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Sergio Natali · 02-21-2021, 01:11 PM

The first Luger I bought was a 1942 Russian capture Mauser P08, completely re-arsenalized by the Russians, it was still in very good condition, and excellent for the range. After that I started buying the main Swiss Luger specimens. I had two 1900s, one 1900/06, two W + F 1906, and two W + F 1906/29 plus a 1900 AE and another 1900 AE with original Ideal Stock as well as a 1920 Commercial.
All of these were in their original .30 caliber Para.
Then I made the big mistake of buying another dozen Lugers that went from Erfurts to Mauser s / 42, I had a Krieghoff, and some "rare" models such as a 1934 "Persian" Mauser. Too bad they were all in 9x21 IMI practically devoid of a real market except here in Italy.
Slowly I sold the whole collection together with some C96s and some K98Ks.
For some years after that I still kept several M1911s and M1911A1s, until about three years ago when I sold the whole collection.
The market has reached a standstill, so I've kept only a couple of the pythons that I had and some guns that I use at the range ever week.

02-21-2021, 01:11 PM	#19
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	The first Luger I bought was a 1942 Russian capture Mauser P08, completely re-arsenalized by the Russians, it was still in very good condition, and excellent for the range. After that I started buying the main Swiss Luger specimens. I had two 1900s, one 1900/06, two W + F 1906, and two W + F 1906/29 plus a 1900 AE and another 1900 AE with original Ideal Stock as well as a 1920 Commercial. All of these were in their original .30 caliber Para. Then I made the big mistake of buying another dozen Lugers that went from Erfurts to Mauser s / 42, I had a Krieghoff, and some "rare" models such as a 1934 "Persian" Mauser. Too bad they were all in 9x21 IMI practically devoid of a real market except here in Italy. Slowly I sold the whole collection together with some C96s and some K98Ks. For some years after that I still kept several M1911s and M1911A1s, until about three years ago when I sold the whole collection. The market has reached a standstill, so I've kept only a couple of the pythons that I had and some guns that I use at the range ever week. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.