Dave,
That is exciting news! I maintain a list of surviving Cartridge Counter Lugers. The number 22417 was reported to me years ago by a third party so I never knew who owned it or the condition.
I know that complete CC Lugers have sold for $30,000 plus, but I have no idea how to value your father's gun. I am sure to an advanced collector it would bring at least half that much depending on the overall conditon of the gun. The grips and magazine can be reproduced but that is an expensive undertaking and needs a collector with deep pockets to consider it.
The suggestion to send it to a big dealer is a good one, but it requires the necessary FFL transactions to send it and there will be a fee or commission charged by the dealer to sell it. Auctions also have a "seller's fee" that can be pretty stiff. If you do go the auction route make sure you put a high enough reserve on it so that it doesn't sell for a song.!
To verify the gun I have on my list is the same one, could you please check the serial number?
If you can determine a price that you are satisfied with, you could post it on this forum in the for sale section. No fees involved! Include the price and a couple of good photos. Good luck
My very best wishes for your father's recovery. Our thoughts and prayers will be with him.
Ron
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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