New to Lugers

weasel_master · 02-26-2007, 05:24 PM

I've got a wide variety of other ww2 arms and now have moved towards picking up a luger. Are the Finnish ones AIM has worth checking out or am I better off waiting and picking up a nazi marked? I'd like to keep the price under $1k as the woman would have a fit much over that. I don't need a pristine one but I don't want a beater either. What are your opinions?

Edward Tinker · 02-26-2007, 07:54 PM

welcome to the forum.

What do you collect? If you collect Finn guns,t hen buy a finn. If you are looking for a "rep" piece, then it could be nazi marked, it could be a imperial era that was used in WW2, it could be a imperial or weimar era pistol that was used in WW2, it could be a imperial / weimar era police luger that served during the nazi era....

Ed

weasel_master · 02-26-2007, 08:16 PM

It could go either way for me. I'd like a WW2 piece from the nazi era most. I've got some old hand drawn maps on Finland during the Winter war and a few after the war. A Finn would fit in with that display as well. But like I said, a nazi era would be best.

RylanBrissette · 03-09-2007, 11:16 PM

Don't let some maps get in the way of what you truely want. Get a original ww2 mix-matched shooter. I live in Canada so prices here seem to be alot cheaper. But should be able to get a mostly matching ww2 shooter in good condition for like 500$? I think for a new collector/shooter a P08 with a couple of spare parts is a good way to go.

02-26-2007, 05:24 PM	#1
weasel_master User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New to Lugers I've got a wide variety of other ww2 arms and now have moved towards picking up a luger. Are the Finnish ones AIM has worth checking out or am I better off waiting and picking up a nazi marked? I'd like to keep the price under $1k as the woman would have a fit much over that. I don't need a pristine one but I don't want a beater either. What are your opinions?

02-26-2007, 07:54 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,967 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,596 Times in 2,117 Posts	welcome to the forum. What do you collect? If you collect Finn guns,t hen buy a finn. If you are looking for a "rep" piece, then it could be nazi marked, it could be a imperial era that was used in WW2, it could be a imperial or weimar era pistol that was used in WW2, it could be a imperial / weimar era police luger that served during the nazi era.... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

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02-26-2007, 08:16 PM	#3
weasel_master User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It could go either way for me. I'd like a WW2 piece from the nazi era most. I've got some old hand drawn maps on Finland during the Winter war and a few after the war. A Finn would fit in with that display as well. But like I said, a nazi era would be best.

03-09-2007, 11:16 PM	#4
RylanBrissette User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 189 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Don't let some maps get in the way of what you truely want. Get a original ww2 mix-matched shooter. I live in Canada so prices here seem to be alot cheaper. But should be able to get a mostly matching ww2 shooter in good condition for like 500$? I think for a new collector/shooter a P08 with a couple of spare parts is a good way to go.