Inherited luger

guns3545 · 01-14-2018, 07:42 PM

Bobby,

Welcome to the Forum.

You are fortunate to have inherited this gun from your father. Did he serve in WWII?? Was it a bring back?

The gun itself appears to be a 1939 Mauser built Model P.08, the standard military sidearm of the day.

There were a lot of 1939s made so it is not a scarce variation and it has suffered from bad use or storage.. The three digit serial number has no relationship to scarcity. Every block of 10,000 P.08s that was produced had a three digit serial number as they ran from 1 to 10,000. Was it stored in the holster? That's a bad thing.

It has limited collectible value but should have significant sentimental value especially if it is a bring back.

Hope this helps.

John

01-14-2018, 07:42 PM	#4
guns3545 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 438 Thanks: 661 Thanked 493 Times in 219 Posts	Bobby, Welcome to the Forum. You are fortunate to have inherited this gun from your father. Did he serve in WWII?? Was it a bring back? The gun itself appears to be a 1939 Mauser built Model P.08, the standard military sidearm of the day. There were a lot of 1939s made so it is not a scarce variation and it has suffered from bad use or storage.. The three digit serial number has no relationship to scarcity. Every block of 10,000 P.08s that was produced had a three digit serial number as they ran from 1 to 10,000. Was it stored in the holster? That's a bad thing. It has limited collectible value but should have significant sentimental value especially if it is a bring back. Hope this helps. John