Worth of German Luger P08 - never been fired, all matching serial #s.

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Originally Posted by Vlim

Nope,

-It's a real pre-1945 P08.
-It probably was refinished somewhere along the line, most likely by Interarms in the 1970s.
-Don't confuse it with the post-war Mauser Parabellums that Mauser did between 1969-2000.
-The price Ed quoted is realistic in today's market.
-The interarms material / box actually adds a collector interest

A normal 41/42 P08 is worth 1500-2500, right?

So it loses 75% of its value just because it is associated with Interarms or may have been refinished (I don't think it has been)?
Does it have more value if there's no importation mark, since you would not be able to discern it's history as an Interarms firearm? It does say "Interarms, Alexandria VA" on the barrel.

Basically, I'm asking why an Interarms firearm would be worth a fraction of the same gun, made on the same lines, in the same time period, just without one marking on the barrel.

If the gun is only worth $700, I'm going to take it to the range. I have kimbers worth more much more than that.