If you were looking to buy a luger.....

lundbaek · 02-15-2006, 05:50 AM

I'm new to the forum and not a serious collector, and I hope this question is not on the wrong thread. It appears to me that what I'll call standard infantry issue WW2 vintage Lugers are more valuable than standard infantry issue WW1 Lugers, condition being equal. Am I correct in this observation? I think of the Luger as a WW1 pistol that was surpassed in functional reliability and practicality by the later Browning and Walther designs that made the WW2 scene. By contrast, I believe Colt 1911 pistols fetch higher prices than Colt 1911A1s, conditions being equal.

02-15-2006, 05:50 AM	#22
lundbaek User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm new to the forum and not a serious collector, and I hope this question is not on the wrong thread. It appears to me that what I'll call standard infantry issue WW2 vintage Lugers are more valuable than standard infantry issue WW1 Lugers, condition being equal. Am I correct in this observation? I think of the Luger as a WW1 pistol that was surpassed in functional reliability and practicality by the later Browning and Walther designs that made the WW2 scene. By contrast, I believe Colt 1911 pistols fetch higher prices than Colt 1911A1s, conditions being equal.