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Unread 10-27-2024, 08:41 PM   #1
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Default 1937 S/42 Mouser Luger

Was gifted a 1937 Mauser Luger, which seems like all matching numbers. Wanted to know what I could get for this if I sold it.[ATTACH]Click image for larger version

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Matching numbers or not, I’d put your gun into the shooter category. It has been refinished. Shooters in my area seem to go in the $1000-1200 range
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Thanks for the info. How can you tell that it has been refinished?
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Unread 10-27-2024, 11:11 PM   #4
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The jeweled parts (safety and trigger) are some clear give aways
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Parts of the gun have been heavily buffed.
There are no acceptance stamps left on the receiver (right front area)
The takedown lever has been replaced.
The trigger and thumb safety lever have machine scrolls on them.
The grips are custom replacements and smooth.
There is a stamp on the frame above the trigger and on the barrel that I have never seen before.
But, you have shown enough that it's not a collector pistol.

If it shoots properly, it's wroth $700-$800.

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Does the toggle number size look off to you also ?
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I wouldn’t worry too much about serial font size differences, especially on a straight-out shooter. Remember the number stamps did come in various sizes. On a more collectible pistol I’d scrutinize those kinds of things more closely, but I’d be looking for halos (when/where appropriate), over/double stamps, same matching font (e.g., serif/no serif, flattop/round top “3”), etc.
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I suspect that the first digit of the serial number was mostly scrubbed off when it was refinished. the three digits left are not centered, and there's a trace of some other digit on the left of those.

A shooter, but a clean one.
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I think that the holster is a police style, not military.
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