Imperial Vs. WWII

enfield1576 · 01-22-2011, 10:49 PM

Curious with a question. Today went to the fond du lac gun show here in wisconsin and it's the biggest show in the state. Very nice lots of firearms, collectables and stories.

My question is after talking with alot of people throughout the day is why does there seem to be a line drawn between WWI Imperial lugers versus WWII made and marked lugers or any variation.

I talked to those who said the WWI were better and others who said the WWII were better. More collectable, more valuable, one era was junk and then the later ones were junk.

Is there a line drawn between them or is it just mines better than yours. I saw prices all over the board for either WWI's or WWII's.

Just wondering if someone could shed some light on this subject for me. Lugers are new to me, WWI firearms are not. And both WWI and II firearms are equally collectable and important to me.

I had a guy who had a Radom 35 late war he wanted 850 for it. And My luger was'nt for sale, just brought it with me to compare to others, and talk to other luger owners. This guy tells me my 1915 DWM all matching everything is only worth 600 and that the WWII models are much more valuable. I myself think they are all valuable and part of our history.

01-22-2011, 10:49 PM	#1
enfield1576 User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 25 Thanks: 24 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Imperial Vs. WWII Curious with a question. Today went to the fond du lac gun show here in wisconsin and it's the biggest show in the state. Very nice lots of firearms, collectables and stories. My question is after talking with alot of people throughout the day is why does there seem to be a line drawn between WWI Imperial lugers versus WWII made and marked lugers or any variation. I talked to those who said the WWI were better and others who said the WWII were better. More collectable, more valuable, one era was junk and then the later ones were junk. Is there a line drawn between them or is it just mines better than yours. I saw prices all over the board for either WWI's or WWII's. Just wondering if someone could shed some light on this subject for me. Lugers are new to me, WWI firearms are not. And both WWI and II firearms are equally collectable and important to me. I had a guy who had a Radom 35 late war he wanted 850 for it. And My luger was'nt for sale, just brought it with me to compare to others, and talk to other luger owners. This guy tells me my 1915 DWM all matching everything is only worth 600 and that the WWII models are much more valuable. I myself think they are all valuable and part of our history.