A Restored Lugers value question??

mrerick · 10-13-2010, 09:47 PM

I recently bought a Simson Luger that is in pretty good condition, except for having been salt blued.

It ended up bothering me enough that I've decided to have it properly restored.

Once restored, I would expect it to be worth less than one in original factory condition, but more than what I paid for it and hopefully at least the total amount I'll have invested in it.

Where it will end up in that range, I'll not know until it's sold - and that will probably be many years from now.

I'd like to know opinions of where it would be valued in that range - but I understand it's like comparing anjou pears to bartlett pears... Different tastes gather a different market...

Marc

10-13-2010, 09:47 PM	#8
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	I recently bought a Simson Luger that is in pretty good condition, except for having been salt blued. It ended up bothering me enough that I've decided to have it properly restored. Once restored, I would expect it to be worth less than one in original factory condition, but more than what I paid for it and hopefully at least the total amount I'll have invested in it. Where it will end up in that range, I'll not know until it's sold - and that will probably be many years from now. I'd like to know opinions of where it would be valued in that range - but I understand it's like comparing anjou pears to bartlett pears... Different tastes gather a different market... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.