welcome to the forum merril,
you want to be careful, I have seldom seen a luger go for a good price at a live auction...
1. it should be all matching, this would include grips, firing pin, and all external parts (almost all)
2. original bluing
3. date? that makes a huge difference -- military ones were always dated...
4. truly matching magazine and that it is the correct year and type
5. auction folks have NO clue about lugers, it is a luger, so it is a luger... there are hundreds of real variations...
without year and suffix on the front, we can't provide anymore info on the gun than you have... the serial of 71xx could have it made from 1900 to 1945...
if this is your first attempt at a luger, see if you can get it for a good price, otherwise, it is always smartest to buy luger books first.
Ed
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Edward Tinker
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Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers
Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV
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