Re: Matched shooter and other questions(long)
Dave I'm new to this also so I know how you feel. It is daunting. Lugers were made with every part serial numbered to each gun to include two magazines and sometimes holster. The ultimate goal of a purist Luger collector is to obtain a completely matching gun with magazines and holster in mint condition. Regretfully, matching means different things to different dealers. Either the dealer is reputable beyond reproach (and there are still problems) or you take it completely apart and check the numbers. If a gun is matched the seller always says so, it is a sell point that is 40=50% more value in the gun. DWMs and Erfurts seem to be most available, also Mauser commercial models. It is not easy to find an origonal very good finish matched gun w/magazine for under $1000-$1200. And much more depending on the make. Read this forum daily, all I know about Lugers has come from here and I'm very new. These guys are great. And Lugers don't have hammers.
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