Can someone help me value this Luger? (possibly my first)

alanint · 11-20-2014, 06:59 AM

Hi Sam,

Import mark is usually, but not always, under the barrel. I have also seem them in or around the frame rails. Look for scrub marks or dishing in case someone tried to remove the mark. We still don't know what the toggle marks are , (BYF? 42? S/42?).

If you watch a dissasembly video beforehand on youtube, you should be able to take it apart and see if internals, (firing pin, main toggle axle, holdopen, etc. ) match the rest of the gun.

In general, the gun is worth the asking price, but I would still find reasons to get it down to $600, so that you can have one of the guys here refinish it for you, (don't send it to the corner gunsmith. Most don't understand Lugers and will only buff it way too much and blue with little care).
Russian "X"s are usually found around serail numbers. Often small parts that don't match have the numbers "stippled" out with a pin punch.

Good luck with the purchase!

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11-20-2014, 06:59 AM	#11
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Hi Sam, Import mark is usually, but not always, under the barrel. I have also seem them in or around the frame rails. Look for scrub marks or dishing in case someone tried to remove the mark. We still don't know what the toggle marks are , (BYF? 42? S/42?). If you watch a dissasembly video beforehand on youtube, you should be able to take it apart and see if internals, (firing pin, main toggle axle, holdopen, etc. ) match the rest of the gun. In general, the gun is worth the asking price, but I would still find reasons to get it down to $600, so that you can have one of the guys here refinish it for you, (don't send it to the corner gunsmith. Most don't understand Lugers and will only buff it way too much and blue with little care). Russian "X"s are usually found around serail numbers. Often small parts that don't match have the numbers "stippled" out with a pin punch. Good luck with the purchase!