In the case of a collectable firearm, value is driven by condition. A small difference in the degree of wear can make a major difference in value- and your Luger may be worth anywhere from $500 to $3,500. I'm sorry, but you will need a "hands-on" appraisal to get an accurate value.
The Luger was a standard issue sidearm in WW1. The P-38 pistol replaced it in WW2.
The military luger was used in WW1 and WW2. The dates on top of luger would indicate year made. Germany also made lugers for the commercial trade. To my knowledge there are no records pertaing to who any one luger was issued to. However, lugers were made by a few different companies. i.e, DWM, Efurt, Simpson, Vickers, Suhl................
Luger 9mm pistol
value depends on overall condition
All German notes have a date of issue printed on them. A valuation would only be possible with this date.
One sn to a weapon.
For an infantryman with standard issue equipment, they would generally carry a 9mm Luger and a Mauser rifle (Karabiner 98k), a bolt action rifle that held 5 cartridges at a time, while the Luger, I am not sure but most 9mm vary from 5 to 30 cartridges.Another gun that was used was the MP40 submachine gun, along with the MP43.The MG42 was also used as a light weight machine gun.The Germans were also issued Mauser bayonets and Steilhandgrenates, or German grenades.
Most likely it would of been a caliber, probably a 32 PPK but him and Eva did it together.
1922
Earlier copies have a serial number on the cover. If there's no serial number, then it's a later issue.
ww1 Britain standard issue was a Lee Enfield and German was a Gewehr 98 WW2 Britain standard issue was a new version of the Lee Enfield and German was a Karabiner 98K
As a general rule, by serial number.