Help on figuring out P08 Luger details

[Sergio Natali]

Hi Don and welcome to this Forum of Luger enthusiasts.
From your pictures I think you've got a nice gun, but it depends on what you want it for, are you looking for a collectible to keep in the safe or to a shooter for the range?
For the reasons mentioned above that I share, probably that Luger cannot qualify as a vintage collectible but it's probably a very good shooter.
Hence if you get it I would advise you to have it checked by a reliable armourer first as these old warhorses should never be fired with modern high speed and high power ammunition.
Safe shooting.


Sergio

[Don Nguyen]

Thanks for the info/input thus far.

Originally Posted by luger.parabellum

Hi Don and welcome to this Forum of Luger enthusiasts.
From your pictures I think you've got a nice gun, but it depends on what you want it for, are you looking for a collectible to keep in the safe or to a shooter for the range?
For the reasons mentioned above that I share, probably that Luger cannot qualify as a vintage collectible but it's probably a very good shooter.
Hence if you get it I would advise you to have it checked by a reliable armourer first as these old warhorses should never be fired with modern high speed and high power ammunition.
Safe shooting.


Sergio

Thanks. Mainly looking for a shooter right now, since it'll be my first luger, I don't want to venture too far into the collector realm, as I'll be getting myself into deeper waters than I could manage right now.

Mainly looking to find a Luger (or make sure this one) is priced fairly. I don't mind a non numbers matching Luger. However, I would prefer to purchase a Luger that hasn't had much modification from the original as possible.

-Don