k-dated S/42

[G.T.]

Hi Bill! I too, have had a hard time collecting P.08's that are reworked and imported....but I think I see the value lines quite clearly, and while most long time collectors probably have pretty hard and fast rules, most shooters, tinkerers, and beginning collectors probably see it quite a bit differently! I think the Russian Imports, have gained slightly,(the nice ones) and in time will become a variation in their own right, If, left in their imported state of condition.... Their current value is a gray area to the people who desire this type of Luger...should they be collected and left as is? Should they be tinkered with to shoot better? Should they be restored to look as nice and original as they possibly can? I would say yes to all three! Although I don't feel that the current imports are quite as nice, I can remember when 1920 commercials were treated the same way, and there were always a half dozen at any gun show! In any event, the more you fool and fiddle around with Lugers the more you learn...and if these receint imports are training wheels for later on, or just a neat find, to pass the time till a "nice one comes around" then I think they are well worth their current price! Good Luck to all! till...later....G.T.