I'm a noobie, I've thought about a Luger for years but didn't really make an effort to educate myself on the pistol until recently. I have learned enough and seen enough out in the market to be very wary.
In a few weeks of seriously surveying what's available for my first Luger purchase, I've seen re-blues peddled as original, "matching" mags that were obvious force matches even to my novice eyes, and pistols with ground off stock lugs peddled as collector pieces without comment by dealers. I've seen plenty of over-priced pistols.
The answer for me is, don't buy it until you're sure that it is what you think it is. If you need to take pictures and post them on the forum before buying, then do so. The members here seem quite helpful.
At first i was annoyed at all the traps out there, but now I am starting to accept it as part of the "Luger Experience". It comes with the territory, if you want to acquire these fascinating machines from time to time, then knowledge and caution and patience are the tools you must accept and use. I have no "discoveries" yet, but I imagine finding a desirable pistol at a fair or good price out in the marketplace must be very satisfying.
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