Aaron, you bring up a good point. But I always intended to use it as a shooter.... I'm not sure if the bore is going to be much of an issue or not. One thing is for certain, I'm going to shoot a couple of hundred rounds through it before it goes anywhere, if it goes anywhere. Thanks for the heads up...
Steve, this one is actually my second one. The first was a slightly better condition, slightly more collectable, 1939 42 code. I didn't pay too much for either gun. The first one, I was looking for an entry level, collectable Luger. And that's pretty much what I got, except that some people might argue against something that's about 70% finish being collectable, but it has other historical meaning.
The 1920 commercial I got for shooting. My thinking is that for another five bills I could have a really pretty shooter. Kind of kill two birds with one stone. Now I'm not so sure. If the bore were better, it might be an easier decision. What I really need to do is to call Thor and ask him what he thinks. Either way, I'm not stressing about it. I have so many other things going on it's not even funny.
Yeah, if it weren't for these guys I'd have some real trouble identifying the good buys.