DAKODAKID, I got my Luger from my grandpa a few years ago. He took it off a German Officer that he shot then snuck it home in the hull of the ship that he came back on. It is an S/42 model with all matching numbers all the way down to the mag. It also has the original holster and as a neat side item, it has the personal info of the officer who had it written inside the top flap.
I diassembled it, cleaned it up and oiled it (after all it had been in grandpas closet for 50 years without being touched!) and then we each put a magazine through it. Did I mention that the magazines were still loaded with the original German ammo? Needless to say, we put that ammo to the side and used some regular FMJs. I found that the ergonomics and balance of the pistol were head and shoulders above anything out there today. The motion of the toggle action is hardly noticable compared to slide actions and the recoil is striaght back, I personally felt the muzzle flip to be negligable. As far as accuracy, I still have the target that we shot. I shot a 6 inch group at 15 yards with it, so that was good enough for me. It did shoot high and to the left, but everything was still on the paper. I am sure that if I had more time to get acquainted with the pistol, my groups would have gotten better!
I have many more expensive guns, but there is no way I would sell my Luger for any amount of money. Too much history. If yours has a story like that, I think that you will find that out too. Knowing the value is nice, but there is something to be said about sentimental value. Just to give you and idea of what these things are worth, the disassembly tool alone is at gunshows for over $60.
Do a search for German Lugers on the internet, I am sure that there is a lot of info on them out there. One of my friends just bought one and he was showing me a site where you could trace the markings and stamps on the lugers. It also had a ton of info.
Enjoy your new pistols! Especially the snail mag! That will be something! I have only seen one and that was in a private collection that was on display in Virginia along with about a half dozen other lugers (I think every luger owner in Virginia has heard about White's Truck Stop!). I can't remember if the NRA Museam had one or not. Also, don't get to upset if the snail mag number isn't matching. I don't think that they matched the pistols out of the factory with sanil mags. - JHP
BTW, here is the message board address somebody mentioned. This might even be the one with the markings list on it, can't remember...
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/7544/