"New" Luger
 

I received this 1917 DWM that has been rebarreled to 7.65 today.

Thanks for the pics John, can't help but wonder why it was re- barreled to 7.65mm? :confused:

Lon

Finnish front sight blade??? Maybe a Tikkakoski barrel???

Does it have an SA on the frame???

Heavily buffed, reblued...Grips look new...Good looking shooter... :)

Nor can I Lon. Why not just leave it as built? I like it anyway!

It has a lower case "a" but no SA. The barrel was made in Finland.

Yes, I like it too John. I have several 7.65's and don't have a problem with that.

Lon

Luckily I already had a suitable holster......

Are barrels interchangeable?

As I understand it, yes.

Eric,

Yes and no. Ron Wood posted some great pics and info on this! This is what I remember, I hope my recollections are not "alternative facts"!

The earliest ones had grip frames that were about 1/10 of an inch longer, and barrel extensions to match. The aforementioned dimension happens in the area of the chamber, so the early ones had longer threaded portions behind the flange, thus will not fit on a later barrel extension for a short frame and short threaded bit, and vice versa--unless creatively adapted.

The shorter frames became the norm fairly soon. If I'm not mistaken, the Swiss guns from Bern and the Mauser Parabellums were also made with the longer grip frames and barrel extensions. I have one '06 AE that is short frame, and another that is long frame, both are numbered in early Commercial style, so without looking it up, I think maybe the transition happened along there somewhere...

You may recall an occasional post about guns with mixed grip frame and upper assembly, where the shorter receiver from a later gun has been cobbled together with an older, long frame--or the other way 'round. The result is that the receiver is either proud of the frame by a noticeable bit, or tucked back into it the same amount, both of which look pretty goofy.

Thank You My Hero! Up until now I never gave it a thought. I love lugers and our devotion always to learning more about them!~

As Lon stated, the 30 Luger caliber is a fun caliber to shoot, and very accurate. Enjoy.....happiness is having reliable, shooter Lugers!!

Yes, but not by an amateur... using the wrong method or tools will result in a twisted upper receiver...

Have someone who is a competent Luger gunsmith do a barrel change for you if that is what you want. Several members of the forum are qualified to do this work.

If you want suggestions, just ask.

I appreciate that but I'm okay with it the way it is now.

As you can see it has the magazine with the wooden base. I'd like to get another mag to go with it that doesn't have the wood base.

johnb, I'm currently sold out of original DWM wood bottomed mags, but so have new stainless repros with wood bottom @$40 + $5 S&H. TH

If you want one for shooting, buy a Mecgar- they currently have a plastic base.

If you want something for collecting or ? Please be more specific.

I would just want it for shooting.

For shooting, IMHO, the Mec-Gar aftermarket mag is the best, and the most affordable mag available for the Luger.

I think you've got a very nice "shooter" I would say; :thumbup: the only drawback is the cost of 7,65 ammo, unless you reload.