Is a 'Matching' Luger still matching with replacement grips?
 

Bill, you are being far to broad.


What type of luger?

What era?

Yes it affects the luger IF the gun should have originally been marked; but in my humble opinion, not like a lot of other things.

Be advised, that you might find other answers by doing a search on this same subject, it gets brought up every now and then.



Ed

Thanks Ed,
A general question not related to just one Luger. My Luger book does not mention if the grips numbered in the description of each era of Luger. Does another book do this?
Bill

No, and wasn't trying to be too glib; but much depends on the era and year, military or civilian.

So, you could do a search for say a; 1937 grip marking


and see what comes up?


I have probably 10, 12, maybe 20 different luger books, some cover this, most don't.

The two forums have this information gathered by collectors; there are a few known facts.

Since I know police and Simson here is my answer:

All Simson were marked with full serial number sans suffix (most military of other manufacturers were last two of sn)

Police; depends on if DWM, Erfurt, WW!, WW2, Commercial, etc; so, it "depends". But I would say "most" police, whether reworked or not have the last two of the sn.



Ed

>>Since I know police and Simson here is my answer: Police; depends on if DWM, Erfurt, WW!, WW2, Commercial, etc; so, it "depends". <<

Hi Ed. You may be exactly the guy to ask this question: WWII Mauser 1942 production. Police Eagle "L". Matching s/n's (last two digits) on all parts, but grips have no markings on the back. Should they have been marked? Is it safe to assume these are non-matching or could they possibly be original and simply unmarked?

Looking forward to an opinion.

Keith

Maybe I'm picky, but matching # is like pregnancy.
A gun is matching or non matching, that's it.
There is nothing such "a little bit pregnant" as well.:evilgrin:
And correct numbered grips are in my opinion an important issue.(If this particular model was numbered at the factory)
If you get a spare part with the same 2 digit #, then I would call it a matching gun. :rockon:
But I would not call it a big issue if just the grips have not the correct #.

Andy mostly agree with you, but being a purist has many disadvantages.

Turning down a nice luger because of mismatched grips or firing pin I think is silly as those are parts likely to be replaced when needed.

Keith, I am not as familiar with WW2 police lugers, still learning; my gut feeling is that they would not have the number, but that is not an educated guess.


Ed

Ed you are absolutly right, I would not turn down a nice Luger because of the mismatch of a minor part.

Its like a pristine bore versus a splotchy one or frosty one, I won't turn one down, but given the choice, always buy the nicer one.


Ed

I dont see how grip mismatches can be that devistating to a good luger. Walnut grips over a 30 year period would wear and the sensible thing is to replace them. As long as they are period replacements who cares.

To answer Keith's question, yes a 1942 Mauser Banner proofed Eagle L should have grips marked with the last two digits of the serial number.
Regards,
Lyn

Commerical, Police and Foreign contract lugers made after WW1 were not as regulated as Military production PO8, as to the placement and requirements for serialization, so most of these had UNNUMBERED grips, although there are exceptions. TH