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Unread 02-25-2023, 03:03 PM   #6
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Prices have shot through the roof thanks to the Covid -19 fiasco. Not sure why as one has nothing to do with the other IMO.
But having said that the LP 08, known as the "Artillery Luger", was authorized by the Kaiser on 2 July 1913.
Artillery Luger's were primarily manufactured during the 5 years spanning WW1.

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1917 Was the most productive year for the Artillery @ 90,000.
Today the easiest Artillery to obtain is the 1917 BUT many are in very bad shape ... yours is in good shape from what I can see but a hands on examination is needed for an accurate appraisal.
This was a weapon of war not a weekend shooter so often times the bore is 'shot out' on Artillery's meaning they may need work to put them right. Still others lay in mud at the bottom of a trench and are badly rusted ... again yours seems OK ... and others have evidence of blood corrosion as well. Normally your rig would fall into the $1.8k - 2.4k range circa 2022 but now it will be significantly higher ... 3k and up would not surprise me for a Luger rig - gun,holster, stock + leather in good shape, complete with snail drum add $600- 1800.

It should be noted that Mauser made Commemorative LP-08's in the early 70's as well as there was a nickle plated effort made out of Texas but all other manufacturing other than original DWM & Erfurt leave much to be desired in terms of metallurgy and design.

In all honesty you are apt to get a different $$ figure appraisal from each member on here. In other words the most accurate appraisal is that ANY Luger is worth what ANY man is willing to pay for it.
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