New to Me 1900 AE
 

Found it on Gun Broker at a price I liked:

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...01900_AE_L.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...01900_AE_R.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...non_Top_CU.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...900_AE_SNp.jpg

Looks like the one you posted last month? :)

Nice ole gun for sure. I think it will clean up nicely, will take some work but it will be worth it.

I have never owned a 1900, always looked over the fence at them, probably the most graceful of the Lugers to me.

enjoy it......... :)

Only because it is. Sorry - senior moment.

A prime pistol for a Thor restoration!

Congratulations on your acquisition. To my eye the 1900 is the most elegant of all Lugers.
Ron

Nice 1900!!!!!! Good choice!

It's on its way to Thor. He does outstanding work and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does with this one!

Very nice acquisition, especially if you got it at the right price as you said, congrats.

Never can go wrong with a 1900

I have to agree with the comments concerning the model 1990 Luger. To my eyes one of, if not the most, elegant of Luger variations. Never had one, always wanted one, so when this one came up at $900 I was captivated.

For that price, yeah you’d be hard pressed to find better even if it’s just a shooter.

That was pretty much my thought. This Luger is matching, to the extent that parts have numbers. Its bore shows wear, but isn't ravaged by corrosive ammunition without prompt cleaning. Mechanically, it's sound. But the remaining finish is just ugly. Doubt I'll ever shoot it, as I don't want to chance breaking some impossible-to-replace part. And I already have shooter 7.65 P Lugers.

I thought you stopped refinishing?
Are you accepting new work now?:cheers:

I wondered , as I understood you had put new work on hold from a post you made a while back.

Since Kyrie just bought the 1900 and you were on it, I thought maybe you were caught up; that is what made me ask.

Magnificent!

I cannot get over what an outstanding job Ted does. That's just beautiful work. Of course I'm now going to have to fit a new set of grip panels, relieved for the grip safety, but that's hopefully still within my skill range...

Why new grips? Usually cleaning them and re-cutting the checkering makes them look very nice.
dju

Hadn't thought of trying to clean up the original grip panels.

Hmmm.... I haven't seen my checkering tools in over a decade, and they were all for cutting checkering on rifles. Even if I can find them they may be the wrong angle cutter head. Anyone know the correct angle for cutters to point up the grips on a 1900 Luger?

Could be 18 or 20 lpi.

A good question. I'm on his Facebook group, so is Eric. He mentioned something about not spending time here, so your question may go unanswered for a while in this thread.

We have several seasoned pros hanging around here. I know I'd not try it myself...
dju

I was thinking it looked more like 22 or 24 lpi. Let me see if I can dig up a checkering gauge.

My best estimate is an angle of 75 degrees, and they look to be
18 or 20 LPI. Jim

Here is a nice posting which may be of use. Jim

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...eckering+angle

For those who don't want to read the info in the link;

German specs are 19.5 lpi, and Hugh Clark used 20 lpi and found 75 degrees to be the best fit.

Just as Jim said; which makes sense as Jim was tutored by Hugh. :)

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If the grips are not original they could be 18 or 20 lpi; and I have seen some coarser.

Who do we have on the forum who still offers this service?
dju

In addition to me, I am sure there are others on this forum who provide such service.
Jim

Thanks Jim, I wasn't sure if you were doing checkering work. Will keep you in mind.
dju

I now have the 1900 AE in hand (magnificent job Thor - thank you!).

Having looked over the original grip panels, and assessed what I'd need to do to fit a new set of grip panels, I went with new grip panels.

The inletting was pretty straightforward and only took about a half hour. The new grips are a little long at the rear, bottom, and are proud of frame at about the level of the stock lug. I'll need to do a little trimming, and then reconfigure the new trailing edges of the grip panels. Hopefully I'll get some time this weekend to do that.

The new grips on the restored pistol look very well indeed.

Before and After with some old grips I had hanging about.
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...55&oe=5C881DBB
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d8&oe=5C441D0B
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b4&oe=5C8917FB
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...71&oe=5C88BEEB
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...91&oe=5C43B35D

Outstanding job by Thor, as usual.

Ted will do his magic!!

Thanks Douglas, that means a lot to me.

To Don's previous question, yes, I am taking in new work at present,

For some reason the "after" photos are gone, and evidently I missed them when they were available. I would like to see how the old guy turned out if that would be possible.
Ron

Here you go Ron, I did not have the original grips when I took these. I used a pair of border grips that I had for the photos. I think the originals when to Jim Solomon for his excellent restorative grip work.

https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...a0&oe=5E66BA2D

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...97&oe=5E76E24D

Thank you. That is just flat out elegant.
Ron

Pardon the pun, I aim to please.:typing: