Nice shooter. I hope you can get her to shoot reliably. It must feel good to know you're saving a little piece of history.

Darvis,
Send the original wood grips to Hugh, and have them reworked. He does a great job.Then you have the originals for the gun too!

I've had many re-done by Hugh.

Those are some pretty walnut grips! Aside from being a little over-buffed, your Luger looks really good. I've been toying with the idea of bluing my shooter, and this may have put me over the edge. No buffing and a home job. I'll take pics before and after. And, I want some of those grips!

just a note to saxman...if it is a shooter do what you want to..makes it more fun...and that is what it is all about

Now that I've cooled off, I'll probably leave it alone. My Luger wears what remains of the 1920-era rework finish, which appears to me to be rust blue, although the inside of the frame is blued. It has not been vigorously buffed, and really has a nice patina, so I guess I'll leave it alone. What really makes it a shooter is that someone in the past forced-matched some numbers on it, and it has an Erfurt sideplate (it's a DWM).