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John Sabato · 05-07-2008, 09:30 AM

Ron has said it all! Back when I was a young man and you could buy Lugers in this condition for about $30 from importers...(you could even do that by mail prior to 1968)... these guns used to be called "arsenal refinished" because they had been reworked, and refitted by a government arsenal...

Ron is also correct about these guns becoming collectible in their own right because of the role they played in post war German history... It will continue to increase in value... after all, there is a finite number of available original Lugers and an ever increasing number of people who are interested in learning about them and collecting them...

05-07-2008, 09:30 AM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Ron has said it all! Back when I was a young man and you could buy Lugers in this condition for about $30 from importers...(you could even do that by mail prior to 1968)... these guns used to be called "arsenal refinished" because they had been reworked, and refitted by a government arsenal... Ron is also correct about these guns becoming collectible in their own right because of the role they played in post war German history... It will continue to increase in value... after all, there is a finite number of available original Lugers and an ever increasing number of people who are interested in learning about them and collecting them... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*