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Marvin · 09-08-2001, 08:31 AM

Art,

A very good anthology of what a collector Luger is! In my opinion, ALL Lugers are collectible! I don't care what condition, matching, mis-matching, whatever; they all have some history behind them.

Now, with that said, you are correct that there are "classes" of Lugers from the mint to the poor. There are also people that can afford to purchase the mint rig with 2 matching magazines, etc. I think this is fantastic that some can afford these and will take care of them for the future. Some people love Lugers, but have a difficult time paying for a Russian import marked pistol. If they can buy some of these they have a collection and they should not be looked down upon as "second class" collectors because these to be the only ones they can afford to buy! From these two extremes most of us fall in between.

I like to buy the best I can, but I have to buy what I can afford. As gentlemen Luger collectors, I feel we must encourage more the history behind this great pistol and get others envolved in collecting them for what they are, regardless if they can only buy the import marked pistols.

Again, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the import pistols! As a matter of fact, if they could talk, I sure would like to hear the stories they could tell about life on the Russian front, who owned the pistol, how was it maintained, how did it get into the Russians hands, what happened to it after capture. WOW, this type story would really hold my attention. As to the mint Luger rig that is 99%; what story can it tell? It may say; I was made in 1939 at the Mauser Plant, shipped to a weapons depot, distributed to Officer Hans Dinklemeyer. Officedr Dinklemeyer used me with his dress uniform only and I was in a couple of parades, but most of the time I was in a drawer being really taken care of. As the war worsened, I stayed home being protected from any damage while my owner was fighting at the front. Unfortunantly, Officer Dinklemeyer was killed in 1944 and I was taken by an American soldier from my drawer and brought to the US where I was admired and then back into a drawer for the next 50 years until my new owner died and I was sold to a dealer. My next owner was a Luger collector who admires me, takes care of me and loves me. Man, what a life I have had!

Which story would be more interesting to hear if the Import Marked Russian blued pistol, or the Mint pistol could talk.

Sorry for the long comments, I guess the Swamp has gotten to me, but please, a Luger is a Luger, and a collector is a collector. There are just different levels, but we are all the same and love Lugers. Even if we do decide to rework that import marked pistol to make it look better, that's OK with me since it has already been "dinked" with by the Russians. I would rather have a nice reworked back to near original than the junk the Russians did to them.

From the Everglades - Marvin

09-08-2001, 08:31 AM	#14
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Restoration Art, A very good anthology of what a collector Luger is! In my opinion, ALL Lugers are collectible! I don't care what condition, matching, mis-matching, whatever; they all have some history behind them. Now, with that said, you are correct that there are "classes" of Lugers from the mint to the poor. There are also people that can afford to purchase the mint rig with 2 matching magazines, etc. I think this is fantastic that some can afford these and will take care of them for the future. Some people love Lugers, but have a difficult time paying for a Russian import marked pistol. If they can buy some of these they have a collection and they should not be looked down upon as "second class" collectors because these to be the only ones they can afford to buy! From these two extremes most of us fall in between. I like to buy the best I can, but I have to buy what I can afford. As gentlemen Luger collectors, I feel we must encourage more the history behind this great pistol and get others envolved in collecting them for what they are, regardless if they can only buy the import marked pistols. Again, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the import pistols! As a matter of fact, if they could talk, I sure would like to hear the stories they could tell about life on the Russian front, who owned the pistol, how was it maintained, how did it get into the Russians hands, what happened to it after capture. WOW, this type story would really hold my attention. As to the mint Luger rig that is 99%; what story can it tell? It may say; I was made in 1939 at the Mauser Plant, shipped to a weapons depot, distributed to Officer Hans Dinklemeyer. Officedr Dinklemeyer used me with his dress uniform only and I was in a couple of parades, but most of the time I was in a drawer being really taken care of. As the war worsened, I stayed home being protected from any damage while my owner was fighting at the front. Unfortunantly, Officer Dinklemeyer was killed in 1944 and I was taken by an American soldier from my drawer and brought to the US where I was admired and then back into a drawer for the next 50 years until my new owner died and I was sold to a dealer. My next owner was a Luger collector who admires me, takes care of me and loves me. Man, what a life I have had! Which story would be more interesting to hear if the Import Marked Russian blued pistol, or the Mint pistol could talk. Sorry for the long comments, I guess the Swamp has gotten to me, but please, a Luger is a Luger, and a collector is a collector. There are just different levels, but we are all the same and love Lugers. Even if we do decide to rework that import marked pistol to make it look better, that's OK with me since it has already been "dinked" with by the Russians. I would rather have a nice reworked back to near original than the junk the Russians did to them. From the Everglades - Marvin