Introductions

Sammler · 03-11-2012, 05:41 PM

Welcome, indeed, to Luger appreciation and collecting.

In June of 1955, I was in Louisville and checked out the guns in a few pawn shops. I recall one shop that had row after row of Lugers in their glass display case. They were priced by barrel length--the longer the barrel, the higher the price! No one knew about just how rare some Lugers were, so an average artillery cost more than a really nice Krieghoff. There was no mention of commercial (grip safety) models, police , MAUSER "banners," etc.--they were all simply Lugers. If my memory serves me right, the four inch barrel Lugers were $30, the four and three-fourth were $40, the six inch were $40-50, and the eight inch "artillery" (no one called them that in those days) were $60. There was some variation in price to allow for condition.

Good old days!

Sammler

03-11-2012, 05:41 PM	#15
Sammler User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Welcome to a new collector! Welcome, indeed, to Luger appreciation and collecting. In June of 1955, I was in Louisville and checked out the guns in a few pawn shops. I recall one shop that had row after row of Lugers in their glass display case. They were priced by barrel length--the longer the barrel, the higher the price! No one knew about just how rare some Lugers were, so an average artillery cost more than a really nice Krieghoff. There was no mention of commercial (grip safety) models, police , MAUSER "banners," etc.--they were all simply Lugers. If my memory serves me right, the four inch barrel Lugers were $30, the four and three-fourth were $40, the six inch were $40-50, and the eight inch "artillery" (no one called them that in those days) were $60. There was some variation in price to allow for condition. Good old days! Sammler