Help me decide if this luger is a deal!

crotter · 01-16-2008, 04:00 AM

Hello,

I am new to the forum, and new to Lugers.

I have always loved the Luger pistols, and am very interested in adding one to my military firearm collection.

The local gun shop here has several Lugers, both WW2 and Imperial. I have always liked a particular Imperial Luger. Here is what I know about it:

It is a double date stamp (1918 and 1920) Erfurt. Has 4" barrel, 9mm and is supposedly all matching except the mag.
The front grip strap has original military regiment markings that were "X" stamped out, and it was restamped with police department markings.

I really like the fact that the pistol has the double date stamps, and also the regiment markings, although they have been stamped out they are still legible.

I have also read that Erfurts have many proof marks and unique stampings, which this one did seem to have.
They are asking $850 for this pistol. Does that seem like a fair price? I would say it is about 85-90% on blueing, and strawing is good too.

The main reason I want to make sure it sounds like a decent price is that this likely be the only luger in my collection, because I cant afford large purchases like this often, and I like to have several different firearms in my collection, rather than concentrating on one type.

Thanks for reading my long post, I hope everyone has a great new year,

CHRISTIAN

01-16-2008, 04:00 AM	#1
crotter User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help me decide if this luger is a deal! Hello, I am new to the forum, and new to Lugers. I have always loved the Luger pistols, and am very interested in adding one to my military firearm collection. The local gun shop here has several Lugers, both WW2 and Imperial. I have always liked a particular Imperial Luger. Here is what I know about it: It is a double date stamp (1918 and 1920) Erfurt. Has 4" barrel, 9mm and is supposedly all matching except the mag. The front grip strap has original military regiment markings that were "X" stamped out, and it was restamped with police department markings. I really like the fact that the pistol has the double date stamps, and also the regiment markings, although they have been stamped out they are still legible. I have also read that Erfurts have many proof marks and unique stampings, which this one did seem to have. They are asking $850 for this pistol. Does that seem like a fair price? I would say it is about 85-90% on blueing, and strawing is good too. The main reason I want to make sure it sounds like a decent price is that this likely be the only luger in my collection, because I cant afford large purchases like this often, and I like to have several different firearms in my collection, rather than concentrating on one type. Thanks for reading my long post, I hope everyone has a great new year, CHRISTIAN