Please assist with value of WWII Luger - The Firearms Forum

keuler · 10-09-2010, 02:31 PM

Please assist with estimating the value of this WWII Luger.

Thanks!

-KDE

3/2 STA SS · 10-09-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by keuler

Please assist with estimating the value of this WWII Luger.

Thanks!

-KDE

First of all-you don't have a Luger there. It is a P-38 9mm. Somebody posted it or labeled it wrong. Looks like it is in good shape but not a Luger.

Jim K · 10-09-2010, 07:07 PM

It is a P.38 pistol, made by Mauser (code "byf") in 1944. It is a bit hard to tell condition, but it looks pretty good, and unless there are some unusual markings, like the police "eagle over L" or "eagle over F", the value would run around $700.

Any further evaluation would require better pictures.

Jim

Oneida Steve · 10-09-2010, 07:58 PM

Welcome to TFF, keuler.

Don't worry about misnaming your pistol. It was not unknown in the 1950's for Walther P-38 pistols to be advertised as "WWII Lugers". It was a minor fraud aimed at fooling folks into spending their $$$ in hopes of getting a famed Luger pistol.

wonderwhippet · 10-09-2010, 08:16 PM

The WWII P38 market is very soft at the moment, probably cause by the market being inundated by large numbers of post war P1 pistols selling at very cheap prices. Your
P38 is a very common variation, and if the bore is excellent the value would run between $550 and $650 at most gun shows. As a P38 collector I have tables at many gun shows around the country, and common P38s such as yours hardly ever sell unless the price is very attractive. Oh yes, your extra magazine would add about $60 to the value.

keuler · 10-10-2010, 11:47 AM

Thanks all. Your comments give me a good idea what to expect to sell it for.

10-09-2010, 02:31 PM	#1
keuler Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	Please assist with value of WWII Luger Please assist with estimating the value of this WWII Luger. Thanks! -KDE -->

10-09-2010, 07:07 PM	#3
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Please assist with value of WWII Luger It is a P.38 pistol, made by Mauser (code "byf") in 1944. It is a bit hard to tell condition, but it looks pretty good, and unless there are some unusual markings, like the police "eagle over L" or "eagle over F", the value would run around $700. Any further evaluation would require better pictures. Jim

10-09-2010, 07:58 PM	#4
Oneida Steve Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,028	Re: Please assist with value of WWII Luger Welcome to TFF, keuler. Don't worry about misnaming your pistol. It was not unknown in the 1950's for Walther P-38 pistols to be advertised as "WWII Lugers". It was a minor fraud aimed at fooling folks into spending their $$$ in hopes of getting a famed Luger pistol.

10-09-2010, 08:16 PM	#5
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,586	Re: Please assist with value of WWII Luger The WWII P38 market is very soft at the moment, probably cause by the market being inundated by large numbers of post war P1 pistols selling at very cheap prices. Your P38 is a very common variation, and if the bore is excellent the value would run between $550 and $650 at most gun shows. As a P38 collector I have tables at many gun shows around the country, and common P38s such as yours hardly ever sell unless the price is very attractive. Oh yes, your extra magazine would add about $60 to the value.

10-10-2010, 11:47 AM	#6
keuler Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	Re: Please assist with value of WWII Luger Thanks all. Your comments give me a good idea what to expect to sell it for.