Tuna,
If your barrel is shot out, I would have it rebored and rifled, definitely; keep the matching numbers and markings. I understand Redman's does a fine job, but when I was shopping for similar services a few years ago, I found they were by far the most expensive place around. And there were alternatives, if you hunted for them.
At Redman's prices, a new barrel was cheaper, but there are situations where preservation of original barrel markings on a collector gun is more important than price. A good Luger is, in my opinion, such a case.
I had a totally shot out basket case C96 Broomhandle, a Korean War battlefield pickup from my overseas days, which I was restoring. A place in New England offered the whole reboring job for $80. What the heck? I gave it a shot, and was glad I did. I had the gun back in about three weeks, and the work was far better than expected. It was apparent that they did not even have to remove the barrel from the extension, although Redman's may do it a different way. Rifling was sharp and well defined, with a nice mirror finish. Fired bullets are not all scored up, the bore does not tend to lead, and it is accurate...so twist rate is correct.
I did have to build up the integral C96 front sight with weld metal and reshape it, to compensate for much different 9mm ballistics. With a Luger, you can simply slide in the correct 9mm front sight blade and install the correct recoil spring.
If only I could remember the name of the New England people who did the work.
In any event, I am sure Redman's (and perhaps others) can do an equally fine job, if the pricing is O.K. for you. You'll be happy with a gun you can shoot, using more easily obtainable/reloadable ammo.
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