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Marvin · 06-03-2001, 12:30 PM

Art,

You have said a "mouthful" with your posting and I agree with you completley! I collect mainly Lugers and P.38s, but I also have a collection of the pistols used by Germany during WWII. A few of them are not in the collectible catagory for the purist, but I like them. I also WANT my pistols to have a little wear on them to indicate they have at least been carried. I like to buy the pistols that have at least 93% condition or better, but now the ones I need are out of my price range and will only allow me to buy a couple per year. Maybe this is what I will be doing.

One pistol which I have is a 1936 Luger that is the pistol that got me started into German pistol collecting and I bought it 8-9 years ago for $425. It is all matching, but the finish is at best 60%. The soldier who owned this pistol took great care of it mechanically, but he must have carried it an used it a lot. I consider this pistol one of the pistols I would not trade or sell. I also have several 99% Lugers that really look nice on the wall, but where were they during WWII? There is very little holster wear so appearently, it must have been in a drawer during the entire war. I like the pistols that have seen some use, but not abuse.

Now, as to a collectible, I feel, and I have stated this before, any Luger is collectible! They are great pistols and deserve the respect of their history. I also feel that you will find that the great folks on the Forum will accept anyone that wants to "talk" the Luger language. I like to learn the details of this pistol on how it was manufactured, how it was distributed, who used it, who captured the pistol, etc. Most of my questions can never be answered, but it is sure fun to think and talk about it on this Forum. Yes, we do get into a few disagrements once in a while on the Forum, but we still are friends with differing opinions. I learn more about Lugers from this Forum than anywhere else because we have a very knowledgeable cadre of Luger experts all over the world.

PLEASE, to all on this Forum, discuss any Luger you may have from a totally mismatch parts pistol to the absolutly best money can buy. To me, any Luger is collectible and deserves the same consideration.

Marvin

06-03-2001, 12:30 PM	#4
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What is a Collectable Luger Art, You have said a "mouthful" with your posting and I agree with you completley! I collect mainly Lugers and P.38s, but I also have a collection of the pistols used by Germany during WWII. A few of them are not in the collectible catagory for the purist, but I like them. I also WANT my pistols to have a little wear on them to indicate they have at least been carried. I like to buy the pistols that have at least 93% condition or better, but now the ones I need are out of my price range and will only allow me to buy a couple per year. Maybe this is what I will be doing. One pistol which I have is a 1936 Luger that is the pistol that got me started into German pistol collecting and I bought it 8-9 years ago for $425. It is all matching, but the finish is at best 60%. The soldier who owned this pistol took great care of it mechanically, but he must have carried it an used it a lot. I consider this pistol one of the pistols I would not trade or sell. I also have several 99% Lugers that really look nice on the wall, but where were they during WWII? There is very little holster wear so appearently, it must have been in a drawer during the entire war. I like the pistols that have seen some use, but not abuse. Now, as to a collectible, I feel, and I have stated this before, any Luger is collectible! They are great pistols and deserve the respect of their history. I also feel that you will find that the great folks on the Forum will accept anyone that wants to "talk" the Luger language. I like to learn the details of this pistol on how it was manufactured, how it was distributed, who used it, who captured the pistol, etc. Most of my questions can never be answered, but it is sure fun to think and talk about it on this Forum. Yes, we do get into a few disagrements once in a while on the Forum, but we still are friends with differing opinions. I learn more about Lugers from this Forum than anywhere else because we have a very knowledgeable cadre of Luger experts all over the world. PLEASE, to all on this Forum, discuss any Luger you may have from a totally mismatch parts pistol to the absolutly best money can buy. To me, any Luger is collectible and deserves the same consideration. Marvin