Karl,
I found your posting very interesting and I agree with you completly. Yes, I like the mint condition, but the ones I collect are usually in the 95% range because they show some use.
The history of these great pistols are my prime consideration. I have at least one example of most of the Third Reich Lugers and then got interested in the Weimar Era Lugers that were utilized into the Third Reich period. These pistols have a long history and many of these began life in or before WWI, then served the Weimar Era, and finally the Third Reich.
Yes, they have been manufactured, reworked an unknown number of times, but still served their country. A rich history like this is what makes them interesting. As many have stated; "if they could only talk".
Marvin
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