Legit serial number range for 1939 Mauser 42 Code Luger? - Page 2

Mac Cat · 02-12-2022, 07:54 PM

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This Luger has either been refinished or NEVER shot

... and it's never gotten any holster rash - no wear on the finish along the barrel or sideplate.

gunbugs · 02-12-2022, 09:18 PM

Sometimes a gun is just "too good". I prefer a little honest wear myself.

Edward Tinker · 02-12-2022, 10:44 PM

I saw pictures of a byf the other day, was told it was a refinish and it didn't look like it to me.
Also, many years ago Bill Munis would show me a handful of lugers, all the same timeframe and ask, which one has been refinished. I always got the answer wrong (none had been refinished).

Heinz · 02-13-2022, 10:23 AM

This Luger is refinished. It has had metal remover blurring the proofs. The Sideplate serial number font looks off to me, and the area within the toggle ears has been over smoothed, a common error with refinishers.
WW2 Lugers are not something I am really up on, but I think I would walk away from this if it is over 1200 bucks, shipped.

G.T. · 02-13-2022, 02:38 PM

All the input so far is relevant, and all has merit. It is obvious that when viewed thru different eyes we have different opinions. The truth of the matter is the pictures are simply not of the quality to make a definitive assessment. The pictures lack focus, quality and clarity, most importantly, color? Not to mention they cover everything but what is needed. We have all purchased one thing, something, at one time or another, that, was very different once we had it in hand. Soooo, I'll even go one step further, we will not know the true condition of this example until someone with some serious knowledge, views this gun in direct bright sunlight? Best, til.....lat'r.....GT....

On Gun Broker, this same gun has 61 bids and is just shy of $4500.00, I just now saw it on GB, 6 hours left....

Pistol · 02-13-2022, 10:40 PM

What did it supposedly sell for? Does not look like a $4500 gun to me.

aldo35 · 02-13-2022, 10:50 PM

It sold for $4425.

tharpo · 02-13-2022, 11:25 PM

My vote is that the gun is refinished. Not even a matching magazine.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/922794540

Pistol · 02-13-2022, 11:57 PM

Let's say it is not refinished and is a legit example. Is it worth $4,000?

02-13-2022, 02:38 PM	#25
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,506 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,652 Times in 1,004 Posts	Ok, heres the deal! All the input so far is relevant, and all has merit. It is obvious that when viewed thru different eyes we have different opinions. The truth of the matter is the pictures are simply not of the quality to make a definitive assessment. The pictures lack focus, quality and clarity, most importantly, color? Not to mention they cover everything but what is needed. We have all purchased one thing, something, at one time or another, that, was very different once we had it in hand. Soooo, I'll even go one step further, we will not know the true condition of this example until someone with some serious knowledge, views this gun in direct bright sunlight? Best, til.....lat'r.....GT.... On Gun Broker, this same gun has 61 bids and is just shy of $4500.00, I just now saw it on GB, 6 hours left....

02-13-2022, 10:50 PM	#27
aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 343 Thanks: 2,215 Thanked 146 Times in 76 Posts	1939 Mauser Luger It sold for $4425.

02-12-2022, 09:18 PM	#22
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 657 Thanks: 362 Thanked 1,175 Times in 393 Posts	Sometimes a gun is just "too good". I prefer a little honest wear myself.

02-12-2022, 10:44 PM	#23
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	I saw pictures of a byf the other day, was told it was a refinish and it didn't look like it to me. Also, many years ago Bill Munis would show me a handful of lugers, all the same timeframe and ask, which one has been refinished. I always got the answer wrong (none had been refinished).

02-13-2022, 10:23 AM	#24
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	This Luger is refinished. It has had metal remover blurring the proofs. The Sideplate serial number font looks off to me, and the area within the toggle ears has been over smoothed, a common error with refinishers. WW2 Lugers are not something I am really up on, but I think I would walk away from this if it is over 1200 bucks, shipped.

02-13-2022, 10:40 PM	#26
Pistol User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TN Posts: 428 Thanks: 448 Thanked 220 Times in 99 Posts	What did it supposedly sell for? Does not look like a $4500 gun to me.

02-13-2022, 11:25 PM	#28
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 116 Thanked 382 Times in 157 Posts	My vote is that the gun is refinished. Not even a matching magazine. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/922794540

02-13-2022, 11:57 PM	#29
Pistol User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TN Posts: 428 Thanks: 448 Thanked 220 Times in 99 Posts	Let's say it is not refinished and is a legit example. Is it worth $4,000?