66mustang

Your best bet is the technical information right here. But.. You need to know, is it a matching numbered Luger? (magazine does not usually match). If not matching, then it is a definate shooter, like mine. And price goes down... If they match you can still shoot it, but you might worry more. The price might be fine in S. Cal, but seems high to me for a shooter, probably OK price for a collector, but I know it really depends on the collectability of the gun. As an example, my Artillery is in beautiful shape, but that is because it has been reblued, I bought it 18 years ago for $300 and two years ago, I was showing it to a gun shop owner and he only offered me $300 for it! It is worth more, but since it is a shooter in most peoples eyes, not worth as much.


Things to keep in mind,; Are the numbers, markings, etc., all sharp or are they blurred, such as being ground down to clean it up and re-blue it. If it is matching numbers, it could be worth more, and depending on rarity, worth even more. It is very hard to say without specifics and prices would have to be discussed with someone knowledagable. Like many things, the going price might be more in your area.


In the classifieds are Lugers for sale, nice re-blued, shooters that Ted Heller has for sale. (Let alone others, I've e-mailed him and he seems like a good sort of guy). He would be able to tell you how to contact for shipping FFL, etc.


That are literally tens of thousands of Lugers out there for you to buy, so keeping an eye out is what you need to do, unless you've set your heart on this one, and I know how that feeling goes...


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