[John Sabato]

I strongly concur with Alvin. This Luger, manufactured by Mauser (whose wartime production code at the time of manufacture was "byf") has been "customized" to suit the tastes of the previous owner, It has no specific collector value. But as a shooter it is worth at least $750 and anything more than that would entirely depend on how much someone enjoyed the look of the modifications... while the engraving doesn't look like it was done by convicts with files, it does not add to the value. The gun has been strongly buffed, and though you said the bore is in excellent condition the photos look like the bore is in apparently poor condition compared to the rest of the gun, but that may just be the photos and lighting. The grips are swiss replacements, and are not original german in origin. The magazine is the FXO type and is of high quality, but the finish is suspect since the gun has been refinished. It is the correct magazine for this vintage Luger. The magazine is worth at least $100 and probably more all by itself. The box is worth about $50...but there is no way to determine if the Nazi insignias are genuine since they appear to have had the silver finish polished off... Sorry it couldn't be better news...