Question on early vs late 1937 Lugers

Robert W. Simms · 09-22-2006, 05:37 PM

There seems to be a lot of collector interest in the 1937 Lugers (42 code) made by Mauser. Since 1937 was the year that Mauser quit rust bluing and strawing in favor of all salt bluing, how much premium is there on the earlier rust blue/strawed 1937 guns as compared with the later ones? 10%, 25%, 40%, etc?

Assume equal condition guns at, say 90% condition with all matching parts (including mag), original finish, and no import stamps. How much would these early and late 1937 guns be worth, respectively? Pick an alternate percent condition for comparison if you think 90% is too low.

I'm just curious at the moment but would like to know how to value-differentiate these two in the event I happen to sneak up on one.

-Bob

09-22-2006, 05:37 PM	#1
Robert W. Simms User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mount Juliet, TN Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question on early vs late 1937 Lugers There seems to be a lot of collector interest in the 1937 Lugers (42 code) made by Mauser. Since 1937 was the year that Mauser quit rust bluing and strawing in favor of all salt bluing, how much premium is there on the earlier rust blue/strawed 1937 guns as compared with the later ones? 10%, 25%, 40%, etc? Assume equal condition guns at, say 90% condition with all matching parts (including mag), original finish, and no import stamps. How much would these early and late 1937 guns be worth, respectively? Pick an alternate percent condition for comparison if you think 90% is too low. I'm just curious at the moment but would like to know how to value-differentiate these two in the event I happen to sneak up on one. -Bob