The Luger is a piece of art. That it fires a bullet extremely accurately is icing on the cake. No other gun made is as graceful in design, yet every piece is minimally designed for function. The least amount of metal for the most strength. It relies on precise fit, precise metallurgy, and precise hardening.
The Glock is known for its rugged reliability, yet I wonder how they will fare after 90 years. Will the plastic shrink away from the metal inserts in the frame, or develop brittleness from UV and environmental chemicals. Metal rusts and is a known quantity, but the modern plastics cannot be tested by accellerating time.
IMHO, the 1911 slab side is the utilitarian better, but without the art.
If just looking at them (Lugers, Parabellum) does not hook you, wait until you've actually had one for awhile. Almost every day, especially when unable to go to the range, I find myself wanting to have a Luger in my hand even if for just a few minutes.
The Berettas and Smiths are jealous even though they get to be carried with me, while the Lugers stay in the safe until shooting time, and that's only for the shooters. That 1915 DWM safe queen once proved it can shoot well, but hasn't seen a live round since.
