Price Check 41-42

wlyon · 08-29-2013, 12:39 PM

41-42, Serial #7225N, that has been buffed and re-blued. Proofs are missing on receiver and barrel. All parts match; no numbers on grips. One matching mag. Grips are original luger grips with bad repair on front top of left grip. Barrel is good with some frosting. I realize that buffing and re-bluing relegates this to shooter status. However, with only 7000 produced I would appreciate thoughts on value. Actually not a bad looking luger.
Thanks.

drbuster · 08-29-2013, 02:02 PM

Bill, are you certain that it's been buffed and reblued? It's hard to tell from just the two photos.

alanint · 08-29-2013, 02:09 PM

You can always tell from areas like the raised border around the frame ears and the frame rail. Buffing will always affect a crisp edge there.

Since it is fairly rare and fairly nicely redone, I would not hesitate to ask for $1,100, give or take, for this pistol.

DavidJayUden · 08-29-2013, 02:20 PM

I'd like to see some closeups of the buffed areas. I'm just not seeing it, but I'm not able to blow up the photos either.
At the very least it is a high end shooter, but probably more given the rarity and matching mag. I'd probably come in a bit above Alan.
What are the possible explanations for the lack of proofs?
dju

wlyon · 08-29-2013, 02:34 PM

It definitely has been buffed and reblued, at least parts of it. The proofs were buffed out. Will try and put more pictures on this PM.

wlyon · 08-29-2013, 02:46 PM

Additional pictures.

Norme · 08-29-2013, 02:56 PM

Hi Bill, 41-42's are uncommon but not all that rare. Still estimates 7,000 produced, and some collectors believe the number is as much as double that. Besides, any collector sophisticated enough to appreciate this Luger's relative rarity would surely be turned off by those buffed off markings. I think you have to price this gun on it's merits, as a shooter.
Best regards, Norm

08-29-2013, 12:39 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,556 Times in 954 Posts	Price Check 41-42 41-42, Serial #7225N, that has been buffed and re-blued. Proofs are missing on receiver and barrel. All parts match; no numbers on grips. One matching mag. Grips are original luger grips with bad repair on front top of left grip. Barrel is good with some frosting. I realize that buffing and re-bluing relegates this to shooter status. However, with only 7000 produced I would appreciate thoughts on value. Actually not a bad looking luger. Thanks. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bill Lyon

08-29-2013, 02:34 PM	#5
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,556 Times in 954 Posts	It definitely has been buffed and reblued, at least parts of it. The proofs were buffed out. Will try and put more pictures on this PM. __________________ Bill Lyon

08-29-2013, 02:46 PM	#6
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,556 Times in 954 Posts	Additional pictures. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bill Lyon

08-29-2013, 02:02 PM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Bill, are you certain that it's been buffed and reblued? It's hard to tell from just the two photos.

08-29-2013, 02:09 PM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	You can always tell from areas like the raised border around the frame ears and the frame rail. Buffing will always affect a crisp edge there. Since it is fairly rare and fairly nicely redone, I would not hesitate to ask for $1,100, give or take, for this pistol.

08-29-2013, 02:20 PM	#4
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I'd like to see some closeups of the buffed areas. I'm just not seeing it, but I'm not able to blow up the photos either. At the very least it is a high end shooter, but probably more given the rarity and matching mag. I'd probably come in a bit above Alan. What are the possible explanations for the lack of proofs? dju

08-29-2013, 02:56 PM	#7
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Bill, 41-42's are uncommon but not all that rare. Still estimates 7,000 produced, and some collectors believe the number is as much as double that. Besides, any collector sophisticated enough to appreciate this Luger's relative rarity would surely be turned off by those buffed off markings. I think you have to price this gun on it's merits, as a shooter. Best regards, Norm