[Big Fred]

Hello,
New guy here with his first Luger and got a lot of questions about what it is and isn't. It is a 9 m/m.

First off it IS mis-matched. The frame and all frame parts and toggle and toggle parts match. The toggle is stamped DWM in a fancy script. The inside of the frame is still in the white, what does this mean? The straw color on the trigger, mag catch, take down latch, and safety is very nice. The blueing is also very nice and I say it is original as all markings and numbers are crisp. All edges are not rounded and there is nothing to show it was buffed. The only strange, to me, marking is on the side of the extractor. It is marked " Geladon "??

The barrel and upper frame and parts all match but are a different number than the frame and toggle. This upper is dated 1939. And again I do not see any signs of a reblue as all the little stampings are crisp and clear. The bore is like new and the Luger shoots very well. It eats Wal-Mart Federal like a hungry little boy with a bowl of cheerrios.

Why would this Luger have a different numbered top end except for the above mentioned toggle that matches the frame and parts?

Would or could this have been done in an arsenal in Germany? Could it be a WW 1 Luger rebuilt for WW 2. Or is this just something that someone put together? If so it is NICE.

Anyway I paid $799.95 + Tax. It came with a wooden bottom mag numbered to the frame, an aluminum bottom mag numbered to nothing, the Luger tool and a really nice dark brown issue holster marked on the back : C. Weiss with something, maybe a towns name, under it. Also what I think is a Waffenamp, looks like an eagle with swastika under it. And it is dated 1938.

Overall the Luger appears to me to be not refinished, at least not buffed as some of the very small stampings are so crisp. It still retains over 90 % finish with the only wear on the high points.

Any and all help trying to figgure out this Luger is appreciated. I've always wanted a Luger to shoot and this seems like a nice one.

How bad did I do one the price paid?

Thanks in advance, Fred

Almost forgot, stamped on the lower front grip strap is what appears to be: L.Br.105.
The B could possibly be an E.