Luger Help

mrerick · 09-15-2016, 12:14 PM

It's very difficult to judge finish originality or how worn the finishes are from photos that are not sharp and that are taken with a flash.

The high end pricing mentioned would reflect a rather high level or original finish. 93% or better. They are prices paid by one collector directly to another trusted collector after inspection.

You generally will not find any serial number on a commercial Crown/N Luger's magazine. If there is one there, I expect it was added by someone to make the gun appear more valuable. In fact, it defaces the magazine and destroys value.

The matching numbers on magazines associated with the military Luger may or may not be original, and good sharp photos are needed to verify that they were not renumbered to match the gun.

The holsters might be real period holsters, or reproductions. Again, we'd need photos to help. The "Volkspolezei" was an East German police force active after WW-II and did not, to my knowledge, use 7.65mm Luger caliber pistols.

The East German and Russian Capture guns are often refinished, have markings added or defaced and have a much lower value than those quoted above.

09-15-2016, 12:14 PM	#4
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	It's very difficult to judge finish originality or how worn the finishes are from photos that are not sharp and that are taken with a flash. The high end pricing mentioned would reflect a rather high level or original finish. 93% or better. They are prices paid by one collector directly to another trusted collector after inspection. You generally will not find any serial number on a commercial Crown/N Luger's magazine. If there is one there, I expect it was added by someone to make the gun appear more valuable. In fact, it defaces the magazine and destroys value. The matching numbers on magazines associated with the military Luger may or may not be original, and good sharp photos are needed to verify that they were not renumbered to match the gun. The holsters might be real period holsters, or reproductions. Again, we'd need photos to help. The "Volkspolezei" was an East German police force active after WW-II and did not, to my knowledge, use 7.65mm Luger caliber pistols. The East German and Russian Capture guns are often refinished, have markings added or defaced and have a much lower value than those quoted above. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.