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RShaw · 09-13-2017, 04:52 PM

"Bob are there many lugers in the Netherlands?"

In my experience of keeping my eye out for these guns (about 10 months), there are relatively few. The collector DWM which I ended up buying I saw on the shelf of a gunsmith / friend who lives about 3-4 miles from our house, while the shooter I now have I bought from a forum friend. Other than these two.... I have only seen two others, a Swiss 7.65 mm also for sale by a collector here in the area (a beautiful gun... rig I should say... I'm still pondering that one), and a badly abused P08 in a gunshop south of here- significantly damaged grips, rather "beat up" really, asking price was Eu 1075. Badly overpriced IMO.

That's it really.
There is a well recognized NL website for selling firearms; all kinds of guns come and go through there... but a Luger only pops up very occasionally. Same basically true for 1911's, P38's, and other WWI and WWII classics.

Probably there are far more here in NL.... but not for sale. Also, people tend to be rather secretive about the guns they own, it's not a subject which is widely discussed here at all. Only a small community actively collects and shoots firearms here... nothing like the press guns are getting in the US, not even close.

Basically- Lugers are not easy to come by here.

You are fortunate in the US re. availability of these and other unique masterpieces of engineering... but I do think prices in the US are about 10-15% higher than they are here from what I have seen and from conversations I have had.

09-13-2017, 04:52 PM	#31
RShaw User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Venlo, the Netherlands Posts: 350 Thanks: 160 Thanked 170 Times in 90 Posts	"Bob are there many lugers in the Netherlands?" In my experience of keeping my eye out for these guns (about 10 months), there are relatively few. The collector DWM which I ended up buying I saw on the shelf of a gunsmith / friend who lives about 3-4 miles from our house, while the shooter I now have I bought from a forum friend. Other than these two.... I have only seen two others, a Swiss 7.65 mm also for sale by a collector here in the area (a beautiful gun... rig I should say... I'm still pondering that one), and a badly abused P08 in a gunshop south of here- significantly damaged grips, rather "beat up" really, asking price was Eu 1075. Badly overpriced IMO. That's it really. There is a well recognized NL website for selling firearms; all kinds of guns come and go through there... but a Luger only pops up very occasionally. Same basically true for 1911's, P38's, and other WWI and WWII classics. Probably there are far more here in NL.... but not for sale. Also, people tend to be rather secretive about the guns they own, it's not a subject which is widely discussed here at all. Only a small community actively collects and shoots firearms here... nothing like the press guns are getting in the US, not even close. Basically- Lugers are not easy to come by here. You are fortunate in the US re. availability of these and other unique masterpieces of engineering... but I do think prices in the US are about 10-15% higher than they are here from what I have seen and from conversations I have had. __________________ Enjoying any firearm is like staying happily married- take her out on a regular basis, treat her with respect and pay attention to proper maintenance. Looking for magazine no. 7097 Venlo, the Netherlands- RShaw Last edited by RShaw; 09-13-2017 at 06:37 PM.