Age and worth

mrerick · 12-26-2016, 03:54 PM

There has been some manipulation of numbers under the barrel. The Eagle marks are not authentic, and I can't read the text. Also, the front of the Luger frame may have been ground and renumbered. The barrel looks like the finish may have been salt blue or cold blue. Hard to tell from these photos.

The magazine base is post WW-I era, and it would be interesting to see more markings.

Because of the potential for manipulation, I'd value it at the lower end of David's estimates.

12-26-2016, 03:54 PM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	There has been some manipulation of numbers under the barrel. The Eagle marks are not authentic, and I can't read the text. Also, the front of the Luger frame may have been ground and renumbered. The barrel looks like the finish may have been salt blue or cold blue. Hard to tell from these photos. The magazine base is post WW-I era, and it would be interesting to see more markings. Because of the potential for manipulation, I'd value it at the lower end of David's estimates. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.