..possible purchase, request opinion..

[mrerick]

When I look for a shooter Luger, I try and find one that has - for one reason or another - had it's collectible value eliminated or reduced.

That makes acquisition possible at a "shooter" price (the collector value has already been eliminated and accounted for).

This beautiful Mauser Luger can certainly be a fine shooter. But you'll be acquiring it and paying for it's collectible value. Should shooting it cause damage that reduces or eliminates the collectible value of the gun, two things will happen:

- One more collectible Luger will be lost.
- The financial value of this particular Luger will be reduced.

My "shooter" Luger is an all matching 1937 Mauser Luger that has some holster caused pitting on the left side of the receiver. While it might be considered collectible because it is all matching and in the original finish, much of that collectible value is already eliminated because of the pitting "rash".

This doesn't affect it's ability to function properly and shoot accurately. If I break a matching part, it won't considerably reduce the pistol's value. I'll just replace the part.

If you want this one, buy it. If you want to shoot it, do so and enjoy the ride. (Oops... the site indicates this one was sold 4/30/2018 - did you buy it?)

BTW, this one has a particularly exaggerated Mauser "Hump". I've seen the hump be very subtle and this is one of the most extended ones I've seen. To have this variability, this milling step must have been either subject to a manual adjustment of tooling, or may have been done by hand... Interesting...