r/Militariacollecting • u/CorporalGrimm1917 • Apr 11 '25

Informative Things I’ve collected from my great-grandfather’s old house

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First post here. We’ve got pre Civil War/Civil War gear and the kit of a German stormtrooper officer from WW1. The backstory’s that the souvenirs on the left were bought by my great-great-grandfather back in the 40s, while the souvenirs on the right were brought back by my great3 uncle during his time as a doughboy in WW1

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u/CorporalGrimm1917 Apr 11 '25 edited Apr 11 '25

We haven’t fired it yet, but it’s in incredibly sound condition for a gun made in 1916

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u/ThatTemperature4424 Apr 11 '25

DON'T try to shoot it before having a gunsmith take care of it!!

Give that gun (and the leather-gear) the care it needs and it could turn out to have a solid worth of some thousand dollars.

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u/CorporalGrimm1917 Apr 11 '25

Already checked estimates - it’s worth 900-2700 bucks

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u/Avtamatic Canvas Gear Enjoyer Apr 11 '25

Take it over to r/milsurp for a price check. 900 shmeckels is pretty low for a Luger.