Well, Iâ??m a complete newbie to Lugers, but I stumbled upon this piece for sale, and need to ask the classic question, â??whatâ??s it worth?â? It is a 1914 Erfurt Artillery Luger, serial # is 1300, and all the parts appear to be matching, except for the magazine (and the magazine does have the wooden WWI base). I had virtually no knowledge on Lugers prior to spotting this gun, but I have done some research over the last couple days, and from what Iâ??ve read it appears to be one of the rarer models of lugers made.
However, one of my biggest concerns is the perfect condition of the gun. Iâ??m afraid that it may have been reblued/refinished, or at the very least heavily buffed. Also, the trigger, takedown lever, mag release, and safety appear to be nickel/chrome, and in absolutely perfect shape (to perfect for a 90-year old gun I would think). Should they be nickle? And how do you tell if a gun has been reblued?
This picture (despite the terrible quality) shows the bright chrome color of the trigger, mag release, etc.
Also, the gun has the removable stock. I looked, but didnâ??t see a serial number on the stock (of course, I had no idea where to look). How can you tell a repo from an original?
Of course, this leads to the ultimate question, whatâ??s it worth?
Sorry for the million questions, and thanks in advance for any help/advice.
