This is a newly acquired Luger and as usual, I have questions about it. I'm wondering if the practice of joining assemblies from two different lugers was practiced during the later part of the war, in order to expedite repairs. I've heard this was done, but have seen no evidence of it. In any case this is an interesting piece.
This gun is a four digit date, 1940(chamber date), 42 Code(rear toggle) upper assembly married to a Mauser of about the same vintage frame and lower assembly. The upper assembly has all the same numbers and the entire lower assembly has a different number. The upper has a s.n. of 7927 and the parts all have the 27. The frame and it's parts are s.n. 505d.
The finish on the gun is worn and turning to a brown patina. There has been some minor rust, which cleaned up fairly well. Most of the rust is spotty on the right side as if the pistol lay on it's right side and was exposed to some moisture and both the upper and lower portions seem to have a similar pattern to the rust spots. The bore of the gun looks bright and shiny and has very good lands and grooves. Mechanically the gun is sound and seems to function very well. The barrel and the receiver are both eagle 655 marked. The eagle/s is marked on the left side of the front toggle. The ejector is marked 'Geladen'. The magazine is numbered 8155n with a + and a waffen of eagle 83. The grips are waffen proofed eagle/655 but not numbered. There is a WH stamped in the right grip with the W slightly superimposed on the H.
I would appreciate any and all information that any of you would care to share. I have included
photos.
Thanks, barr
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