Hi Scott,
Both Swiss M1929 Lugers look like nice guns, but the glare of the photos and lack of details makes it difficult to tell if either gun has been refinished or not.
Swiss Lugers routinely got refinished by the Bern arsenal during the service life of their pistols.
The little serial numbers stamped along the shoulder of the barrel where it screws into the receiver and the Bernerprobe stamp are seen applied after bluing...so that might be one way to tell if original finish or rework.
One of the Lugers along its right side has a "P" stamp...just above the trigger on the frame. It this "P" has bluing applied in the groves of the "P", that might tell you the gun has been refinished after it was released from Military service in Switzerland as well.
Not sure if you get "importer stamps" on guns coming into Canada or not. Something to ask and look for.
Price for these later-M1929's run $ 1700-1900 USD here in the USA...usually with an old holster.
Based on the two serial numbers of the Lugers, they were made at the Bern arsenal in :
SN 75976 - Made in 1944 ( a date stamp inside the front frame well will tell you the month in 1944 the gun was made).
SN 75455 - Also made in 1944. That year Bern made 5,800 of these Lugers usually with black plastic grips and magazine bottoms.
BTW...this same web site has some nice Swiss revolvers for sale at decent prices as well. Those revolvers are well-made and are fun to shoot.
Hope this info. is of some help...
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