Re: Help with Luger's
CTME,
I WOULD CONSIDER A LUGER THAT IS ALL MATCHING AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND NOT WORRY ABOUT FINNISH. MY OPINION IS THAT YOU SHOULD NOT RE-BLUE THE GUN BECAUSE YOU WILL LOOSE THE ORIGINALITY OF THE PIECE. A LUGER IN 80% CAN TELL YOU ALOT OF HISTORY. RE-BLUING WILL NOT INHANCE IT'S VALUE. I HAVE MY FIRST LUGER A 1939 42 CODE WHICH I BOUGHT WITH A PERIOD SHOULDER HOLSTER AND EXTRA CLIP. IT'S IN ABOUT 75-80% CONDITION. I WILL NEVER THINK OF RE-BLUING IT. JUST THINK ABOUT WHERE THAT GUN HAS BEEN! THIS IN MY OPINION IS WHAT LUGER COLLECTING IS ALL ABOUT! ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE PRICES OF LUGERS VARY DEPENDING ON THE AREA OF THE COUNTRY YOU LIVE. I HAVE ATTENDED SHOWS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATES,(BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE ON VACATION, I MAKE MY WIFE STOP AT THEM ALL!). A LUGER IN IOWA SELLS FOR A HIGHER PRICE THAN ONE AT A BIG SHOW IN KANSAS CITY, MO., DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE FAR LESS FOR SALE. MY ADVICE IS TO READ AS MANY BOOKS ON LUGERS AS YOU CAN, AND SHOP AROUND. THEY MADE MILLIONS OF THESE THINGS(I HAVE TO KEEP REMINDING MYSELF, AS I FIND NEW EXAMPLES FOR SALE) AND ANOTHER ONE WILL COME YOUR WAY. THIS WILL SAVE YOU MONEY AND HEARTBREAK IN THE END.
MY I SUGGUST RALPH SHATTUCK HE HAS LOTS OF LUGERS AT FAIR PRICES, AND HIGHLY VARIED CONDITION AND MODELS. HE WILL NOT STEER YOU WRONG AND HAS BEEN SELLING LUGERS FOR DECADES. HE'S LOCATED IN PEORIA ARIZONA 623 566-0551. IF YOU WANT TO TALK SOME TIME, JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT TCANNEY@ABBE.ORG
TIM CANNEY
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