Help requested for Lugers ID

John Sabato · 07-27-2007, 04:31 PM

The Martz conversion pistols are well known for their quality... John Martz is still practicing his gunsmith trade and is getting on in years. I believe that his Luger and P-38 conversions will climb in collector value once he is gone...

His work that looks like stainless is actually a matte finish bare steel finish that he popularized... make sure you keep those oiled...

I was not aware that any of his work was ever exported... you should feel lucky to have been exposed to them in Latin America... If you have the money and the inclination, I would definitely add them to your collection.

Please post photographs of these pistols if you have the chance to take some...

07-27-2007, 04:31 PM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	The Martz conversion pistols are well known for their quality... John Martz is still practicing his gunsmith trade and is getting on in years. I believe that his Luger and P-38 conversions will climb in collector value once he is gone... His work that looks like stainless is actually a matte finish bare steel finish that he popularized... make sure you keep those oiled... I was not aware that any of his work was ever exported... you should feel lucky to have been exposed to them in Latin America... If you have the money and the inclination, I would definitely add them to your collection. Please post photographs of these pistols if you have the chance to take some... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*