Newbie questions

neoinarien · 12-14-2007, 08:57 PM

Is there any quality difference, as a trend, between different Lugers (German, Finnish, Swiss, Belgian, etc)? How about year or time period (early lugers, WWI lugers, 1930's lugers, etc)? How about military vs. commerical contract? What should be one looking for in a luger and what should be afraid of?

Thanks!

Edward Tinker · 12-14-2007, 09:25 PM

Tom welcome to the forum. yes, huge differences, lugers were made for almost 50 years, by many manufacturers. (no belgian lugers that I know of)

Best answer I can give is read through many different threads and see what kind of lugers you like

Ed

LugerVern · 12-14-2007, 11:41 PM

I always default to Ed

He is of course correct, many differences between lugers. What you want to get from your hobby is most important.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, really holds true with lugers.

Pick an area or areas you are attracted to and jump in, just a word of warning, the high end of our hobby is currently experiencing issues with fakes and you should tread carefully. It is not so much recently produced guns but from what we are seeing older creations that are surfacing after years of storage. Get help here and from the friends you will meet on the forum before expensive purchases.

I guess I would suggest you pick a Luger type you like and do like Ed says read everything you can on this forum on that particular Luger variation. I would invest in ( recent) books that cover the gun type your interested in. Avoid the temptation to buy spur of the moment, doing research and then coming back to the gun. With the advent of clear pictures, you should be able to get a pretty good idea of what to look for.

It may seem that we are awash with fakes, but this really isnÃ¢??t true, our hobby is flourishing. The value of all lugers is going up yearly, they make good investments and if you like history, you will be hard pressed to find another avenue for your pleasure.
Even reworks are catching on, some commanding high prices.
I like browsing the Simpson LTD web site http://www.simpsonltd.com there you will find hundreds of lugers and get an idea of the retail prices.

Welcome to the forum

Vern

12-14-2007, 08:57 PM	#1
neoinarien User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newbie questions Is there any quality difference, as a trend, between different Lugers (German, Finnish, Swiss, Belgian, etc)? How about year or time period (early lugers, WWI lugers, 1930's lugers, etc)? How about military vs. commerical contract? What should be one looking for in a luger and what should be afraid of? Thanks!

12-14-2007, 09:25 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Tom welcome to the forum. yes, huge differences, lugers were made for almost 50 years, by many manufacturers. (no belgian lugers that I know of) Best answer I can give is read through many different threads and see what kind of lugers you like Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

12-14-2007, 11:41 PM	#3
LugerVern User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 563 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	I always default to Ed He is of course correct, many differences between lugers. What you want to get from your hobby is most important. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, really holds true with lugers. Pick an area or areas you are attracted to and jump in, just a word of warning, the high end of our hobby is currently experiencing issues with fakes and you should tread carefully. It is not so much recently produced guns but from what we are seeing older creations that are surfacing after years of storage. Get help here and from the friends you will meet on the forum before expensive purchases. I guess I would suggest you pick a Luger type you like and do like Ed says read everything you can on this forum on that particular Luger variation. I would invest in ( recent) books that cover the gun type your interested in. Avoid the temptation to buy spur of the moment, doing research and then coming back to the gun. With the advent of clear pictures, you should be able to get a pretty good idea of what to look for. It may seem that we are awash with fakes, but this really isnÃ¢??t true, our hobby is flourishing. The value of all lugers is going up yearly, they make good investments and if you like history, you will be hard pressed to find another avenue for your pleasure. Even reworks are catching on, some commanding high prices. I like browsing the Simpson LTD web site http://www.simpsonltd.com there you will find hundreds of lugers and get an idea of the retail prices. Welcome to the forum Vern