Police safety sear?

Dwight Gruber · 08-17-2005, 01:19 PM

Steve,

As with any other variation, they have their own range of interest and characteristics. A mismatched Police gun with a poor finish and no unit marks will certainly have no more value than any other Luger for shooting. A Police Luger all-matching, in superb condition with one or two matching magazines (much more commonly found than with military Lugers) will be valued as much as any Military Luger in similar condition, perhaps a bit higher with the magazines.

Police unit marks may add a bit of value, quite a bit if they are uncommon or rare--EWB, for instance, or RG. Since many (perhaps most?) Police Lugers are found with unit marks, it might be just as accurate to say that those without may have a bit less value.

The downside is, there are many fewer collectors who specialize in Police Lugers than other variations, so there is a much smaller pool of individuals who are interested in paying premium prices for these guns.

And there does seem to be a relative ceiling for Police Lugers' values. Judging by prices, they are not (and in my view never will be) as much as Artillery Lugers, or Navy Lugers, or fine examples of 1900 or 1906 Commercial and American Eagle Lugers, or some of the more exotic military contract or other unique variations.

--Dwight

08-17-2005, 01:19 PM	#10
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Steve, As with any other variation, they have their own range of interest and characteristics. A mismatched Police gun with a poor finish and no unit marks will certainly have no more value than any other Luger for shooting. A Police Luger all-matching, in superb condition with one or two matching magazines (much more commonly found than with military Lugers) will be valued as much as any Military Luger in similar condition, perhaps a bit higher with the magazines. Police unit marks may add a bit of value, quite a bit if they are uncommon or rare--EWB, for instance, or RG. Since many (perhaps most?) Police Lugers are found with unit marks, it might be just as accurate to say that those without may have a bit less value. The downside is, there are many fewer collectors who specialize in Police Lugers than other variations, so there is a much smaller pool of individuals who are interested in paying premium prices for these guns. And there does seem to be a relative ceiling for Police Lugers' values. Judging by prices, they are not (and in my view never will be) as much as Artillery Lugers, or Navy Lugers, or fine examples of 1900 or 1906 Commercial and American Eagle Lugers, or some of the more exotic military contract or other unique variations. --Dwight