New to Me 1900 AE
 

Found it on Gun Broker at a price I liked:

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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.