This is the 2nd of the two that I am interested in.

 

Both appear to be common “alphabet” Lugers. .30 cal., inter-war period. Well made but one of the most common Lugers encountered. What are the asking prices?

 

Only one is commercial. The first one is a refinished military that has had the date removed. The alphabet commercials did not have serial numbers on the left side of the receiver, the extractor or first toggle link; only on the rear toggle link. The second Luger is an alphabet commercial.

 

Dr. Antaris has a video on DWM 7.65mm of 1920s. If you are interested in the 2nd one in your post, please take a look.

Excellent video

 

Sumting haywire about #1. Heavy/deep pitting on chamber area?

 

in collecting, condition and originality is everything. For these, what is the price?

Anything over $1,000 and look closer, anything over $1400-$1500 and it will take a long time to get your money back, not every luger is worth what many dealers are asking

 

Asking price is $1200 each for $2000 for both. Thank you for the information

 

Say, skip the 1st one. The 2nd one looks so far so good on available pictures. In Luger world, commercial Lugers of 1920s are not hot. It is a very high quality gun, not sure why, probably due to it is frequently found in the market (?). But 99% mint one of this variation is still hard to find. This one is not mint, but $1200 should be acceptable.

 

If the nicer Luger is solid at $1,200 but you can get both for $2,000. I would do that in a heart beat. That means if you sell the less nice one at anything more than $800, you are “ahead” financially / value-wise. In North Texas where I am, you could absolutely sell that for $1,000, maybe a bit more.

JGW

 

OK but don't forget reality. Tax & title could run $10% or say $200? Not sure you can legally buy a pistol for re sale? I just don't know. Every pistol I ever bought I wanted..Then someday you don't want it?

 

Good points. I usually don’t buy from retail stores, so I wasn’t thinking about that.

JGW

 

Sometimes you can negotiate an "out the door" offer. I have been known to offer what is fair/what I want to pay. If they take it good. if they don't, good too.

 

Here is my commercial pistols at this moment. Not for investment, but I like these types. I noted that no matter how many I trade items, the types are almost fixed.

 

Sometimes, I wondered why I cannot expose to more types of pistols... Not easy, not really due to lack of interest, but expanding into other types requires related knowledge, not an easy task.

 

Since the one Luger is likely a refinished military Luger, shouldn’t it be chambered in 9mm rather than 30cal?

 

Ordinarily, yes. However, if it was originally an Imperial Luger that was reworked following WW1 for export, a .30 caliber barrel likely replaced the original barrel. While the three pictures aren't enough to be conclusive, it does appear to be a WW1 DWM Luger. Below is a WW1 Erfurt Luger that was reworked after WW1. The chamber date was scrubbed and the original 9mm barrel replaced with a .30 caliber barrel.

 

I ended up purchasing this DWM commercial, all numbers matching, P08 Luger in 30 Luger. I paid $1000 for it I think I did pretty well. Thanks for all your insight!

 

Based solely on the few pictures and assuming a bright sharp bore, I'd say you did well. The m suffix alphabet Lugers were likely made about 1924/1925 time frame. The quality of them is quite high. If you shoot it, it would be wise to buy a new Mec-Gar magazine as they are well made and function properly. The original magazine could be valuable on it's own, depending upon construction period and condition.