1920 .30 cal DWM Luger?

mrerick · 10-04-2017, 09:33 AM

Well certainly, anything like this can be done. Will it look well matched? Will you be happy with the results?

Generally this kind of thing will not improve the value of the pistol, and usually costs more than it is worth.

r010159 · 10-04-2017, 01:03 PM

Whatever was done to it looks to be well done. Assuming it is a partial refinish, is this pistol now considered a shooter instead of a collectable? I paid allot of money for it as a collectable from a reputable dealer's private collection. So this is why I had risked the purchase. I will be carefully looking for any changes in color or shading.

DonVoigt · 10-04-2017, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by r010159

Whatever was done to it looks to be well done. Assuming it is a partial refinish, is this pistol now considered a shooter instead of a collectable? I paid allot of money for it as a collectable from a reputable dealer's private collection. So this is why I had risked the purchase. I will be carefully looking for any changes in color or shading.

You inital post was kind of odd- I "found" this luger in my safe?
Does that mean you have had it a while and are now questioning it?

If you are not happy(I would not be) and indeed bought it from a reputable dealer- I'd return it. JMHO.

r010159 · 10-04-2017, 05:42 PM

I had allot of time on my hands, so I brought it out to carefully look at it. I then decided that I want to know more about ths particular pistol. It has been in my safe for quite some time. I trusted the dealer since I was and still am new to collecting firearms. I think he was unaware of the refinishing himself. when he sold it to me . He has one other Luger almost identical to mine that he kept in his collection.

I am now thinking there are allot of refinished firearms out there being sold as completely authentic. Some refinishing can be real difficult to detect unless the person knows what to look for. I need to understand what to look for before I purchase another firearm.

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10-04-2017, 01:03 PM	#2
r010159 User Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whatever was done to it looks to be well done. Assuming it is a partial refinish, is this pistol now considered a shooter instead of a collectable? I paid allot of money for it as a collectable from a reputable dealer's private collection. So this is why I had risked the purchase. I will be carefully looking for any changes in color or shading.

10-04-2017, 05:42 PM	#4
r010159 User Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had allot of time on my hands, so I brought it out to carefully look at it. I then decided that I want to know more about ths particular pistol. It has been in my safe for quite some time. I trusted the dealer since I was and still am new to collecting firearms. I think he was unaware of the refinishing himself. when he sold it to me . He has one other Luger almost identical to mine that he kept in his collection. I am now thinking there are allot of refinished firearms out there being sold as completely authentic. Some refinishing can be real difficult to detect unless the person knows what to look for. I need to understand what to look for before I purchase another firearm.