1938 Mauser Luger

wlyon · 09-04-2015, 10:18 AM

It has been ruined as a collectible. Therefore it is in the shooter class. Some people like these chromed lugers. For a shooter this one should be very good. My best guess would be $800-900 , tops. Bill

K9silva · 09-04-2015, 10:28 AM

Thanks for having me, So originally it was on gun broker for $2800 and I have had him down to $1250, I had it professionally looked at and my contact says somewhere in the 600-800 range give or take. I explained if he wanted $1000 I would be out at that point and I feel more comfortable in the $700-$800 range at the very top but would feel comfortable at $650-750 range. I agree it is a tragedy but ive heard a lot of old timers coming back from the war had them nickle plated overseas or when they got home... some people said german officers had nickle plated guns but I can't find any research to back that claim

sheepherder · 09-04-2015, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wlyon

My best guess would be $800-900 , tops. Bill

I agree with Bill. It's not collectible but is kind of desirable. In years past I had several handguns nickel plated. The biggest problem was 'fit'. If the handgun parts were tight to begin with, it got tighter with the additional thousandth or so of plating. Another area of concern was flaking or peeling due to incorrect surface preparation.

But nickel looks great with contrasting grips. There is a pic on the forum here somewhere of a nickel plated Luger with smooth ivory/white grips. It really stands out.

rhuff · 09-04-2015, 04:53 PM

As others has stated, it will make a good shooter. If one doesn't like the plating(I do), it can always be stripped off and blued....it will still be a shooter, just more expensive of a shooter. In my part of the country, if it is all matching with the accessories, and NICE, it will bring up to $1000. The "extras" if correct, are worth dollars to say the least. One could sell the accessories and reduce the overall price of your shooter Luger.....just a thought.

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wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,674 Thanks: 3,245 Thanked 2,663 Times in 989 Posts	It has been ruined as a collectible. Therefore it is in the shooter class. Some people like these chromed lugers. For a shooter this one should be very good. My best guess would be $800-900 , tops. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

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09-04-2015, 10:28 AM	#2
K9silva New User Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for having me, So originally it was on gun broker for $2800 and I have had him down to $1250, I had it professionally looked at and my contact says somewhere in the 600-800 range give or take. I explained if he wanted $1000 I would be out at that point and I feel more comfortable in the $700-$800 range at the very top but would feel comfortable at $650-750 range. I agree it is a tragedy but ive heard a lot of old timers coming back from the war had them nickle plated overseas or when they got home... some people said german officers had nickle plated guns but I can't find any research to back that claim

09-04-2015, 04:53 PM	#4
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,750 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	As others has stated, it will make a good shooter. If one doesn't like the plating(I do), it can always be stripped off and blued....it will still be a shooter, just more expensive of a shooter. In my part of the country, if it is all matching with the accessories, and NICE, it will bring up to $1000. The "extras" if correct, are worth dollars to say the least. One could sell the accessories and reduce the overall price of your shooter Luger.....just a thought.