Neighbor is asking 600

Sstvon · 04-22-2015, 04:19 PM

I have a neighbor that's wanting to sell this pistol for $600. Other than wanting a Luger since I was kid, I know very little about these firearms. I invite your comments.

DonVoigt · 04-22-2015, 05:07 PM

Well worth the $600 for a shooter, if the bore is good.
If the numbers all match, it is a "collectable" luger.

I'd buy it!

sheepherder · 04-22-2015, 05:08 PM

Nice patina, sharp edges, numbers look good.

A nice honest 1940 Mauser Luger.

I would run to give him the $600.

wlyon · 04-22-2015, 05:08 PM

From the photos it looks all matching. Whether it all matches or not well worth in excess of $600. I would pay that in a heartbeat and quickly. Bill.

Arizona Slim · 04-22-2015, 05:51 PM

I whole- heartedly agree with all the above comments, I doubt very seriuosly if you will ever have the chance again to buy a 1940/42 Mauser for anywhere near that price..

Lon

guns3545 · 04-22-2015, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sstvon

I have a neighbor that's wanting to sell this pistol for $600. Other than wanting a Luger since I was kid, I know very little about these firearms. I invite your comments.

Run. Do not walk to buy it.

John

K.Wilhelm · 04-22-2015, 07:07 PM

Why are you still here when you should be there?

Bill

TheRomanhistorian · 04-22-2015, 07:29 PM

This is something you should be buying right now!

Lugers don't come up at that price often these days and, even if just a mismatched shooter, it's under market value (they often run $800-1000 for shooters at some places here) and if it's all matching, well... $600 is a darn good deal!

Ron Wood · 04-22-2015, 08:53 PM

Buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it....! Did I mention you should buy it? If not let me emphasize, buy it. You aren't likely to get another chance at a similar piece.

kzullick · 04-22-2015, 08:57 PM

Run Forrest Run!

Mac Cat · 04-22-2015, 09:27 PM

BUY IT !
(if you don't love it, I'll buy it from you !)

Sstvon · 04-22-2015, 11:37 PM

It's little late now. I go over tomorrow. I was thinking it was in nice shape for a 75 year old pistol. Thank a ton for your input. I have more pics. I'll get them up asap. anyone know any specific about what they see? all numbers match cept there is no number on the aluminum mag base. bore looks fine from what I could see. I'll take a light tomorrow.

Sergio Natali · 04-23-2015, 08:03 AM

There is not much that can be added, it looks like a bargain to me, in any case.

Let us know if you managed to get it.

Sergio

Sstvon · 04-23-2015, 12:38 PM

It's mine!
Thanks for the advice everyone.

ithacaartist · 04-23-2015, 12:43 PM

Congrats!

rhuff · 04-23-2015, 02:59 PM

You did EXCELLENT on that purchase!!

DonVoigt · 04-23-2015, 03:28 PM

very good find, congrats.
Now give it an inspection and report!

Sstvon · 04-23-2015, 04:07 PM

rhuff, It basically fell on to my lap. He told me what he wanted for it. I suggested he go online and see what they were selling for and gave him a few websites. I mentioned that I thought it was worth a lot more than he was asking. I gave him a few days to look it up. The price didn't change so....SOLD AMERICAN!
Will do DonVoigt, maybe this evening. Took the barrel and toggle assembly off during lunch. Looks good and any numbers I have seen so far, match.

Sergio Natali · 04-23-2015, 04:17 PM

Congratulations on your new Luger.

Sergio

Mac Cat · 04-23-2015, 05:30 PM

You have righteous neighbor!
You'll be surprised how much you can learn about your Luger.

04-22-2015, 04:19 PM	#1
Sstvon User Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 10 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 4 Posts	Neighbor is asking 600 I have a neighbor that's wanting to sell this pistol for $600. Other than wanting a Luger since I was kid, I know very little about these firearms. I invite your comments. Attached Thumbnails

04-22-2015, 05:08 PM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Nice patina, sharp edges, numbers look good. A nice honest 1940 Mauser Luger. I would run to give him the $600. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

04-22-2015, 05:08 PM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,637 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,561 Times in 956 Posts	From the photos it looks all matching. Whether it all matches or not well worth in excess of $600. I would pay that in a heartbeat and quickly. Bill. __________________ Bill Lyon

04-22-2015, 07:07 PM	#7
K.Wilhelm User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Central Colorado Posts: 215 Thanks: 45 Thanked 109 Times in 66 Posts	Why are you still here when you should be there? Bill __________________ NRA Endowment Life member Proud veteran of the Naval Security Group

04-22-2015, 07:29 PM	#8
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	This is something you should be buying right now! Lugers don't come up at that price often these days and, even if just a mismatched shooter, it's under market value (they often run $800-1000 for shooters at some places here) and if it's all matching, well... $600 is a darn good deal! __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

04-22-2015, 05:07 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Well worth the $600 for a shooter, if the bore is good. If the numbers all match, it is a "collectable" luger. I'd buy it!

04-22-2015, 05:51 PM	#5
Arizona Slim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 706 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 409 Times in 225 Posts	I whole- heartedly agree with all the above comments, I doubt very seriuosly if you will ever have the chance again to buy a 1940/42 Mauser for anywhere near that price.. Lon

04-22-2015, 08:53 PM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it....! Did I mention you should buy it? If not let me emphasize, buy it. You aren't likely to get another chance at a similar piece. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

04-22-2015, 08:57 PM	#10
kzullick Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Berwick, Pennsylvania Posts: 227 Thanks: 614 Thanked 100 Times in 81 Posts	Run Forrest Run!

04-22-2015, 09:27 PM	#11
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 733 Thanks: 2,100 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	BUY IT ! (if you don't love it, I'll buy it from you !)

04-22-2015, 11:37 PM	#12
Sstvon User Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 10 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 4 Posts	It's little late now. I go over tomorrow. I was thinking it was in nice shape for a 75 year old pistol. Thank a ton for your input. I have more pics. I'll get them up asap. anyone know any specific about what they see? all numbers match cept there is no number on the aluminum mag base. bore looks fine from what I could see. I'll take a light tomorrow.

04-23-2015, 08:03 AM	#13
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	There is not much that can be added, it looks like a bargain to me, in any case. Let us know if you managed to get it. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-23-2015, 12:38 PM	#14
Sstvon User Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 10 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 4 Posts	It's mine! Thanks for the advice everyone.

04-23-2015, 12:43 PM	#15
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	Congrats! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

04-23-2015, 02:59 PM	#16
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	You did EXCELLENT on that purchase!!

04-23-2015, 03:28 PM	#17
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	very good find, congrats. Now give it an inspection and report!

04-23-2015, 04:07 PM	#18
Sstvon User Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 10 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 4 Posts	rhuff, It basically fell on to my lap. He told me what he wanted for it. I suggested he go online and see what they were selling for and gave him a few websites. I mentioned that I thought it was worth a lot more than he was asking. I gave him a few days to look it up. The price didn't change so....SOLD AMERICAN! Will do DonVoigt, maybe this evening. Took the barrel and toggle assembly off during lunch. Looks good and any numbers I have seen so far, match.

04-23-2015, 04:17 PM	#19
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Congratulations on your new Luger. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-23-2015, 05:30 PM	#20
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 733 Thanks: 2,100 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	You have righteous neighbor! You'll be surprised how much you can learn about your Luger.