Worth of German Luger P08 - never been fired, all matching serial #s.

[mrerick]

"This gun is half as old, has no WW2 history, was made in peacetime during the 70s, and is worth twice as much as this 41/42?"...

The answer is yes. The post war Mauser / Interarms gun appeals to collectors of that type of Luger. They will pay that much.

The one you referred to is likely very close to the exact condition it left the Mauser factory in. That is what appeals to Luger collectors.

There are also collectors that have begun to specialize in Lugers that were reworked by the DDR - they are referred to as VoPo Lugers because they were carried by the Volks Polizei in East Germany. They are more valuable to those collectors.

Buyers establish the market value of these things. Conditions change constantly. Part of my tuition at Luger University has been spent on the excellent (if expensive) reference books that are available. Even with these and the background I have gotten here, I still make mistakes - but only make them one time.

Marc