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Originally Posted by alvin
From trading perspective, there is no good gun, no bad gun. Any gun can earn profit is a winner. There are many factors, but the key is usually its acquisition price. Nice original item, if it costs too much, loses money, it's still a loser. But that's just one perspective on this hobby.
For shooting, this is not an original gun, lacking fun of shooting original gun though. Of course, it still can bang, bang.
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Well and truly stated, Alvin. Having noticed that shooter Lugers are appreciating at a rate of 10% - 15% a year I've decided to diversify a part of my retirement savings into a dozen or so such guns. I'm looking for 1) completely functional guns that will run a magazine of ammo without flaw, 2) preferably matching but at least without any mismatched part likely to cause functional problems, and 3) a price on each and every gun that will permit its immediate sale on consignment at a local shop at a price that will let me break even.
This G date gun is, I think, a good example of the kind of Luger I'm looking for.
Unfortunately I have enough collector blood in me that I get sucked into interesting guns for which I end up paying a premium. That premium may make it difficult to realize the kind of profit I want on resale. The Simson, of which I posted pictures a little while ago, is an example of a gun on which I may or may not make money if I find I need to sell it any time soon. There is another gun, a Luger with Cyrillic proof, that may be financially problematic if I need to do a quick sale (I'll put up photos of this one shortly).