Looking at purchasing a luger.

mayberryusa · 11-20-2002, 08:44 PM

I'm thinking about purchasing a luger from an acquaintance, but am not sure what to offer to pay for it. I'm hoping that someone can help me place an accurate value on it by reviewing the information I do have on it, which I compiled using information contained within this website.
The information I have collected on it is as follows: It is a 1939 blued S/42 new-model luger (serial no. 5084) 9-mm with a barrel length of 4". It has no grip safety, but does have a stock lug; the toggle knobs are squared and knurled and the toggle's inscription is "s/42"; the chamber has the year "1939" stamped on it but I could not locate any other inscriptions on it; the rears sights are a fixed-v; the front sight is a wind-adjustable blade with the rear surface horizontally grooved; it has checkered wooden Walnut grips, without a border or an insignia, but with matching numbers stamped on the insides ("84"); the magazine bottom plug is made from aluminum and is stamped with the serial number, a cursive "u", and an eagle with a "63" below it. It has a hold-open device and "gesichert" is written under the safety lever, which is safe in the rear position. All parts, including the magazine, have matching numbers on them ("84"), and it is in very-good, to excellent, condition. There is a marking on the right side of the barrel which is an eagle-looking stamp like Proof #47's third picture. There is also a marking on the left side of the barrel which is a slightly different eagle with the number "63" stamped just beneath it - this marking is probably only 1/8th of an inch tall and looks similar to Proof #46's first example. The serial number is again stamped at the base of the barrel on the underside, and there is also a marking of "8/81" directly underneath the serial number (with the slash in the marking being much smaller than the digits). Markings on the right side of the receiver, just behind the barrel, include 2 eagles with "63" under each of them (that are about 1/4" tall) and an eagle above something that we think may be a swastika symbol. There are also a number of other markings: there is a cursive "u" on the main frame, forward of the trigger guard, just beneath the base of the barrel; there are stamps that look similar to the letter "v" on 2 other separate places of the frame; there is an upside-down letter "g" on the left edge of the extractor; on the inside of a small plate (part #039 on the Parts & Disassembly breakdown illustration) there is a number "51" and a letter "R"; and finally, on the toggle there is a letter "C" and a number "7" that can not be seen until the firearm is taken apart. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! I'd really like to have this piece for my collection! Thank you!

11-20-2002, 08:44 PM	#1
mayberryusa New User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: none Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looking at purchasing a luger. I'm thinking about purchasing a luger from an acquaintance, but am not sure what to offer to pay for it. I'm hoping that someone can help me place an accurate value on it by reviewing the information I do have on it, which I compiled using information contained within this website. The information I have collected on it is as follows: It is a 1939 blued S/42 new-model luger (serial no. 5084) 9-mm with a barrel length of 4". It has no grip safety, but does have a stock lug; the toggle knobs are squared and knurled and the toggle's inscription is "s/42"; the chamber has the year "1939" stamped on it but I could not locate any other inscriptions on it; the rears sights are a fixed-v; the front sight is a wind-adjustable blade with the rear surface horizontally grooved; it has checkered wooden Walnut grips, without a border or an insignia, but with matching numbers stamped on the insides ("84"); the magazine bottom plug is made from aluminum and is stamped with the serial number, a cursive "u", and an eagle with a "63" below it. It has a hold-open device and "gesichert" is written under the safety lever, which is safe in the rear position. All parts, including the magazine, have matching numbers on them ("84"), and it is in very-good, to excellent, condition. There is a marking on the right side of the barrel which is an eagle-looking stamp like Proof #47's third picture. There is also a marking on the left side of the barrel which is a slightly different eagle with the number "63" stamped just beneath it - this marking is probably only 1/8th of an inch tall and looks similar to Proof #46's first example. The serial number is again stamped at the base of the barrel on the underside, and there is also a marking of "8/81" directly underneath the serial number (with the slash in the marking being much smaller than the digits). Markings on the right side of the receiver, just behind the barrel, include 2 eagles with "63" under each of them (that are about 1/4" tall) and an eagle above something that we think may be a swastika symbol. There are also a number of other markings: there is a cursive "u" on the main frame, forward of the trigger guard, just beneath the base of the barrel; there are stamps that look similar to the letter "v" on 2 other separate places of the frame; there is an upside-down letter "g" on the left edge of the extractor; on the inside of a small plate (part #039 on the Parts & Disassembly breakdown illustration) there is a number "51" and a letter "R"; and finally, on the toggle there is a letter "C" and a number "7" that can not be seen until the firearm is taken apart. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! I'd really like to have this piece for my collection! Thank you!