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Ron Wood · 02-22-2002, 11:45 AM

You found a couple of goodies! The 1913 is called a "1913 Commercial". It and the "1914 Commercial" were made approximately the same time, probably around late 1913 - early 1914. There were very few made with the grip safety and they are scarce as hen's teeth. If the one you found is authentic it is worth a chunk. The variation is pictured in Kenyon's "Lugers at Random" and Ralph Shattuck has listed it in his value guide, the last edition of which was in Mike Reese's soft cover Luger book, can't remember the title. If the 1904 Navy is in even "good" condition with matching numbers and an intact toggle-lock, you are looking at around $10K, minus a little/plus a lot. I have seen them listed at $17K.

02-22-2002, 11:45 AM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Re: I Need Info On A Luger You found a couple of goodies! The 1913 is called a "1913 Commercial". It and the "1914 Commercial" were made approximately the same time, probably around late 1913 - early 1914. There were very few made with the grip safety and they are scarce as hen's teeth. If the one you found is authentic it is worth a chunk. The variation is pictured in Kenyon's "Lugers at Random" and Ralph Shattuck has listed it in his value guide, the last edition of which was in Mike Reese's soft cover Luger book, can't remember the title. If the 1904 Navy is in even "good" condition with matching numbers and an intact toggle-lock, you are looking at around $10K, minus a little/plus a lot. I have seen them listed at $17K.