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Edward Tinker · 07-31-2004, 10:28 AM

Howard is on track, I use the dealer price lists as an approx., and then look on gunbroker.com and auctionarms.com But the most important thing, is that you have a luger!

I was talking to Ralph Shattuck a couple of years ago, and he said, hey, if the gun is in nice shape, maybe you paid too much, but in three years, you'll have gotten your money back as an investment / value!!

Your 1917 was made in that year by DWM, and was the 42K batch of them. The first 10K were made without a serial number suffix, then "a" suffix, etc, till you got to "c".

Ed

07-31-2004, 10:28 AM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,967 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,596 Times in 2,117 Posts	Howard is on track, I use the dealer price lists as an approx., and then look on gunbroker.com and auctionarms.com But the most important thing, is that you have a luger! I was talking to Ralph Shattuck a couple of years ago, and he said, hey, if the gun is in nice shape, maybe you paid too much, but in three years, you'll have gotten your money back as an investment / value!! Your 1917 was made in that year by DWM, and was the 42K batch of them. The first 10K were made without a serial number suffix, then "a" suffix, etc, till you got to "c". Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV