LugerForum Discussion Forums - View Single Post

sheepherder · 03-29-2014, 07:45 AM

I was all ready to disagree with Ed, but he didn't respond...

IMO, a VoPo/RC Luger has a certain continuity of purpose to it. The Lugers collectors seek had a continuity that ended in 1945 (or 1919); VoPo/RC Lugers (and P-38's) continued in use until 19??. Whether they were carried by some lonely railroad guard on the Sino-Soviet border or languished in a warehouse somewhere, they were still continuing their history. We'll never really know what that history was.

I would value a VoPo/RC the same as I would any Luger. If all matching (original number match), then a premium for that condition. If force matched, on the high side for a shooter (because it probably has a new barrel). High side shooter to me is $850+; a matching 'premium' would be $1250+. That would be for DWM's; I would consider more for an Erfurt, Simson, or Krieghoff.

But I should point out, I am just Joe Crap the ragman; Bubba with a sticky bun in one hand at a gun show.

03-29-2014, 07:45 AM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,202 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 4,464 Times in 2,338 Posts	I was all ready to disagree with Ed, but he didn't respond... IMO, a VoPo/RC Luger has a certain continuity of purpose to it. The Lugers collectors seek had a continuity that ended in 1945 (or 1919); VoPo/RC Lugers (and P-38's) continued in use until 19??. Whether they were carried by some lonely railroad guard on the Sino-Soviet border or languished in a warehouse somewhere, they were still continuing their history. We'll never really know what that history was. I would value a VoPo/RC the same as I would any Luger. If all matching (original number match), then a premium for that condition. If force matched, on the high side for a shooter (because it probably has a new barrel). High side shooter to me is $850+; a matching 'premium' would be $1250+. That would be for DWM's; I would consider more for an Erfurt, Simson, or Krieghoff. But I should point out, I am just Joe Crap the ragman; Bubba with a sticky bun in one hand at a gun show. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...