Thread: Luger Help
View Single Post
Unread 09-15-2016, 11:14 AM   #4
mrerick
Super Moderator - Patron
LugerForum
Life Patron
 
mrerick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA
Posts: 3,920
Thanks: 1,377
Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts
Default

It's very difficult to judge finish originality or how worn the finishes are from photos that are not sharp and that are taken with a flash.

The high end pricing mentioned would reflect a rather high level or original finish. 93% or better. They are prices paid by one collector directly to another trusted collector after inspection.

You generally will not find any serial number on a commercial Crown/N Luger's magazine. If there is one there, I expect it was added by someone to make the gun appear more valuable. In fact, it defaces the magazine and destroys value.

The matching numbers on magazines associated with the military Luger may or may not be original, and good sharp photos are needed to verify that they were not renumbered to match the gun.

The holsters might be real period holsters, or reproductions. Again, we'd need photos to help. The "Volkspolezei" was an East German police force active after WW-II and did not, to my knowledge, use 7.65mm Luger caliber pistols.

The East German and Russian Capture guns are often refinished, have markings added or defaced and have a much lower value than those quoted above.
__________________
Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum -
- Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.
mrerick is offline   Reply With Quote
The following 7 members says Thank You to mrerick for your post: