Luger Collecting Advice

cirelaw · 03-05-2021, 11:22 AM

https://gundigest.com/more/classic-g...llectingadvice

Roadster 02 · 03-06-2021, 12:17 AM

Bring plenty of money.

jeb111 · 03-06-2021, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Roadster 02

Bring plenty of money.

That’s for sure! My wife asked me the other day why I am so fascinated with Lugers and found it hard to give her a reason she could relate to, as she was a musician I told her that Lugers are the Stradivarius of firearms.

mrerick · 03-06-2021, 10:43 AM

Books like that from Gun Digest are fine for popular consumption. Thankfully, much more comprehensive work has been done by Geoff Sturgess and others.

This forum even offers an excellent reference document in our FAQ.

The generosity of members here often answers questions for new people interested in Lugers, but there is no substitute for "Luger University". Do you need to earn your "degree"? No. You can pay reputable dealers to do the work for you - but finding those involves trusting reputation, and there are well known dealers that are actually not particularly trustworthy. I've seen some of their "gems"...

A site like this one will probably elicit reliable advice and opinions. Why? Because members here have nothing to gain financially by answering questions. We often cause some soul searching and even incredulity when we have to share bad news, but sometimes we help a new Luger owner recognize both gold and history in their hands...

Buy the books, then buy the guns. Find the comprehensive books. They are expensive, but worth every penny.

Roadster 02 · 03-06-2021, 12:25 PM

Bring plenty of cash for the books, and the Lugers. Love the guns, just too dang pricey.

Edward Tinker · 03-06-2021, 12:30 PM

Eric, how about we make a big thread like we did before, you just add to Eric's thread. Lots of folks read it and contribute to it?

Ed

cirelaw · 03-06-2021, 02:59 PM

Ed OK! ~ I'm running out of Lugers!!!

03-05-2021, 11:22 AM	#1
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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Books like that from Gun Digest are fine for popular consumption. Thankfully, much more comprehensive work has been done by Geoff Sturgess and others. This forum even offers an excellent reference document in our FAQ. The generosity of members here often answers questions for new people interested in Lugers, but there is no substitute for "Luger University". Do you need to earn your "degree"? No. You can pay reputable dealers to do the work for you - but finding those involves trusting reputation, and there are well known dealers that are actually not particularly trustworthy. I've seen some of their "gems"... A site like this one will probably elicit reliable advice and opinions. Why? Because members here have nothing to gain financially by answering questions. We often cause some soul searching and even incredulity when we have to share bad news, but sometimes we help a new Luger owner recognize both gold and history in their hands... Buy the books, then buy the guns. Find the comprehensive books. They are expensive, but worth every penny. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

03-06-2021, 12:17 AM	#2
Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 298 Thanks: 163 Thanked 228 Times in 77 Posts	Bring plenty of money.

03-06-2021, 12:25 PM	#5
Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 298 Thanks: 163 Thanked 228 Times in 77 Posts	Bring plenty of cash for the books, and the Lugers. Love the guns, just too dang pricey.

03-06-2021, 12:30 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	Eric, how about we make a big thread like we did before, you just add to Eric's thread. Lots of folks read it and contribute to it? Ed

03-06-2021, 02:59 PM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Ed OK! ~ I'm running out of Lugers!!!