1937 S/42 Mouser Luger

bman30 · 10-27-2024, 08:41 PM

Was gifted a 1937 Mauser Luger, which seems like all matching numbers. Wanted to know what I could get for this if I sold it.[ATTACH]

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Bill_in_VA · 10-27-2024, 09:53 PM

Matching numbers or not, I’d put your gun into the shooter category. It has been refinished. Shooters in my area seem to go in the $1000-1200 range

bman30 · 10-27-2024, 10:21 PM

Thanks for the info. How can you tell that it has been refinished?

PolishX · 10-27-2024, 11:11 PM

The jeweled parts (safety and trigger) are some clear give aways

Mac Cat · 10-27-2024, 11:23 PM

Parts of the gun have been heavily buffed.
There are no acceptance stamps left on the receiver (right front area)
The takedown lever has been replaced.
The trigger and thumb safety lever have machine scrolls on them.
The grips are custom replacements and smooth.
There is a stamp on the frame above the trigger and on the barrel that I have never seen before.
But, you have shown enough that it's not a collector pistol.

If it shoots properly, it's wroth $700-$800.

PolishX · 10-28-2024, 01:30 AM

Does the toggle number size look off to you also ?

Bill_in_VA · 10-28-2024, 10:52 AM

I wouldn’t worry too much about serial font size differences, especially on a straight-out shooter. Remember the number stamps did come in various sizes. On a more collectible pistol I’d scrutinize those kinds of things more closely, but I’d be looking for halos (when/where appropriate), over/double stamps, same matching font (e.g., serif/no serif, flattop/round top “3”), etc.

Patrick Sweeney · 10-28-2024, 12:45 PM

I suspect that the first digit of the serial number was mostly scrubbed off when it was refinished. the three digits left are not centered, and there's a trace of some other digit on the left of those.

A shooter, but a clean one.

Mac Cat · 10-28-2024, 02:48 PM

I think that the holster is a police style, not military.

10-27-2024, 08:41 PM	#1
bman30 New User Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	1937 S/42 Mouser Luger Was gifted a 1937 Mauser Luger, which seems like all matching numbers. Wanted to know what I could get for this if I sold it.[ATTACH] [/ATTACH]

10-27-2024, 09:53 PM	#2
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 370 Thanks: 767 Thanked 550 Times in 197 Posts	Matching numbers or not, I’d put your gun into the shooter category. It has been refinished. Shooters in my area seem to go in the $1000-1200 range __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

10-27-2024, 11:11 PM	#4
PolishX User Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 20 Thanks: 21 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	Refinish The jeweled parts (safety and trigger) are some clear give aways

10-27-2024, 11:23 PM	#5
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 722 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 602 Times in 325 Posts	Parts of the gun have been heavily buffed. There are no acceptance stamps left on the receiver (right front area) The takedown lever has been replaced. The trigger and thumb safety lever have machine scrolls on them. The grips are custom replacements and smooth. There is a stamp on the frame above the trigger and on the barrel that I have never seen before. But, you have shown enough that it's not a collector pistol. If it shoots properly, it's wroth $700-$800. Last edited by Mac Cat; 10-28-2024 at 11:09 AM. Reason: typos

10-28-2024, 10:52 AM	#7
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 370 Thanks: 767 Thanked 550 Times in 197 Posts	I wouldn’t worry too much about serial font size differences, especially on a straight-out shooter. Remember the number stamps did come in various sizes. On a more collectible pistol I’d scrutinize those kinds of things more closely, but I’d be looking for halos (when/where appropriate), over/double stamps, same matching font (e.g., serif/no serif, flattop/round top “3”), etc. __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

10-27-2024, 10:21 PM	#3
bman30 New User Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks for the info. How can you tell that it has been refinished?

10-28-2024, 01:30 AM	#6
PolishX User Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 20 Thanks: 21 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	Does the toggle number size look off to you also ?

10-28-2024, 12:45 PM	#8
Patrick Sweeney User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 50 Times in 25 Posts	I suspect that the first digit of the serial number was mostly scrubbed off when it was refinished. the three digits left are not centered, and there's a trace of some other digit on the left of those. A shooter, but a clean one.

10-28-2024, 02:48 PM	#9
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 722 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 602 Times in 325 Posts	I think that the holster is a police style, not military.