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mrerick · 09-13-2018, 03:39 PM

You have a collectible Mauser Luger that appears to be in original finish and probably all matching.

Break a numbered part and you drop a fair percentage (40% or more) of value as well as the history.

Parts in Lugers are hand fitted, they don't just drop in.

The smartest thing to do is get a $900 shooter to shoot, and keep this one safe. Of course, it's your's to do with as you want. I once cynically told people that always shoot guns - even collectible ones - that shooting and breaking them just increases the value of the all matching ones that are left, but I don't say that any more.

Download our FAQ PDF document for some good reference material.

1937 was a year of transition at Mauser, which makes a bit more demand for the variations of Lugers from this year. It started out all rust blued and strawed, and ended up all salt blued. You have one that was made in the transition period when newer and older parts were used on the same gun. Matching pistols with matching magazines are fairly rare and valued more highly.

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	You have a collectible Mauser Luger that appears to be in original finish and probably all matching. Break a numbered part and you drop a fair percentage (40% or more) of value as well as the history. Parts in Lugers are hand fitted, they don't just drop in. The smartest thing to do is get a $900 shooter to shoot, and keep this one safe. Of course, it's your's to do with as you want. I once cynically told people that always shoot guns - even collectible ones - that shooting and breaking them just increases the value of the all matching ones that are left, but I don't say that any more. Download our FAQ PDF document for some good reference material. 1937 was a year of transition at Mauser, which makes a bit more demand for the variations of Lugers from this year. It started out all rust blued and strawed, and ended up all salt blued. You have one that was made in the transition period when newer and older parts were used on the same gun. Matching pistols with matching magazines are fairly rare and valued more highly. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.