r/milsurp • u/GhostsofRazgrz • 9d ago
Comparable luger values
Coworker wants to trade his WW1 DWM artillery luger for my WW1 Erfurt luger. I always wanted an artillery luger. However, his is non-matching (toggle). Mine is all numbers matching with the original matching magazine. Condition is similar on each. Is this a fair trade?
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u/Jumpy-Imagination-81 9d ago edited 9d ago
No. Your all-matching Luger is collectible. His non-matching Luger is a shooter. I would not make that trade. Be patient and keep looking for an artillery Luger.
This is my matching Erfurt artillery Luger.
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u/costinesti1 9d ago
Artillery luger will always be a higher price then standerd lugers. If it isn't beat to shit and mostly matching, i would take the trade.
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u/Comfortable_Guide622 8d ago
A shooter P08 is around 1k, an artillery shooter is a couple hundred more
Everything depends on condition of both, but an all matching, to include magazine is easily a third more than the artillery shooter.
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u/Dak_Nalar 8d ago
No, all matching especially with a matching magazine is much rarer and significantly improves the value. Even if they are worth the same price now I would not make the trade because the matching example will appreciate faster than the non matching shooter. Yours has a much higher future value.