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4 Scale · 06-10-2016, 08:37 AM

Hayhugh that type of data is highly useful to the question.

This calculator
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc....956&year2=2016
should be a relatively good benchmark. It computes the value of item worth $35 in 1956 as over $300 today, suggesting that Lugers appreciate at 3-4 times the inflation rate given your $1,000 value estimate for the pistol which seems fair.

This particular calculator only goes back to 1913, but plugging the $30 value for the 1900 Luger from post #3 in shows a value today of over $700; if one assumes an average condition Model 1900 Parabellum to be worth $2,100 or so today, there is that roughly 3x inflation rate again.

If other collectors would like to mention date of purchase and price, and a later date and FMV, I will make an effort to return to the thread and compute appreciation using the Govt. CPI calculator at the link above and summarize findings. The most useful examples would be pistols owned through several business cycles, roughly at least ten years and preferably longer.

06-10-2016, 08:37 AM	#9
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	Hayhugh that type of data is highly useful to the question. This calculator http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc....956&year2=2016 should be a relatively good benchmark. It computes the value of item worth $35 in 1956 as over $300 today, suggesting that Lugers appreciate at 3-4 times the inflation rate given your $1,000 value estimate for the pistol which seems fair. This particular calculator only goes back to 1913, but plugging the $30 value for the 1900 Luger from post #3 in shows a value today of over $700; if one assumes an average condition Model 1900 Parabellum to be worth $2,100 or so today, there is that roughly 3x inflation rate again. If other collectors would like to mention date of purchase and price, and a later date and FMV, I will make an effort to return to the thread and compute appreciation using the Govt. CPI calculator at the link above and summarize findings. The most useful examples would be pistols owned through several business cycles, roughly at least ten years and preferably longer.