What should I pay for this luger.

castile · 08-09-2020, 11:06 AM

I have a chance to pick this one up if the price is right but I don't know where it goes from here is your money and walk away to if you really want it to you over paid. Thanks for any help. I had to sell my luger during the recession and wanted to get another one.
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mrerick · 08-09-2020, 11:46 AM

Same response as my post at P.38 forum:

Well, you have asked a very complex and deep question.

My recommendation is that you study Lugers by getting copies of the literature before you consider buying anything.

A collectible gun should run between $1500 and the moon these days depending on a large number of factors.

A shooter should be between $850 and $1400 depending on a large number of things.

You can start to get an idea by downloading the LugerForum FAQ document, and then checking online sales from reputable dealers.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=13121

Most of us won't click links to offsite photos (you can upload pictures here), and these photos are not that well lit so it's hard to judge what you're looking at.

What are they asking for it?

Doubs · 08-09-2020, 12:08 PM

Agree with the above comments although I did look at enough pictures to determine that the toggle train is a mismatch to the rest of the gun. Thus it's a shooter and not a collectible.

The value, to me, would depend upon bore condition.

DonVoigt · 08-09-2020, 12:13 PM

I'd think your question would be important enough to upload the pictures here.
Many of us will not go to photos hosted off site; and they will eventually disappear and render
the thread useless in the future. JMHO.

Sergio Natali · 08-09-2020, 01:02 PM

I agree with the two posts above.
I am not an expert but until a few years ago I also collected Lugers for a while, and I can assure you that the Luger world is rather complicated so the study of books is always helpful to the collector, and sometimes even books are not enough.
The devil is hidden in the small details and sometimes it's difficult to understand originality.
Some parts that might look correct according to your books in the end are not "original" or worse still were professionally refinished/restored.
In other words there is a lot to learn from volumes but there is even more to learn from experience and discussion with experts (not me) of this forum.

Best regards.

08-09-2020, 11:06 AM	#1
castile User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 36 Times in 12 Posts	What should I pay for this luger. I have a chance to pick this one up if the price is right but I don't know where it goes from here is your money and walk away to if you really want it to you over paid. Thanks for any help. I had to sell my luger during the recession and wanted to get another one. https://ibb.co/qN0xPnY https://ibb.co/XJxwQFT https://ibb.co/wNdW98s https://ibb.co/PZsM4jT https://ibb.co/sqZZFDM https://ibb.co/kSfPkqP https://ibb.co/KVnNT5T https://ibb.co/KVnNT5T https://ibb.co/VLYmCcQ https://ibb.co/cFFh1KY https://ibb.co/PFjtK51 https://ibb.co/JtDk3X0 https://ibb.co/x5w5kbB https://ibb.co/jg9zGhT https://ibb.co/87Z3b6f https://ibb.co/87Z3b6f https://ibb.co/L5sTmfh https://ibb.co/Jd33H4b https://ibb.co/0BpNSpY

08-09-2020, 11:46 AM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Same response as my post at P.38 forum: Well, you have asked a very complex and deep question. My recommendation is that you study Lugers by getting copies of the literature before you consider buying anything. A collectible gun should run between $1500 and the moon these days depending on a large number of factors. A shooter should be between $850 and $1400 depending on a large number of things. You can start to get an idea by downloading the LugerForum FAQ document, and then checking online sales from reputable dealers. http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=13121 Most of us won't click links to offsite photos (you can upload pictures here), and these photos are not that well lit so it's hard to judge what you're looking at. What are they asking for it? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

08-09-2020, 12:13 PM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	I'd think your question would be important enough to upload the pictures here. Many of us will not go to photos hosted off site; and they will eventually disappear and render the thread useless in the future. JMHO. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

08-09-2020, 01:02 PM	#5
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	I agree with the two posts above. I am not an expert but until a few years ago I also collected Lugers for a while, and I can assure you that the Luger world is rather complicated so the study of books is always helpful to the collector, and sometimes even books are not enough. The devil is hidden in the small details and sometimes it's difficult to understand originality. Some parts that might look correct according to your books in the end are not "original" or worse still were professionally refinished/restored. In other words there is a lot to learn from volumes but there is even more to learn from experience and discussion with experts (not me) of this forum. Best regards. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

08-09-2020, 12:08 PM	#3
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,700 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,692 Times in 555 Posts	Agree with the above comments although I did look at enough pictures to determine that the toggle train is a mismatch to the rest of the gun. Thus it's a shooter and not a collectible. The value, to me, would depend upon bore condition.