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Unread 01-03-2009, 10:44 PM   #15
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As far as setting a value for your Luger, it looks like a nice one and if like you say all the smaller parts are marked "08" it would be considered a matching parts pistol (since those last two digits of the SN 6108 prove the pistol still has the parts it originally had when it left the Mauser factory. This of course increases its value. As a WAG it's probably worth $1500, maybe even $2000 for insurance purposes but to you as a family heirloom it's worth even more, so definitely keep it in a safe place always. If you ever plan to fire it it would be wise to have it checked out by a gunsmith first unless you can inspect it yourself.

Does NY City make you jump through all the hoops for a permit for a war relic/heirloom as they do for any pistol? Just wondering if they make provisions for collector pieces. Of course the Luger is just as deadly as a more modern 9mm pistol so there may be no fast track for registration. You'd think they'd make allowances for a Luger, after all how many crimes are committed each year with a Luger!
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