help with make and value

Edward Tinker · 04-18-2005, 05:22 AM

It is what I do, from the retail side of things. Simpson's can be fairly expensive, so I deduct an amount if I wanted to sell it.

Let me just take a WAG, it is a commerically marked luger, so probably made in the 1920's for sale in the USA, many times called a 1920 commercial, Jan Still calls them an Alphabet Luger. If it is 9mm then it is worth more, then if it is 7.65mm (30 luger), yours appears to be 7.65, you could always get a 9mm cartridge and from the MUZZLE end, see if a bullet fits. If it does then it is 9mm, if not, then 7.65mm.

A "shooter" luger goes from $400-$600, all depending on where you are in the country. I would hazard a guess that yours, with the excessive worn grip would sell for less than one in much better shape, although it is not in horrible shape. Value probably in the $450-$600, but if it is in 7.65, they have trouble selling for more than $500, as many folks are turned off by the caliber. Also, for whatever reasons the "1920 commercials" do not sell for near as much as say a WW1 or WW2 pistol.

All depends on condition and originality, so if the firing pin or breechblock has been replaced, it could be worth less to most collectors.

I am under the impression y'all are trying to sell her?

Since you inherited her, does she have a story to tell?

Ed

04-18-2005, 05:22 AM	#17
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,967 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,596 Times in 2,117 Posts	It is what I do, from the retail side of things. Simpson's can be fairly expensive, so I deduct an amount if I wanted to sell it. Let me just take a WAG, it is a commerically marked luger, so probably made in the 1920's for sale in the USA, many times called a 1920 commercial, Jan Still calls them an Alphabet Luger. If it is 9mm then it is worth more, then if it is 7.65mm (30 luger), yours appears to be 7.65, you could always get a 9mm cartridge and from the MUZZLE end, see if a bullet fits. If it does then it is 9mm, if not, then 7.65mm. A "shooter" luger goes from $400-$600, all depending on where you are in the country. I would hazard a guess that yours, with the excessive worn grip would sell for less than one in much better shape, although it is not in horrible shape. Value probably in the $450-$600, but if it is in 7.65, they have trouble selling for more than $500, as many folks are turned off by the caliber. Also, for whatever reasons the "1920 commercials" do not sell for near as much as say a WW1 or WW2 pistol. All depends on condition and originality, so if the firing pin or breechblock has been replaced, it could be worth less to most collectors. I am under the impression y'all are trying to sell her? Since you inherited her, does she have a story to tell? Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV