I just came into this gun....
 

Hi all. Any info on this would help this newbee.

The gun has 1920 and 1917 stamped on it...

The paper lists it as captured enemy equipment. Ignore the knife in the pics. I thought it
was part of the German property but it has nothing to do with the gun or the knife also
listed in the doc.

Any maker marks on the knife?

A little rooster-like thing on the upper edge of one of the
black handles.

here is a pic.

Joe, for us to help you, you need lots of pictures, both sides, top, close ups and description. unit markings? serial? suffix? etc

there is a sticky in the new collectors area that tells you what we are looking for

It is likely a WW1 made in 1917 luger that was 1920 property marked...

k, thanks, will do!

more pics, more to come...

more.

and more...

Ooops, the knife isn't what I thought it was, it's not the one referred to in the
document. Apparently it's Russian, taken from a NVA officer. Sorry for the confusion.

Everything I can see seems to be stamped '27', which my first youtube education on lugers
says is a good/expected thing.

And the lower back strap of the handle is grooved as if ready for a clamp-on shoulder stock.

Others with more "smarts" will be along soon. What I see seems to be a 1917 DWM that was property marked with the 1920 code after WWl. The Luger was, apparently, in fairly sad condition, and has been buffed heavily and reblued sometime in the past...when, no idea. The grips are aftermarket. The mag appears to be original, but not matched to this Luger....not uncommon.

It may have been reworked at some point as the pistol started out life as an LP08 (artillery) model. The reworking/bluing may have been done at that time. The knife is a classic example of a large German Switchblade. I carried one quite similar to it when I lived in Germany.

Let me know if y'all need any more info/pics to put a ballpark
value on this. I appreciate it, and will learn to maintain it, so
I can shoot it, unless it turns out to be safer/better to keep it
as-is...
Thanks,
Joe

Joe, Nice Luger..was likely poorly stored then re finished fairly well. Don't shoot the original mag. The wood bottoms, springs etc. are fragile. Get a MecGar Luger mag if you decide to shoot it. BUT, WW1 Lugers are fairly fragile. Extractors are at risk..ejectors. Quite a number of parts are in jeopardy. But it's now pretty much a $6-800 shooter anyway.

Yes, it was made that way; but 4" lugers were not issued/used with stocks by the Germans.

US ATF rules make it illegal to attach a stock to this standard P08 type luger; makes it a "short barreled rifle" and subject registration and tax.

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

Jerry has given you a good estimate for value, particularly if it will shoot and cycle properly.

Unfortunately, the refinishing and buffing has pretty much eliminated collector interest in this Luger.

Feel free to shoot it, as you can't materially hurt it's value even if a numbered part breaks and has to be replaced.

Marc

see erfurt proof on right side of trigger?

There is a tiny stamp-mark on the uppermost part of the trigger
face on the right side.