Need Info Please.

Mauser720 · 04-02-2009, 09:45 AM

navaraute -

One of the questions you have asked is whether this pistol should be shot? You mentioned that as far as you can tell all the serial numbers match. If this is the case, then you may want to consider not firing it since if you break even one of these serially numbered parts, you will dramatically decrease the value. For example, if the extractor were to break (which is one of the more common things to break) your pistol will be worth about half what it was before that part got broken.

In this case, since the rebluing was not done by the Dutch, the collector value has already been hurt somewhat. So in my opinion, why risk a furthur reduction in the value by firing it and breaking a serially numbered part?

I hope someone who knows more about this particular variation will give you an estimate on the value; however, I think it is reasonable to assume that it is worth quite a bit more than most Lugers since this is a seldom encountered variation.

Mauser720 - Ron

04-02-2009, 09:45 AM	#1
Mauser720 User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 535 Thanks: 18 Thanked 49 Times in 33 Posts	navaraute - One of the questions you have asked is whether this pistol should be shot? You mentioned that as far as you can tell all the serial numbers match. If this is the case, then you may want to consider not firing it since if you break even one of these serially numbered parts, you will dramatically decrease the value. For example, if the extractor were to break (which is one of the more common things to break) your pistol will be worth about half what it was before that part got broken. In this case, since the rebluing was not done by the Dutch, the collector value has already been hurt somewhat. So in my opinion, why risk a furthur reduction in the value by firing it and breaking a serially numbered part? I hope someone who knows more about this particular variation will give you an estimate on the value; however, I think it is reasonable to assume that it is worth quite a bit more than most Lugers since this is a seldom encountered variation. Mauser720 - Ron