Luger Questions?
 

I have not been on this forum for a long while. I sold my Luger some time back. However, I recently came across this Luger that a friend was left from an estate.

I know the experts are here and I appreciate any insight.

The barrel appears to be 11", marked DWM on top of slide, with serial number 21,9XX, and 30 Cal.

I disassembled and every part matched serial number wise. The magazine is not numbered. It does not have the stock like it was originally intended.

Here are a couple pics. I know the stock missing takes away value. I have no idea what this is worth and don't trust GB as a source.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...519-24-039.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...911_123352.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...911_123333.jpg

Thanks!

Tha is nice.

Yes it is! A carbine built on a 1900 action...I believe you are looking at a couple thousand at least...Even without the stock... :cheers:

Edit: Make that many thousands...As in 1...2...3...Many... :D

(IF it's original...Eugene and others make some nice carbines today...)

A fairly nice 1902 Carbine. It has a few issues such as rust spots and wear, but still easily somewhere in the $12,000-$15,000 range.

Your first photo shows some sort of anomaly in the rear toggle area just above the lanyard loop. Could you show us this area in a close up?

Good catch! :thumbup:

Yes...What is that??? :eek:

Maybe an attachment point for a Borchardt-like stock??? It's in the right place...

Although it does have a backstrap stock lug...That's odd, isn't it??? A 1902 with a stock lug???

Not at all... As Ron stated, it is a 1902 Carbine. The stock is missing.

Thanks for all the help! Over the lanyard loop there is two screws. Is this what you are talking about? I had no idea I was messing with a Luger of this value. I just don't want the owners to be taken since firearms are rather foreign subject in thier lives. They have surely came across something different. I will see if I can get a better pic of the rear of the pistol today in order to clear up what is on the back.

This is clearly a high end item and all the photos will be a good investment in aiding us in an honest evaluation.
You have stumbled on one that most of us only dream of finding.
dju

Two screws sticking out of the back of the pistol will most certainly affect the estimated value of the pistol offered up by other members. There are not suppoed to be any screws back there.

It is critical to understand what happened in this area to give you a better idea of value.

I surely see what you mean. I found this one on GB, http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=305055847, and it does not have the two screws in the back. I also notice on the back of the slide, if think I am using the wrong part name here, it is stamped with the last two ser # digits. The one I examined was stamped with the last three and smaller parts with only two. The plot thickens a little. Did they fake these pistols? I have no idea why anyone would add these two screws and what purposed they served. More pics coming!

I would bet somebody mounted some kind of optics or sight to it at one time.

I don't believe that these two screws would be used for optics or other sighting device because operation of the toggle would destroy anything mounted back there.

I can offer my guess that these two screws were used to mount some kind of a custom shoulder stock in conjunction with the standard stock lug...

Thanks fo all the replies! I was hoping to get some close ups of the back but the owner has since moved another direction. I was just trying to assist but some feel the need to move quickly. I hope it found a good home for a a fair deal.

So just out of curiousity, what became of the gun? And since it doesn't seem to have gone into this crowd, if it sold can you tell us for how much?
dju