Introductions

[alvin]

Originally Posted by Sammler

Good old days!

In its "tool" stage, gun does not appreciate in value, only drops in value through depreciation, like Glock. From old advertisements, Artillery Luger was $40, Navy Luger was $38.50, 7.65m/m Luger was $21.50, 7.63m/m Mauser was $35, 9m/m "Red 9" was $40. That's in 1920s. Price in 1950s was not very different from that of 1920s.

Even in "collector" stage, if considering inflation, many C&R European automatic pistols have appreciated in value, but not that much, except a few star variations....