Help IDing this pistol?

Frank · 07-30-2002, 01:48 PM

Hermit, an eagle-over-165 was not one of the options!!!! I'll bet the number should be a 135, based on the serial number without a suffix letter. That being true, this Luger is a nice one to have. About 4000 of this varity were produced. In late 1941, the acceptance marks were changing from E/655 to E/135 and in this transition, very few were marked E/135. The grips appear to be original, but the only way I can tell is to look at the back side of them.

None of the magazines belong with the pistol. The proper magazines are one with a black plastic base, an unmarked aluminum base, or an aluminum base with the serial number stamped on it.

Now, if you field strip the Luger and the trigger, main toggle pin, breechblock, holdopen lever and firing pin are all stamped with a "14", you have a winner.

If you have a winner, get a black plastic base magazine for the pistol. The value would be in the $1000 range. If the small parts do not all contain "14", then the value drops rapidly to about $700. The grips alone, if original, are valued at about $150, plus.

Hope this helps!! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

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07-30-2002, 01:48 PM	#5
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 166 Times in 87 Posts	Hermit, an eagle-over-165 was not one of the options!!!! I'll bet the number should be a 135, based on the serial number without a suffix letter. That being true, this Luger is a nice one to have. About 4000 of this varity were produced. In late 1941, the acceptance marks were changing from E/655 to E/135 and in this transition, very few were marked E/135. The grips appear to be original, but the only way I can tell is to look at the back side of them. None of the magazines belong with the pistol. The proper magazines are one with a black plastic base, an unmarked aluminum base, or an aluminum base with the serial number stamped on it. Now, if you field strip the Luger and the trigger, main toggle pin, breechblock, holdopen lever and firing pin are all stamped with a "14", you have a winner. If you have a winner, get a black plastic base magazine for the pistol. The value would be in the $1000 range. If the small parts do not all contain "14", then the value drops rapidly to about $700. The grips alone, if original, are valued at about $150, plus. Hope this helps!! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />