Kevin,
I will be at the Novi show on Sept 25th and would like to take a look at the gun. I will be there probably only on Saturday since I have a class reunion on Sunday. But if there is something interesting there I might go back again on Sunday. I did that at the last show where I picked up a decent 1916 navy for $2500 by going back on Sunday.
Registrating the gun in Michigan would not be a problem depending on which city you live in. In Detroit proper and Southfield, they have a rather long wait to get a purchase permit (about 30 days). In some other communities, the wait period is shorter. In some places you can just sit and wait for them to type it out. So the wait period varies from city to city. In Farmington Hills, the delay is about ten days. Talk to your city clerk at the police station for a better explaination of the purchase permit process in your city. It can be confusing. Most of these city clerks don't really know what they are talking about. They are just data entering, paper pushers. The permit is free so there isn't a cost factor.
The police do not want you to bring in a mag, a stock or a holster. Just the gun in a container. You could be fined if you bring in a gun with a mag in it. Federal BATF rules qualifies your gun as a curio and relic. But it is not a curio or relic under Michigan rules because it uses modern and commercially available ammo. So you can have it sent to you by someone with an FFL but you must register it in Michigan after you receive it.
Email me using the above mailing box. If you don't live too far then maybe we can get together for coffee and I will answer your questions as best that I can. I don't really know what you mean by a Stoeger artillery as far as value is concerned. None of my artilleries have import markings so I never had a problem about pricing them. Generally, collectors don't want to see import markings. But the local and state police will legally just consider it a pistol. In Farmington Hills, the police will really like (in a nice way) to see a nice collector quality Luger and it just may attract a crowd of cops who may even take personnal pictures of it. I have had as many as eight officers at a time look at some of my Lugers that I brought in for registration. I loved it because it gave me a chance to brag a bit.
Big Norm
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