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k1mri · 11-20-2004, 12:30 PM

I just wanted to say 'hello' as I just joined here the other day. I also belong to the P.38 forum, 1911 forum and the Curio & Relic forum just to mention a few.

I know next to nothing about Luger's but in the next month or so I hope to purchase one. Looking forward to learning a great deal here.

Edward Tinker · 11-20-2004, 12:57 PM

Hi Mike, glad you joined and welcome!

Ed

DougT · 11-21-2004, 02:13 AM

Welcome to the LugerForum! I think you'll find that Lugers are in a class by themselves--no other gun has quite the mystique and elegance that the Luger enjoys. I only wish I'd bought my first Luger years sooner. Enjoy!
DougT

wil franken · 11-21-2004, 02:25 PM

want to know more about P38, I saw one in .22Cal, rare?

Ron Smith · 11-21-2004, 09:08 PM

Hi Wil, Not rare, but scarce. More common than most people think. The main problem is that they don't hold much interest for P,38 collectors. Hard to sell, should you decide to.

Ron

John Sabato · 11-22-2004, 12:20 PM

Especially if the buyer is in the USA... the import and shipping fees would probably price the gun out of the US Market...

Vlim · 11-22-2004, 05:17 PM

The particular P38 in .22lr that Wil mentioned doesn't have a lot of collector value anymore. It has been stripped of it's blueing and a modified target rear sight was fitted. It has become a shooter grade pistol.

But at the price it's being offered for it's a definite steal and a great shooter.

11-20-2004, 12:30 PM	#1
k1mri User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm new here I just wanted to say 'hello' as I just joined here the other day. I also belong to the P.38 forum, 1911 forum and the Curio & Relic forum just to mention a few. I know next to nothing about Luger's but in the next month or so I hope to purchase one. Looking forward to learning a great deal here.

11-20-2004, 12:57 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	Hi Mike, glad you joined and welcome! Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

11-21-2004, 02:25 PM	#4
wil franken User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	want to know more about P38, I saw one in .22Cal, rare? __________________ if it is made after 1937, it has been well tested...

11-21-2004, 09:08 PM	#5
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Wil, Not rare, but scarce. More common than most people think. The main problem is that they don't hold much interest for P,38 collectors. Hard to sell, should you decide to. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

11-22-2004, 12:20 PM	#6
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Especially if the buyer is in the USA... the import and shipping fees would probably price the gun out of the US Market... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

11-21-2004, 02:13 AM	#3
DougT User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 171 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Welcome to the LugerForum! I think you'll find that Lugers are in a class by themselves--no other gun has quite the mystique and elegance that the Luger enjoys. I only wish I'd bought my first Luger years sooner. Enjoy! DougT

11-22-2004, 05:17 PM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	The particular P38 in .22lr that Wil mentioned doesn't have a lot of collector value anymore. It has been stripped of it's blueing and a modified target rear sight was fitted. It has become a shooter grade pistol. But at the price it's being offered for it's a definite steal and a great shooter.