Finnish Luger price?

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by Angus Magnus

Took your advice and committed to the purchase!

I've drooled over the long barreled Finns since I first saw them come in. When was that, 2006?

Would it be sacrilege to have Thor refinish it or at least straw the small parts since it has been arsenal refinished before?

What I mean is, are the Finn Lugers automatically viewed as shooters and I can mess with the finish with a free conscience, or does the cheap arsenal refinish have collectability all it's own?

Pics will of course be forthcoming as soon as it arrives.

This will, of course, be a matter of opinion--mine, in this case.

Finnish Lugers fall into the categorical crack of being collection-worthy, but generally in a condition sufficiently distressed that shooting will not harm them.

From the pictures, this appears to be a nice example, in pretty good shape. An "arsenal refinish" is authentic; a modern reblue makes just a re-blued gun. Refinishing it in any manner will wreck its collectibility, reduce its collector value by thirty to 50 percent, make it a real shooter-only-quality gun.

Looking forward to seeing the pictures when the gun is finally in your hands.

--Dwight