Byf 1942 All Matching Luger Value?

DavidJayUden · 11-21-2013, 11:54 PM

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I appreciate your interest, however getting your first Luger at auction is not recommended. Do you have the opportunity to disassemble the gun to check for internal numbers and thereby get an honest evaluation? Will your ego make you pay more than it is worth? Auction prices, IMHO, are never bargains, expecially after conquering competing egos, paying sales tax, and FFL transfer fees. Better to hang out here a bit and learn before getting out the checkbook.
But to answer your question, that one is a later production Mauser made gun, code BYF, and with the black grips referred to as the "black widow" model. From what we can see it is matching, but we can't see most of it so that is a crap shoot.
If it matches in and out, and has no big zits that we don't see, I'll guestimate $1500 low end, maybe $2000 tops.
But these things go pretty high at auction, stupid high.
If you proceed, set a limit and stick to it.
And keep us posted.
dju

11-21-2013, 11:54 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	S: I appreciate your interest, however getting your first Luger at auction is not recommended. Do you have the opportunity to disassemble the gun to check for internal numbers and thereby get an honest evaluation? Will your ego make you pay more than it is worth? Auction prices, IMHO, are never bargains, expecially after conquering competing egos, paying sales tax, and FFL transfer fees. Better to hang out here a bit and learn before getting out the checkbook. But to answer your question, that one is a later production Mauser made gun, code BYF, and with the black grips referred to as the "black widow" model. From what we can see it is matching, but we can't see most of it so that is a crap shoot. If it matches in and out, and has no big zits that we don't see, I'll guestimate $1500 low end, maybe $2000 tops. But these things go pretty high at auction, stupid high. If you proceed, set a limit and stick to it. And keep us posted. dju