1900 AE 14k serial number range

Val7711 · 03-08-2021, 06:09 PM

What should I expect to pay for a nice ( 90%) all correct 1900 AE? just a range thank You

spacecoast · 03-08-2021, 06:16 PM

My expectation would be around $2K

Val7711 · 03-08-2021, 08:43 PM

A pic.

Ron Wood · 03-08-2021, 11:58 PM

I think Mark has it about right. Pretty decent looking 1900. If matching and a decent bore $2K is a good number and it could go as high as $2700 and still be inside the ballpark.
Ron

spacecoast · 03-09-2021, 03:38 PM

I didn't see a picture when I made my initial response. That one looks really nice, and I would check carefully for signs of a refinish, such as the blue-less milled area under the safety lever, which is not visible in the picture. If that one checks out and all numbers match, it looks to be better than 90% and I would be willing to go a little higher than $2K. Some browning or bluing loss on the grip straps would be considered normal for a 90% gun. I don't remember the transition point for the grip safety width, but the half-width lever, if correct, would also be worth a bit more.

Val7711 · 03-09-2021, 05:58 PM

This one is original. I think....

ithacaartist · 03-10-2021, 01:50 AM

Sweet. Drool bucket required!

Val7711 · 03-10-2021, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Sweet. Drool bucket required!

Grips and magazine have no numbers though.

ithacaartist · 03-11-2021, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Val7711

Grips and magazine have no numbers though.

Commercial mags weren't numbered, so that's not a worry.

As I understand it, there were also gaps in the process of numbering grips, as well. Someone more knowledgeable might be able to make a call as to whether or not this pistol falls into one of those times.

Dwight Gruber · 03-12-2021, 02:22 PM

Old Model grips were numbered.

--Dwight

Val7711 · 03-15-2021, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber

Old Model grips were numbered.

--Dwight

I didn't know . Do unmarked grips hurt the value much ?

lugerholsterrepair · 03-15-2021, 10:46 PM

If they are supposed to be numbered and they are not..then a bite is gone from your ice cream bar. So yes, it has to affect the value. But on an otherwise nice pistol sometimes not too much considering condition? I really would want to ascertain originality with no doubt though. Is the muzzle crown in the white?

Val7711 · 03-15-2021, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

If they are supposed to be numbered and they are not..then a bite is gone from your ice cream bar. So yes, it has to affect the value. But on an otherwise nice pistol sometimes not too much considering condition? I really would want to ascertain originality with no doubt though. Is the muzzle crown in the white?

Yes. Everything is right.

03-08-2021, 06:09 PM	#1
Val7711 User Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 12 Posts	1900 AE 14k serial number range What should I expect to pay for a nice ( 90%) all correct 1900 AE? just a range thank You Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Val7711; 03-08-2021 at 08:42 PM.

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spacecoast User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL and PA Posts: 332 Thanks: 276 Thanked 243 Times in 109 Posts	My expectation would be around $2K __________________ My avatars are the Bulgarian word for "Fire", as seen on my 1900, 1906 and 1908 Bulgarian Contract DWM Lugers. Looking for a DWM Commercial side plate #95

03-08-2021, 08:43 PM	#3
Val7711 User Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 12 Posts	A pic. Attached Thumbnails

03-08-2021, 11:58 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	I think Mark has it about right. Pretty decent looking 1900. If matching and a decent bore $2K is a good number and it could go as high as $2700 and still be inside the ballpark. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-09-2021, 03:38 PM	#5
spacecoast User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL and PA Posts: 332 Thanks: 276 Thanked 243 Times in 109 Posts	I didn't see a picture when I made my initial response. That one looks really nice, and I would check carefully for signs of a refinish, such as the blue-less milled area under the safety lever, which is not visible in the picture. If that one checks out and all numbers match, it looks to be better than 90% and I would be willing to go a little higher than $2K. Some browning or bluing loss on the grip straps would be considered normal for a 90% gun. I don't remember the transition point for the grip safety width, but the half-width lever, if correct, would also be worth a bit more. __________________ My avatars are the Bulgarian word for "Fire", as seen on my 1900, 1906 and 1908 Bulgarian Contract DWM Lugers. Looking for a DWM Commercial side plate #95

03-09-2021, 05:58 PM	#6
Val7711 User Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 12 Posts	This one is original. I think.... Attached Thumbnails

03-10-2021, 01:50 AM	#7
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,346 Thanks: 7,271 Thanked 2,578 Times in 1,365 Posts	Sweet. Drool bucket required! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

03-12-2021, 02:22 PM	#10
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,316 Times in 430 Posts	Old Model grips were numbered. --Dwight

03-15-2021, 10:46 PM	#12
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,931 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	If they are supposed to be numbered and they are not..then a bite is gone from your ice cream bar. So yes, it has to affect the value. But on an otherwise nice pistol sometimes not too much considering condition? I really would want to ascertain originality with no doubt though. Is the muzzle crown in the white? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."