Another what is my Luger worth thread...

DavidJayUden · 11-07-2014, 09:24 AM

Yes it does make a difference. Most Lugers have a non matching magazine. Those that match are a bonus worth several hundred dollars extra. Find one with both original matching magazines and you are looking at and extra grand or more. IMHO, of course.
But of course to sell a Luger with matching mag. or mags. for more money, then you are cutting your potential market size down to more serious collectors, who are both more demanding and frugal.
One thing that troubles me in the photos is that the side plate looks to be the old rust blue finish, not the later salt blue. Probably just the lighting. Are there numbers on the inside of the plate?
dju

11-07-2014, 09:24 AM	#12
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Yes it does make a difference. Most Lugers have a non matching magazine. Those that match are a bonus worth several hundred dollars extra. Find one with both original matching magazines and you are looking at and extra grand or more. IMHO, of course. But of course to sell a Luger with matching mag. or mags. for more money, then you are cutting your potential market size down to more serious collectors, who are both more demanding and frugal. One thing that troubles me in the photos is that the side plate looks to be the old rust blue finish, not the later salt blue. Probably just the lighting. Are there numbers on the inside of the plate? dju