Best Three Dealers in P-08's?

Pete Ebbink · 05-30-2003, 01:20 PM

Hello Joseph D,.

A belated welcome to the LF, as well...

I thought I would offer one opinion and one suggestion :

Opinion : No matter what folks might say "negatively" about dealers, the fact that some of them have extensive networks of "luger gathering" and hundreds of guns must pass through their hands each year increases one's chance of having a dealer find the "right" luger you might be seeking. When seeking a pistol from other collectors, pawn shops, gun shops, want ads, etc., does not uncover what you seek, the "marked-up" price that dealers ask may be worth it. Do not rule out dealers, entirely...

Suggestion : As a relative luger newcomer, I decided to build a "Whitman's Sampler" of lugers; that is, 2-3 representative guns from each Luger era (Imperial, Weimar, 3rd. Reich, and post WWII). Then within that general collecting structure, I decided to have a shooter from each era as well. I am now building a Swiss luger collection and some of the guns previous in my Whitman's Sampler are Swiss, so I had a head start to my Swiss collection...

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

05-30-2003, 01:20 PM	#10
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Hello Joseph D,. A belated welcome to the LF, as well... I thought I would offer one opinion and one suggestion : Opinion : No matter what folks might say "negatively" about dealers, the fact that some of them have extensive networks of "luger gathering" and hundreds of guns must pass through their hands each year increases one's chance of having a dealer find the "right" luger you might be seeking. When seeking a pistol from other collectors, pawn shops, gun shops, want ads, etc., does not uncover what you seek, the "marked-up" price that dealers ask may be worth it. Do not rule out dealers, entirely... Suggestion : As a relative luger newcomer, I decided to build a "Whitman's Sampler" of lugers; that is, 2-3 representative guns from each Luger era (Imperial, Weimar, 3rd. Reich, and post WWII). Then within that general collecting structure, I decided to have a shooter from each era as well. I am now building a Swiss luger collection and some of the guns previous in my Whitman's Sampler are Swiss, so I had a head start to my Swiss collection... Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />