42 1939 opinion needed

artis_08 · 12-29-2008, 08:06 AM

Gaentlemen,
I have been offered to buy 42 1939 for $500.
Could you please help to evaluate the deal?

Thanks.

artis_08 · 12-29-2008, 08:12 AM

Some additional info. All numbers are matching, no lost parts except the magazine. The exterior is slightly corroded.

John Sabato · 12-29-2008, 12:18 PM

The exterior is MODERATELY to VERY corroded, but if it shoots and all parts match it is definitely worth $500.

artis_08 · 12-29-2008, 02:57 PM

Thanks John for the remark on corrosion. I am just starting to form my WWII collection and will keep this in mind.
From the examples I have been offered to buy this seemed to me lightly corroded.
Ussually WWII time Lugers in my country come from excavations or these are being found in the attics of houses hidden after the WWII from the wide-awake eyes of comrades.

Regards,
Artis

jamese · 01-01-2009, 07:27 AM

For $500 bucks you cant go wrong, I would buy it

alvin · 01-01-2009, 07:38 AM

WWII pistol is very hot on the market. I sold a reblued Nazi era FN 1922 recently. The buyer cares about: (1) Is it matching and working? (2) Were the Swastika and WaA# still visible, not erased during the refurbishing process?

It's sold way easier than my other postwar made 1922.

12-29-2008, 08:06 AM	#1
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John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	The exterior is MODERATELY to VERY corroded, but if it shoots and all parts match it is definitely worth $500. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-01-2009, 07:27 AM	#5
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	For $500 bucks you cant go wrong, I would buy it __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

12-29-2008, 08:12 AM	#2
artis_08 New User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Riga, LATVIA Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some additional info. All numbers are matching, no lost parts except the magazine. The exterior is slightly corroded.

12-29-2008, 02:57 PM	#4
artis_08 New User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Riga, LATVIA Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks John for the remark on corrosion. I am just starting to form my WWII collection and will keep this in mind. From the examples I have been offered to buy this seemed to me lightly corroded. Ussually WWII time Lugers in my country come from excavations or these are being found in the attics of houses hidden after the WWII from the wide-awake eyes of comrades. Regards, Artis

01-01-2009, 07:38 AM	#6
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	WWII pistol is very hot on the market. I sold a reblued Nazi era FN 1922 recently. The buyer cares about: (1) Is it matching and working? (2) Were the Swastika and WaA# still visible, not erased during the refurbishing process? It's sold way easier than my other postwar made 1922.