New owner of 1913 P08

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Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

Looks awfully nice to make into a project gun. Why not look for a matching # part and shoot it during the search? That one part hurts it but does not kill the value. There are a lot of roaches out there that need face lifting worse.
Anyway, welcome!
dju

Thank you, I will start looking for a matching #part then. Pretty much assumed it was a lost cause to do so......

Originally Posted by klaus 3338

It seems to be a nice early Luger. Did it have a hold open? Barrel is made of Böhler steel. Some 1913 Luger and a few 1914 have barrels of Böhler steel.
The holster seems to be one of the III. Reich.
Regards Klaus

Sorry, but whats a "hold-open"?
Is Bohler steel superior in some way?
Cheers.