new and old,help please
 

I have just obtained a 1938/ s/42 luger, vet bring back, no holster, 1 original mag, 1 metgar? mag, nice shape but has been nickeled, how bad does that hurt the value, or does it, it is a 3 dig # matching gun, I bought it for a "shootable" price, well under what I seen market is, and how do you get pictures to upload? thanks

Welcome to the forum. You have a shooter, not a collector. If you got the gun in the ballpark of $600, give or take, you did OK.

look here

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=23172

then upload pictures

if the "shooters" only bring $600, why don't people have them for sale for that price, I looked on gunsinternational and they had 2 nic guns on there, both were $1500 +

They are whatever you want to afford in buying them - I find that nickle guns go from $550-$750 - depends on if they were buffed before

depends on what came with them

$1500 - then buy a non nickle gun?

scores of lugers for less than $1500 that are original....

click any of your previous postings - then GO Advanced and than Manage Attachments

Browse to where pictures are

then hit upload

pictures too large is the likely problem

Because unscrupulous dealers like to prey on buyers who don't do their research and want something "right now"!

A good internet search will turn up nickeled guns in the ballpark we have given you.

I sincerely hope you didn't pay much more.

if the "shooters" only bring $600, why don't people have them for sale for that price, I looked on gunsinternational and they had 2 nic guns on there, both were $1500 +


The difference is that here you get straight to the wheat, whereas elsewhere, you still have to dig thru a lot of the chaff...
dju

You haven't posted any pics yet; it's possible that if the nickle plating is not flaked, and the buffing is minimal or not buffed at all, and it has a set of smooth Ivory or bone grips, then it might be in the $800 ballpark... :)

A dealer might want a nickle plated Luger as a come-on for his display table at a gun show...

Most of the plated Lugers I've seen here have been so buffed that they look melted...Edges rounded; markings faint or non-existent... :(

Smith & Wesson has perfected the nickle plated finish...I have a model 25-2 and it is a thing of beauty... :thumbup:

Post some pics! Maybe it'll draw some oohs & ahhs... :D

Well first of all welcome to this forum made of Luger aficionados, where I'm sure you'll find lots of information on these beautiful guns.
I agree with the previous posts you should manage to post some pictures of your luger just to have an idea of what we are talking about.