Most Expensive Handgun

The Luger, more correctly known as the Parabellum-Pistole, is a semi-automatic pistol design patented by Georg Luger in 1898 and manufactured by DWM (Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken Aktien-Gesellschaft) in 1900. Originally designed for 7.65x22mm Parabellum cartridges, US Army trials in 1906 demanded a semi-automatic pistol with a larger caliber. DWM’s submission, a Luger adapted to .45 ACP rounds, has since become the most expensive handgun in the world.

The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge, one of the most successful cartridges ever, was designed only a year earlier by American firearms designer John Browning. It has been used in a wide variety of firearms since, owing part of its success to the fact that it isn’t prone to overpenetration and is, therefore, less likely to injure anyone standing behind the original target. Additionally, due to its inherent subsonic nature when fired from handguns or short-barreled submachine guns, it is one of the most powerful pistol calibers able to be suppressed.

Of the two .45 ACP Lugers submitted to the US Army, only one, marked serial number 2, is known to have survived. Serial number 1 is assumed to have been discarded, possibly damaged after the initial trial. For unknown reasons, DWM withdrew from the trials after the first round of tests. At least three more of the .45 ACP Lugers were made, one a carbine bearing serial number 21.

Most recently, the world’s most expensive handguns have been valued in excess of $1 million.

37 replies on “Most Expensive Handgun”

mj
says:
March 1, 2009 at 7:37 pm -

are you sure that this gun is the most expensive handgun in the world?
Jancok
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June 12, 2009 at 1:25 am -

i used that gun in CoD
1. max
  says:
  October 18, 2010 at 1:12 pm -
  
  no that is a M9
DD
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July 11, 2009 at 9:33 pm -

^ no you didnt jancok, the standard luger was 9mm not .45
Vince
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July 13, 2009 at 9:46 pm -

Guns for the police and military only.
shabbir kasuri
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September 27, 2009 at 5:34 pm -

is it available in pakistan ….at what cost
LT
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November 3, 2009 at 10:29 pm -

it was on CoD
nelson
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November 5, 2009 at 2:37 pm -

so exactly how much does this cost
1. max
  says:
  October 18, 2010 at 1:14 pm -
  
  it costs $1million. mate
  1. pwillyp
    says:
    November 5, 2010 at 4:34 pm -
    
    no it dont your about 99999 off
dylan
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November 5, 2009 at 7:01 pm -

no is not i have a 9mm
ray
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February 13, 2010 at 5:51 pm -

i would like to own one of them
1. max
  says:
  October 18, 2010 at 1:15 pm -
  
  ive got one. its got a very big recoil. but very very accurate. if you have the money you must get it.
jacob
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February 15, 2010 at 5:46 am -

isnt it?
1. Luke Camperlengo
  says:
  November 1, 2011 at 1:46 pm -
  
  no it was a ..38 revolver from colt
jacob
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February 15, 2010 at 10:46 am -

its the same kind of gun jack ruby use to kill lee harved oswald
jacky boyyy
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April 7, 2010 at 4:11 pm -

once i killed a dinosaur with this gun but in the process i died three times
ibrahim
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May 29, 2010 at 4:04 am -

i have a 9mm and a 7.65mm
1. max
  says:
  October 18, 2010 at 1:16 pm -
  
  i have a 22mm air rifel
Akbar
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May 29, 2010 at 5:09 pm -

I have this gun..im saling it for exchange I phone that munis friend have chori kiya sorry id nt knw english of chori kiya please Givme money..ive badshah in exchange..Thanku i love marvi
j
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June 4, 2010 at 11:08 pm -

its not the same gun that was used to kill oswald, the gun was a .38 colt cobra revolver.
EID
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June 22, 2010 at 12:37 am -

MY COUSIN HAVE LIKE THIS HANDGUN ….
the right guy
says:
July 7, 2010 at 4:01 pm -

This is the .45 luger #2 given to the U.S. before world war one
1. brad
  says:
  October 31, 2010 at 5:12 pm -
  
  it a german hand gun
the right guy
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July 7, 2010 at 4:02 pm -

its not the most expensive gun the colt deranger that was made for the sultan of turkey is.
M>A
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July 24, 2010 at 8:44 am -

dude some guys had sum gold and silver plus they had dimonds
max
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October 18, 2010 at 1:18 pm -

i have a 22 air rifel with a gold trigger
brad
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October 31, 2010 at 5:10 pm -

i have 1 ot thes it cost me £130 and it was origanal
james
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December 11, 2010 at 9:12 pm -

They made two of these one is gone this is the one left priced at (priclesssssss)
vigil
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December 13, 2010 at 12:35 pm -

i will buy it very soon
1. Austin
  says:
  January 17, 2011 at 2:48 am -
  
  I got one to sell but in 9mm .
Austin
says:
January 17, 2011 at 2:46 am -

I own one original 9mm german luger from ww2 in good fireing condition.And im willing to sell if the price is right.Contact me .austinbaustin@rocketmail.com if you are intrested.
Cbgunslinger
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January 27, 2011 at 12:12 pm -

Gordon Gekko had this gun on the wall in his home in the movie WALL STREET
dennis
says:
June 17, 2011 at 8:33 am -

the replica of LUPIN III favorite gun u!
john
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September 13, 2011 at 10:50 pm -

You guys! The reason this is so expensive is because it is a .45 ACP, this is the only one in existance, most Lugers are 9mm or .22 caliber, but this is a .45 ACP, that is why it's worth so much.
Jerky Turkey
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October 2, 2011 at 3:00 am -

The most expensive pistol was the Colt Dragoon given by Samuel Colt to Sultan Abdülmecid of Turkey.
Larry
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November 7, 2011 at 11:53 pm -

This isn't right. The worlds most expensive pistols are the matched set given to Czar Catherine. Each is carved out of ivory, inlaid with gold and silver, flintlocks and are on display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Museum has been offered 5 million dollars for the pair and the Museum turned down the offer, meaning that the pistols are literally priceless.