LugerForum Discussion Forums - View Single Post - 1920 DWM w/Capture papers, holster, belt & ammo

GerColctor · 04-08-2008, 11:35 PM

You can always as any price for a Luger, the only problem might be, would somebody be willing to pay your price.

Some folks get it into their mind that their Luger or in this case a Luger rig, is worth "big" money and become highly offended if you try to explain it's real value. I am sure this guy has a "friend" or relative who told him it was worth about $5 to 6,000. Of course the "friend" has no idea what any Luger is values at.

The family vet over the years might have told his relatives that this gun was captured from an important Nazi, such as an army general, SS officer, fighter pilot, tank commander or political figure. That story makes the rig worth more $$$.

A few years ago I bought a common 1915 DWM military Luger from a guy who insisted that the intertwined letters on the toggle were the initials of a general and this piece was a highly valued collectable. His father who brought it home from the war told his family those were some general's initials on the Luger. Took a lot of explaining using pictures of other Lugers to finally convince him his family pistol was not special. He originally wanted $3,000 for the general's personal handgun.
Joe

04-08-2008, 11:35 PM	#6
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 318 Thanks: 3 Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts	You can always as any price for a Luger, the only problem might be, would somebody be willing to pay your price. Some folks get it into their mind that their Luger or in this case a Luger rig, is worth "big" money and become highly offended if you try to explain it's real value. I am sure this guy has a "friend" or relative who told him it was worth about $5 to 6,000. Of course the "friend" has no idea what any Luger is values at. The family vet over the years might have told his relatives that this gun was captured from an important Nazi, such as an army general, SS officer, fighter pilot, tank commander or political figure. That story makes the rig worth more $$$. A few years ago I bought a common 1915 DWM military Luger from a guy who insisted that the intertwined letters on the toggle were the initials of a general and this piece was a highly valued collectable. His father who brought it home from the war told his family those were some general's initials on the Luger. Took a lot of explaining using pictures of other Lugers to finally convince him his family pistol was not special. He originally wanted $3,000 for the general's personal handgun. Joe __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.