Help on Buying 1st Luger (cont.)

lugerholsterrepair · 12-05-2015, 09:22 PM

James..Buying a Luger at an auction puts you at somewhat of a disadvantage. Unless you can closely inspect the pistol beforehand. That means taking it apart. To arrive at any determination of accurate value,you have to make sure all the parts match and you want to look at the bore condition. If you are not able to do this..you are buying the proverbial "pig in a poke" You could pay top dollar and find out the numbers are a mismatch or even that parts are missing! It's a risk.

#1 is a common gun in bad condition. Unless it goes at auction for $600-700 max..

#2 IF it checks out alright..could be a sleeper. The holster is worth $250-350, the Navy mag worth $3-350 depending..IF the pistol is what I think it might be..Could be a bargain at $2K for pistol, mag and holster. You just won't know till you inspect it.

There's also an artillery barrel there that has 1918 marked on it. INTERESTING!

12-05-2015, 09:22 PM	#9
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	James..Buying a Luger at an auction puts you at somewhat of a disadvantage. Unless you can closely inspect the pistol beforehand. That means taking it apart. To arrive at any determination of accurate value,you have to make sure all the parts match and you want to look at the bore condition. If you are not able to do this..you are buying the proverbial "pig in a poke" You could pay top dollar and find out the numbers are a mismatch or even that parts are missing! It's a risk. #1 is a common gun in bad condition. Unless it goes at auction for $600-700 max.. #2 IF it checks out alright..could be a sleeper. The holster is worth $250-350, the Navy mag worth $3-350 depending..IF the pistol is what I think it might be..Could be a bargain at $2K for pistol, mag and holster. You just won't know till you inspect it. There's also an artillery barrel there that has 1918 marked on it. INTERESTING! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."