Looking for help trying to figure out the value of this s/24

guncurious · 08-07-2024, 06:11 PM

Hello everyone,

The owner and I are trying to decide a fair value for it so I can decide if it should come home with me. It's a 1937 s/42 numbers matching. I haven't taken it apart to see the internals. Among other things we are unsure if it has been refinished or not at some point. Also the magazine looks like it might be force matched but I'm not sure on that either. He got it from someone years ago who said they brought it back from North Africa in WWII but that can't be verified.

Thank you for any info you can give me on this!

HerrKaiser · 08-07-2024, 06:47 PM

IMO it’s been refinished.

tharpo · 08-07-2024, 09:40 PM

The serial number of the gun has a "q" suffix. The magazine is from 1938 with a "k" suffix and the serial number has been messed with.

Mac Cat · 08-08-2024, 12:08 PM

Nice photos !

The magazine is not numbered properly - it should have the full 4 digit serial number.
It still features strawed small parts and it has good grips.
This version has no "Mauser hump" - they came a little later.
The two full serial numbers (frame front and under barrel) would have had halos around them.
I also think it was re-blued.

You should look for the rest of the numbered parts, including the grips.

rhuff · 08-08-2024, 03:49 PM

I believe that this Luger is refinished. It looks to be a decent job. Mag is all wrong. Look at the other numbers very closely as someone is trying to pull a "fast one" IMHO.

velodog455~ · 08-09-2024, 09:50 AM

If it was me and I wanted the pistol I would make a $1,000 offer and evaluate the response. Not much to lose there if the seller accepts the offer, and you get something that you can actually shoot.

Of course, if you want a collectible firearm and are not interested in a shooter grade then that's a whole 'nuther story and you can disregard my opinion.

f100 · 08-13-2024, 02:53 AM

I loaded a picture of my 37 straw s/42 of original barrel on an early straw 37 like the one you’re showing . See the halos around the barrel numbers ; the picture I see of yours is no Halos and they were there originally. as that was stamped after rust blueing . From the picture I see she’s been re-blued

08-07-2024, 06:11 PM	#1
guncurious New User Join Date: Aug 2024 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looking for help trying to figure out the value of this s/24 Hello everyone, The owner and I are trying to decide a fair value for it so I can decide if it should come home with me. It's a 1937 s/42 numbers matching. I haven't taken it apart to see the internals. Among other things we are unsure if it has been refinished or not at some point. Also the magazine looks like it might be force matched but I'm not sure on that either. He got it from someone years ago who said they brought it back from North Africa in WWII but that can't be verified. Thank you for any info you can give me on this!

08-07-2024, 06:47 PM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	IMO it’s been refinished. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

08-08-2024, 03:49 PM	#5
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	I believe that this Luger is refinished. It looks to be a decent job. Mag is all wrong. Look at the other numbers very closely as someone is trying to pull a "fast one" IMHO. __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

08-13-2024, 02:53 AM	#7
f100 User Join Date: May 2024 Location: Hayden Idaho Posts: 24 Thanks: 37 Thanked 60 Times in 14 Posts	Luger original ? I loaded a picture of my 37 straw s/42 of original barrel on an early straw 37 like the one you’re showing . See the halos around the barrel numbers ; the picture I see of yours is no Halos and they were there originally. as that was stamped after rust blueing . From the picture I see she’s been re-blued Attached Thumbnails

08-07-2024, 09:40 PM	#3
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 116 Thanked 382 Times in 157 Posts	The serial number of the gun has a "q" suffix. The magazine is from 1938 with a "k" suffix and the serial number has been messed with.

08-08-2024, 12:08 PM	#4
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 733 Thanks: 2,100 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	Nice photos ! The magazine is not numbered properly - it should have the full 4 digit serial number. It still features strawed small parts and it has good grips. This version has no "Mauser hump" - they came a little later. The two full serial numbers (frame front and under barrel) would have had halos around them. I also think it was re-blued. You should look for the rest of the numbered parts, including the grips.

08-09-2024, 09:50 AM	#6
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 76 Thanks: 18 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	If it was me and I wanted the pistol I would make a $1,000 offer and evaluate the response. Not much to lose there if the seller accepts the offer, and you get something that you can actually shoot. Of course, if you want a collectible firearm and are not interested in a shooter grade then that's a whole 'nuther story and you can disregard my opinion.