The whole shooter Luger idea is an interesting study in value... First, it has to have a certain negitive degree of faults or condition to even enter this arena.... While matching numbers are always desirable, if it is a shooter, some serious cosmetic flaw, or lack of condition has already rendered this point to be nearly moot... So lets take the very best case scenario for a shooter, either a very nice original condition, either matching or non-matching... with, lets say a big nasty rust spot on the grip frame, or receiver.. I only used this for an example because I think we all hate rust equally... The pistol, to me, at this point, is only worth the retail value of the sum total of it's sellable / useable parts.... so lets break it down.... 75.00 to 100.00 for each the barrel, grips, sideplate, clip, frame and/or receiver, and small parts... maybe 125.00 for the toggle train... give or take 25.00 here and there depending on condition... it would seem that around $700.00 would be near the top end for any 4" barrel shooter, everything being pretty nice... Now, lets take a gun that is all buffed, reblued, rusted, or otherwise ugly to all but its mother! The parts can barely used for what they are now doing... it would seem that even $400.00 is a lot to ask?? I opted for a nice shooter, all made from byf parts, that were also nice... some assemblies match, some don't, but condition is all important to me..My shooter probably is at the $700.00 mark... but I would find it hard to ask more if I was going to sell... just a little different way to look at it, best to all, til...lat'r....GT
