I have been noticing the same trend as the rest of you. Been looking for reasonably priced Artillery luger. Just a decent matching shooter,no joy.
I made a few bids at the recent RIA auction and most everything went for big money(in my humble opinion).
A buddy was talking to one of the Greg Martin Auction guys at the recent Reno show He was told that military automatic pistols are the hot sellers right now.
My feeling is that people who are not really informed collectors are buying many of these guns as comparatively inexpensive investments.The stock market is in turmoil(as evidenced by last weeks huge swing). Gold is at record highs. Runaway inflation and civil unrest are real possibilities. I think for some folks a few extra shoot-able guns that will always have value are comforting.
Bob