact that they were not all NAZI Concentration Camp Guards. Brings a great humaness to the terrible confrontation. Oh, I allmost forgot, I guy came in with a MINT UNFIRED BYF 41 LUGER ALL MATCHING, with TWO CLIPS, MINT Holster. It wasn't for sale though. By the end of the show, he had showed it to so many people that you could see obvious handling marks that weren't there when he brought it in. (I saw it when he walked in and when he left the show) He bought it for $1000.00 (full rig, plus two mint K98 bayonets)from the son of a World War Two Vet. Why can't I ever find these deals!


Till next time!


Tim Canney

Re: GUN SHOW REPORT
 

Well, it ain't mint anymore. What is the point of bringing a nice luger rig into a show so the sharks can try to buy it from you? In the end a 99% luger that gets worn down to a 97 or 96% luger lost $500 or more in value. What an idiot.

mlm, makes it affordable for me! but a shame! (EOM)
 

Re: mlm, makes it affordable for me! but a shame!
 

I think he was "just so happy with himself", that he wanted to "show it off to as many people as possible", not thinking about the consequences. Anyway it brought the gun ever so closer to the price he paid for it! Awe, what a shame!


Till next time,


Tim

Re: mlm, makes it affordable for me! but a shame!
 

I am curious. What damage to the gun happened during handling at the gun show caused a "99%" Luger to be devalued by $500?

Re: mlm, makes it affordable for me! but a shame!
 

I am curious. What damage to the gun happened during handling at the gun show caused a "99%" Luger to be devalued by $500? Did someone drop it?

Re: mlm, makes it affordable for me! but a shame!
 

Guns were made to be handled. As long as it's not dinged up. Make sure it's wiped before it's put away. I use a silcon cloth.

Re: mlm, makes it affordable for me! but a shame!
 

Mint to visible wear (98% or so) I would call a $500 loss. That last percentage point is big in terms of value. The difference between a $1000 95% luger and a mint luger would be around $800-1200.


That last percentage point or two is extremely hard to achieve.