Heres the background: Have a gentlemen looking to sell some of his deceased uncles guns. I will not view them until Saturday. One of them is a Luger. I need help on knowing WHAT to look for (and what to look OUT for!) I am not expecting any of you to hazard a guess on value based on the extremely limited information I am about to provide, but was hoping some of you knowledgeable types could give me an elementary foundation so I can go into the meeting prepared. Heres what I know:
-He described it as a "German Luger 9mm" He said there is a marking on it that says "1917"
-He said the serial number is 86XX
-has a matching holster that has a guys name in it, the number 86XX, Berlin 1939, a bird over a swastika and I believe he said it had a pouch for an extra magazine.
-He said there was a combo tool (possibly in the holster?) and I think he said it was numbered 86XX
He stated his uncle brought this back from wwii.
He has not had this particular gun appraised. He took it to someone who said they were not knowledgeable enough to appraise them.
I am guessing this one might be out of my budget. I am a dealer, but I only have so much $ for inventory. Anyways, I dont want to go in and drop way too much money for a fake or something worse. My instincts tell me it is probably legitimate but its still a lot of money....
-He described it as a "German Luger 9mm" He said there is a marking on it that says "1917"
-He said the serial number is 86XX
-has a matching holster that has a guys name in it, the number 86XX, Berlin 1939, a bird over a swastika and I believe he said it had a pouch for an extra magazine.
-He said there was a combo tool (possibly in the holster?) and I think he said it was numbered 86XX
He stated his uncle brought this back from wwii.
He has not had this particular gun appraised. He took it to someone who said they were not knowledgeable enough to appraise them.
I am guessing this one might be out of my budget. I am a dealer, but I only have so much $ for inventory. Anyways, I dont want to go in and drop way too much money for a fake or something worse. My instincts tell me it is probably legitimate but its still a lot of money....