Is this one worth it?

mrerick · 08-16-2010, 10:15 PM

Hello, and welcome to the Forum! If that's you and your friend in that thumbnail, thank you for your service!

I live just South of you in North Carolina. Pricing in our region has been a little lower recently than in the past few years.

You should be able to get a decent all parts matched Luger for $900. Perhaps a refinished shooter luger in very good condition.

My own preference for a shooter would be for a Mauser manufactured pistol. The metallurgy was more mature in the 1940s and the tolerances they achieved were remarkable. There were alot manufactured during WW-II and they seem to become available reasonably often.

Marc

TGS · 08-17-2010, 09:21 AM

Marc,

That is indeed yours' truly cradling his M16A4 in the foreground. Thank you.

Lugers seem to be like wine......so many different factors producing so many different end-products so that you'll never see each one even after a lifetime of searching. I asked around the gun stores in my area and found that there is a collector-oriented FFL about an hour west of me. I'll have to give him a call today.

Are there any other good sources for Lugers besides Simpsons Ltd?

I'll have to look more into the Mausers of the 40's. I'm already a Mauser fan......HSc, 1914, ES340b, so a Mauser Luger would be a nice addition. What year did the quality start going downhill for the war-time Lugers?

Thanks,
Tyler

08-16-2010, 10:15 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Hello, and welcome to the Forum! If that's you and your friend in that thumbnail, thank you for your service! I live just South of you in North Carolina. Pricing in our region has been a little lower recently than in the past few years. You should be able to get a decent all parts matched Luger for $900. Perhaps a refinished shooter luger in very good condition. My own preference for a shooter would be for a Mauser manufactured pistol. The metallurgy was more mature in the 1940s and the tolerances they achieved were remarkable. There were alot manufactured during WW-II and they seem to become available reasonably often. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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08-17-2010, 09:21 AM	#2
TGS New User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Quantico, Va Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Marc, That is indeed yours' truly cradling his M16A4 in the foreground. Thank you. Lugers seem to be like wine......so many different factors producing so many different end-products so that you'll never see each one even after a lifetime of searching. I asked around the gun stores in my area and found that there is a collector-oriented FFL about an hour west of me. I'll have to give him a call today. Are there any other good sources for Lugers besides Simpsons Ltd? I'll have to look more into the Mausers of the 40's. I'm already a Mauser fan......HSc, 1914, ES340b, so a Mauser Luger would be a nice addition. What year did the quality start going downhill for the war-time Lugers? Thanks, Tyler