Getting a Luger Home...?

05-01-2002, 01:59 PM

luke, i too love to take my guns apart, closely inspect and catologue it. but let's have a reality check. it's the old saying "you get what you pay for" and "buyer beware" that should be the motto for all beginner collectors that can't spend $1000 a gun or go to all the big gun shows to scout the tables. i've heard too many stories and had a few myself where the "luger elves" have had their hands at work. fact is 1) lugers have been around for a long time and passed through many hands, 2) nobody really knows the true history of a luger(some exceptions), 3) newbies are the easiest to fool, 4) there are some greedy people out there with little or no ethics. with all that said, if you paid $600 -$700 for a shooter w 85% blue and it looks all matching, be happy and enjoy it. because there is a good chance somewhere down the line an "elf" might have played with it. but like i've said before, if you got a good price on it, it looks good, and you're happy that's all that matters. enjoy the luger for all it is, not by someone else's standard of "all matching, 95% original finish, etc...". because if that's how you ultimatly grade you level of satisfaction in luger collecting you will ultimatly be very dissaponted - unless you have tons of cash to invest to be a "player".

just my 2 cents worth for the newbies.

05-01-2002, 01:59 PM	#10
tom collins Guest Posts: n/a	insight for newbies... luke, i too love to take my guns apart, closely inspect and catologue it. but let's have a reality check. it's the old saying "you get what you pay for" and "buyer beware" that should be the motto for all beginner collectors that can't spend $1000 a gun or go to all the big gun shows to scout the tables. i've heard too many stories and had a few myself where the "luger elves" have had their hands at work. fact is 1) lugers have been around for a long time and passed through many hands, 2) nobody really knows the true history of a luger(some exceptions), 3) newbies are the easiest to fool, 4) there are some greedy people out there with little or no ethics. with all that said, if you paid $600 -$700 for a shooter w 85% blue and it looks all matching, be happy and enjoy it. because there is a good chance somewhere down the line an "elf" might have played with it. but like i've said before, if you got a good price on it, it looks good, and you're happy that's all that matters. enjoy the luger for all it is, not by someone else's standard of "all matching, 95% original finish, etc...". because if that's how you ultimatly grade you level of satisfaction in luger collecting you will ultimatly be very dissaponted - unless you have tons of cash to invest to be a "player". just my 2 cents worth for the newbies.