Hello Charles,
And welcome, as well.
There are 3-4 luger "eras" as follows :
* Imperial Era
* Weimar Era
* 3rd. Reich era
* Post WWII Era
Not only considering your budget, you might want to decide from which era your first luger will be acquired. Notice, I say your first luger...as it is habit forming...
A good investment in some luger books is always worthwhile as well.
And you might want to visit the up-coming Reno gun show in late November as well. This is a good show with lots of lugers present for sale/display and we normally have a small Luger Forum group that hangs out and would be willing to help you. You will get to see various luger from all of the eras and can learn alot for just the trip costs...and you may even be tempted to buy a luger, there...!
http://www.bigrenoshow.com/
Best Regards,
Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />