Excellent thread. More to the story here then your first luger..
I had seen Lugers in the late 1960's and early 1970's in guns and ammo, etc., they interested me. My Dads boss had a luger that he brought back with him, he showed it to me, a byf 41 (?) and I wanted it bad! (after he passed, my dad tried to get it, and the guys kids grabbed it, but they didn't care about the history, I am sure they sold it).
Came across my first luger while stationed in the army in Hawaii, a 1914 Artillery, buffed bad, 9mm for $325. Sold my Colt Python on consignment at another gun store, then went and bought it at the gun store in Honolulu! A year later bought a mismatch 1940/42, top half matched and the bottom matched, somebody screwed up in putting their two guns together!
Still have the artillery, I would imagine that the Python is now worth $450 or so, maybe more, the artillery is worth $800?
Ed
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