Fair price for unknown DWM?

[mrerick]

Bob, there are so many variables here that you should consider we really can't help you evaluate it without more detail. Each of the responders is speculating what it might be based upon what you've described. The problem is that we can't know what it actually is, and that the collector value could vary a huge amount based upon details that establish rarity, condition, matching status etc...

Based upon the description I'd offer a "shooter" price until proved otherwise.

Marc

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Based upon the description I'd offer a "shooter" price until proved otherwise.

Marc

I think this is good practice, when buying. The main rule of thumb is "Buy the gun, not the story." Then, "Condition, condition, condition..." Start with these two hurdles to winnow most of the chaff. Now is where all the fun begins, sorting through, comparing correct markings and configurations to yours, to flesh out what is the fullest possible picture of your gun. There are, indeed, some mighty experts--and I speak of true expertise here, a product of years of experience and study--on this forum. It is not unusual for a collector to specialize in particular Lugers of whatever variation. So, no one knows everything; and this is where the forums come in handy: Submitting the clearest, highest resolution, most comprehensive series of pics possible gives all the forum members a chance to check out what you have. It is usually the case that eventually we can nail it down reasonably tight. (Did I use enough qualifiers, here? There are, of course, no guarantees.) Anyway, the thing that gives the the most power to this collective body of knowledge is the comprehensiveness and quality of your pics.