1915 DWM Photo Shoot

wlyon · 10-18-2010, 07:30 PM

I certaintly do not know whether it is original or not. However when I see one that old with that finish my hackles go up. Some of the numbers and the DWM appear to be fairly faint. This is one I would need to study in hand before I could say original. And maybe not then. There are some very nice restorations out there. Nice luger regardless. Bill

gozrula · 10-18-2010, 10:59 PM

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far.
I will say that this one had me going when alanint first questioned the finish. I have been over this thing multiple times in every nook and cranny with a magnifying glass looking for any signs of alteration. The gun is white inside, as it should be. The straw actually looks better in these pictures than it really is. I think it was the lighting. It was cloudy when I took the pictures outside.

Then I asked myself, if someone that had so much talent in boosting guns, waste their time on this one? They should be spending their time working on Navy’s. They have left no evidence I can see. They would have to had started with a gun in such good condition that it would almost not have been worth it. Wouldn’t the fact that the gun is unit marked with matching mag be enough? The mag shows hardly any use.

I trust and value all of your input here because I’m a “newbie”. Not to guns by any means but certainly to Lugers. I’ve seen my share of hacked guns and have been collecting/accumulating Winchesters, Walthers, Mausers, and Colts for years. It would really piss me off at this point in my gun collecting career to think this could happen to me, but it’s always possible.

But this is the reason we are here. I also wonder if I had posted this just saying here’s my gun, without calling any special attention to it, would we be discussing it now? It’s just a clean imperial. I’ve seen much better in Jan’s books.

gozrula · 10-18-2010, 11:37 PM

BTW, anyone here going to the Big Reno Gun Show next Month Nov 5-7? I will be there to of course follow my passion. I might even bring this thing if anyone even cared.

sheepherder · 10-19-2010, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gozrula

I’ve seen my share of hacked guns and...It would really piss me off at this point in my gun collecting career to think this could happen to me...

If I had happened on this Luger, it would not greatly concern me if others doubted its authenticity...

Thor makes great restorations; I have not seen any in person, but in pics they look as good as a new original...

And in the final analysis, that is all I really want...A pistol that looks like new...I don't really care if it spent its life in a closet, or was brought back from a tired user...

If this is indeed a restoration, then IMHO it is still worth whatever you paid for it...because this was a labor of love, by someone with an enviable gift of metalworking...

10-18-2010, 07:30 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,683 Thanks: 3,260 Thanked 2,692 Times in 998 Posts	I certaintly do not know whether it is original or not. However when I see one that old with that finish my hackles go up. Some of the numbers and the DWM appear to be fairly faint. This is one I would need to study in hand before I could say original. And maybe not then. There are some very nice restorations out there. Nice luger regardless. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-18-2010, 11:37 PM	#3
gozrula User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 15 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Big Reno Gun Show BTW, anyone here going to the Big Reno Gun Show next Month Nov 5-7? I will be there to of course follow my passion. I might even bring this thing if anyone even cared.

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10-18-2010, 10:59 PM	#2
gozrula User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 15 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. I will say that this one had me going when alanint first questioned the finish. I have been over this thing multiple times in every nook and cranny with a magnifying glass looking for any signs of alteration. The gun is white inside, as it should be. The straw actually looks better in these pictures than it really is. I think it was the lighting. It was cloudy when I took the pictures outside. Then I asked myself, if someone that had so much talent in boosting guns, waste their time on this one? They should be spending their time working on Navy’s. They have left no evidence I can see. They would have to had started with a gun in such good condition that it would almost not have been worth it. Wouldn’t the fact that the gun is unit marked with matching mag be enough? The mag shows hardly any use. I trust and value all of your input here because I’m a “newbie”. Not to guns by any means but certainly to Lugers. I’ve seen my share of hacked guns and have been collecting/accumulating Winchesters, Walthers, Mausers, and Colts for years. It would really piss me off at this point in my gun collecting career to think this could happen to me, but it’s always possible. But this is the reason we are here. I also wonder if I had posted this just saying here’s my gun, without calling any special attention to it, would we be discussing it now? It’s just a clean imperial. I’ve seen much better in Jan’s books.