Values - Is there a rule of thumb?

Navy · 04-06-2003, 01:23 PM

Hi Robert,

Let me attempt to answer your question.

In general, and there are many exceptions to this, collector values tend to favor W.W.II military pieces as a group over Imperial military pieces in the same relative category. In General, and there are certainly exceptions to this, Lugers made between the wars tend to be valued more than W.W.II or Imperial military pieces. This is especially true of the "contract" pieces manufactured by BKIW as successor to DWM and, later by Mauser. The pieces made during the late 1920's- early 1930's have a real cachet to them and are a highly specialized collector area. Should you decide to focus on this area, buy lots of books and have a fat checkbook. The notable exception is, of course, the 1920 Commercial, which seems to be about as common as pig tracks and occasionally turns up as NIB.

Tom A.

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04-06-2003, 01:23 PM	#2
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Hi Robert, Let me attempt to answer your question. In general, and there are many exceptions to this, collector values tend to favor W.W.II military pieces as a group over Imperial military pieces in the same relative category. In General, and there are certainly exceptions to this, Lugers made between the wars tend to be valued more than W.W.II or Imperial military pieces. This is especially true of the "contract" pieces manufactured by BKIW as successor to DWM and, later by Mauser. The pieces made during the late 1920's- early 1930's have a real cachet to them and are a highly specialized collector area. Should you decide to focus on this area, buy lots of books and have a fat checkbook. The notable exception is, of course, the 1920 Commercial, which seems to be about as common as pig tracks and occasionally turns up as NIB. Tom A.