Luger question

[Craigob]

Gents.

Was at my local auction house this morning looking at some items for a upcoming sale, there were two Lugers, One with matching soft shell holster and a silver luger??

the holstered one had about 70% blueing and was clean as a whistle, the holster was marked1936 on the top and the outline of the pistol was clearly visible.

the silver luger is strange, looks almost nickle, has 2 waffenamts on the site has white is grips on the handles..

I would really like to try and get these, i have a a couple of grand in the kitty.. what would be a resonable bidding price?

[r.blue]

Craig,
You need to check and see if the Luger that has not been plated is all matching.
There is an endless amount of variations of Lugers so without more information about the pistol....markings etc., it is impossible to help you more on $ estimates.
$1000 is fine for an all matcing Nazi variation with holster in fair condition...but the prices on excellent examples have been through the roof lately.

Pass on the plated Luger. It's ruined and has no value other than a shooter.
R.Blue

[Craigob]

thanks for that info, im gonna ride back up there with my camera and take some pics

[GerColctor]

That plated Luger was chromed post war, as that was a popular way of dressing up weapons in those years. Remember that these weapons were plentyful at that time and really had no special value, so the vets didn't worry about the effect of having them chromed or nickel plated. Chrome was BIG in the late 40s and 50s, just check out the car bumpers from that vintage.

You will see some Lugers, P-38, bayonets, etc all chromed or nickel plated. You will also hear the BS stories that these "dressed up" guns were carried by high ranking SS officers.

The collectable value of these weapons have been destroyed.

[Svet]

Hello, the nickel plated Luger could have been re-worked.
I have a Luger and a Wahlter PP that have Chrome plating and I believe that these both were re-worked during WWII (most probably by the Bulgarian government)
The Luger has a blued barrel, bolt and block. Only the grip bracket and the trigger bracket have Chrome plating. The bluing of the barrel and the other blued parts has a reddish tang to it. The gun dates 1940 and has several Wehrmacht markings (Waffenampts). It is in mint condition and it belonged to my grandfather which makes me 100% sure that it has never been restored after WWII. It is a genuine WWII gun.
My grandfather belonged to the special ops corpse of the Bulgarian police that fought the terrorist groups in the mountains (oartisans).

[Svet]

After the Communists came to power both the Luger and the Wahlter PP have been hidden together with their holsters and ammo boxes and with my grandfather's uniforms.
We found these goodies on my grandfather's attick, hidden in a steel box. There were papers and everything.
I am 100% sure that the nickel plated Luger and Walter were made or re-finished during WWII.

[Svet]

I forgot to mention that these guns bear only their original markings and were never confiscated by or used in the Communnist police (Militia)