A friend of mine gave this to me after her father passed away last year. He had a large gun collection. I asked for a Luger because he had lot of them. So here I have a 1917 German Navy issued pistol. It looks to be in extra fine condition. No wear marks, no scratches, no disoloration, as shown it is a display. It is real but has had the barrel replaced with a solid one. It has the appropriate magazine. I don't know if it has been fired or could be put back into operating order.
I called a few gunsmiths around here and they all wanted to look at it to give me an idea what would be required to make it functional. I don't think either had lots of experience with Lugers. I know very little about these pistols other than the ones my father brought back from Germany after the war. His sister got them when he died and I've never handled one again until now.
From my cursory examination this appears to be a very nice example.
Questions:
Is it worth the time and $$ to make it work again?
What might it be worth if it does?
I called a few gunsmiths around here and they all wanted to look at it to give me an idea what would be required to make it functional. I don't think either had lots of experience with Lugers. I know very little about these pistols other than the ones my father brought back from Germany after the war. His sister got them when he died and I've never handled one again until now.
From my cursory examination this appears to be a very nice example.
Questions:
Is it worth the time and $$ to make it work again?
What might it be worth if it does?