Reviewed many of the previous threads on the "Spandau" luger and they brought up memories of past and current controversies surrounding this "U.S. only" luger "variation". As a collector of lugers for many years, I, for one, like the reassurance of provenence and authenticity of the lugers in my safe. Problem here is that one will NEVER really know if one (or all) are genuine or not. Another problem is that when one is available for sale, the price asked is at a level that the example is genuine and requires great act of faith on the buyer's part. This I personally find hard to rationalize. I believe that due to the controversy of the Spandau luger, one should (1) avoid purchase altogether, (2) buy at a price that reflects this doubt....$3500-$4000, and (3) expect that if you own one, even if "authenticated" in Texas, that you will probably have to expect to take a loss at time of sale. These are the facts when one gets involved with such a controversial handgun....there are just too many doubters out there to feel comfortable.
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