Worth of German Luger P08 - never been fired, all matching serial #s.

cnv2855 · 09-18-2010, 07:46 AM

So my father just gave me a German Luger and I have limited info on it. Before I put it in my safe to hold on to I wanted to ascertain a little bit about it, and maybe develop some idea as to its value.

I was told the gun has never been fired, and I believe it. It seems to be in very good condition for a 70+ year old pistol.

It has P.08 on the side and the number 1284 is stamped on the side of the pistol. Every single part of the pistol has 84 on it. There's the number 41 on the front top of the pistol slide and the number 42 near the rear, again the number of 84 is printed in between those two numbers on that particular piece.

It has two never been used issue magazines with the serial number 1284 on them as well. One magazine is painted black and one is what appears to be anodized aluminum. It would appear that all the serial numbers match and it's an all-original gun.

It has a german eagle on the right hand side of the gun in a very fine engraving. There are actually three small eagles side by side along the right hand side of the gun. Two of the eagles have very fine numbers under them, in what apepras to be something like 856, 855, or SSS.
The barrel also has 1284 on it with a smaller 881 number immediately under it.

It comes with a very old interarms manual and german parabellum instruction manual in a plain cardboard box.

Anyway, if you have any questions or need pictures let me know. It would seem the gun may be worth a little more considering its condition and matching serial numbers, I'm just wondering what a good ballpark figure would be.

09-18-2010, 07:46 AM	#1
cnv2855 User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Worth of German Luger P08 - never been fired, all matching serial #s. So my father just gave me a German Luger and I have limited info on it. Before I put it in my safe to hold on to I wanted to ascertain a little bit about it, and maybe develop some idea as to its value. I was told the gun has never been fired, and I believe it. It seems to be in very good condition for a 70+ year old pistol. It has P.08 on the side and the number 1284 is stamped on the side of the pistol. Every single part of the pistol has 84 on it. There's the number 41 on the front top of the pistol slide and the number 42 near the rear, again the number of 84 is printed in between those two numbers on that particular piece. It has two never been used issue magazines with the serial number 1284 on them as well. One magazine is painted black and one is what appears to be anodized aluminum. It would appear that all the serial numbers match and it's an all-original gun. It has a german eagle on the right hand side of the gun in a very fine engraving. There are actually three small eagles side by side along the right hand side of the gun. Two of the eagles have very fine numbers under them, in what apepras to be something like 856, 855, or SSS. The barrel also has 1284 on it with a smaller 881 number immediately under it. It comes with a very old interarms manual and german parabellum instruction manual in a plain cardboard box. Anyway, if you have any questions or need pictures let me know. It would seem the gun may be worth a little more considering its condition and matching serial numbers, I'm just wondering what a good ballpark figure would be.