Advice for a first-timer

Jason, I think that your first decision should be do I want a good looking reworked shooter Luger in the $400 to $500 range or am I more interested in one that is "as issued" for historical and collector purposes, from $600 to $1000 depending upon condition, for a standard military PO8. If the later, which era interest me the most: WW1, Weimar (some bargains here, due to lack of interest by most collectors), WW2 or Postwar Mauser production. After you have gained some more framiliarity and read up on lugers, you can go after the more exotic variations: Artillery, Navy, early commericals, etc. Tom H.