Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaepernick
Good luck finding a 25 on that small matching part. Those searches are usually a needle in a haystack.
FWIW, I would ask you which part is non-matching. It was not uncommon in the field for armorers to lose the toggle pin or for it to break. If it is stamped with a "42", then that is probably an official armorers replacement part and qualifies your Luger as "all matching" for collector purposes. From a purist standpoint, I enjoy having ALL matching numbers, including the toggle pin. But if that is what is missing 25 and has "42" instead, then you are "all matching" collectible.
I can't speak to the price as condition is so important and I haven't priced Lugers in years, but your 1937 is late year, as the early year guns still had the strawing on the trigger and take-down lever like the earlier years had.
Congratulations. P.08 Lugers are so cool.
|
I got super lucky and found the matching part. My Luger is all matching now. I highly doubt I ever shoot it now. Hate to break a matching part.
A knowledgeable Luger person told me now that it's matching its probably worth what I paid for it or close to it.