Ohio Gun Show

Heinz · 01-13-2002, 10:44 PM

I attended the Ohio gun collectors show this weekend. I was a guest and had a guest pass, which means you can't buy, so I did not want to bug anybody too much. There were well over 50 lugers there. 3 navy's, one with what looked to be a complete rig, that I saw and a bunch of artilleries, many with the stock and holster. The cheapest lugers seemed to be about 750 and those were really rough. Lots of P38s under 450 bucks.

The largest selection I saw was with a dealer from Illinois. I looked at a 30 cal with a six inch barrel, but not a navy rear sight. The barrel was stamped "GERMANY" all in caps (I think) and not too well stamped. There were a number of the crown N proofs on the left side of the gun ( looked like the #4 proof from the lugerforum proof section). I was not too sure about the blueing which looked rather uniformly worn, but the lighting in the hall was not too hot. The dealer believed it to be a 1920s commercial model. Best report a newbie can do. Did look stylish and was a confirmation of what Thor says is a great shooter. I did not ask the price, I think I will shop for a 30 with a rough bore and send it the rounds of the guru's on our list for new barrel and doll job.

01-13-2002, 10:44 PM	#1
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Ohio Gun Show I attended the Ohio gun collectors show this weekend. I was a guest and had a guest pass, which means you can't buy, so I did not want to bug anybody too much. There were well over 50 lugers there. 3 navy's, one with what looked to be a complete rig, that I saw and a bunch of artilleries, many with the stock and holster. The cheapest lugers seemed to be about 750 and those were really rough. Lots of P38s under 450 bucks. The largest selection I saw was with a dealer from Illinois. I looked at a 30 cal with a six inch barrel, but not a navy rear sight. The barrel was stamped "GERMANY" all in caps (I think) and not too well stamped. There were a number of the crown N proofs on the left side of the gun ( looked like the #4 proof from the lugerforum proof section). I was not too sure about the blueing which looked rather uniformly worn, but the lighting in the hall was not too hot. The dealer believed it to be a 1920s commercial model. Best report a newbie can do. Did look stylish and was a confirmation of what Thor says is a great shooter. I did not ask the price, I think I will shop for a 30 with a rough bore and send it the rounds of the guru's on our list for new barrel and doll job.