New S/42 in the family tonight

sheepherder · 11-21-2010, 10:27 AM

I also like it. Someone took a lot of time to refinish it. It may not be period correct, but it reflects what I would call a "labor of love"...

The grips appear to be one of the better reproductions. Some of the poorer repros leave a gap in the top left grip, where the grip fits under the sideplate...Others have a much finer checkering line spacing which just doesn't look right...Yours looks just the way it should...

A refinished Luger like this, mismatched & refinished, would still sell (and quickly) for at least $800 at the local [WNY] gun show...and quite likely more...

The area of the country where I live sees very few Lugers/Broomhandles/Walthers; they bring collector prices regardless of condition or correctness...

11-21-2010, 10:27 AM	#10
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I also like it. Someone took a lot of time to refinish it. It may not be period correct, but it reflects what I would call a "labor of love"... The grips appear to be one of the better reproductions. Some of the poorer repros leave a gap in the top left grip, where the grip fits under the sideplate...Others have a much finer checkering line spacing which just doesn't look right...Yours looks just the way it should... A refinished Luger like this, mismatched & refinished, would still sell (and quickly) for at least $800 at the local [WNY] gun show...and quite likely more... The area of the country where I live sees very few Lugers/Broomhandles/Walthers; they bring collector prices regardless of condition or correctness... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...