Hi Guys, I started this post in in the "New Collectors" area of the forum, and thought now knowing a little more about the Luger, that this would be the appropriate place for this thread.
I'm brand new to the forum, and the world of Lugers for that matter although I've always been interested in war era firearms.
I'm in a situation where my friend who owns the pistol and I are in the midst of a trade deal involving alot of different things and I know I'll end up with this Luger which I am most excited about being that it originally came from a collection that included a WW2 1911 that I have. I am especially excited about having this particular pair of pistols "reunited" for personal reasons. It would just make me feel better about the trade we're working out to know that this Luger package is worth something, even though I'll never sell it.
I've included a few pictures at the end of my rather long novel of a post. Here is what I know about the gun:
On the top is the DWM script/logo
I believe the serial number is stampted into the front of the frame, just in front/above the trigger guard. The number is 895. Under that number, stamped is GERMANY and under it looks like a cersiv lower case letter "L". All of the parts I've noticed have the number 95 stamped in them, so I'm thinking that it's a numbers matching gun. In two spots, I noticed a mark that looks sort of like a cursive lower case "n".
I did find, on the left front of the receiver and under the barrel, a marking that looks like a crown over the letter "N"
There is a butt stock lug. There is no grip safety.
The word "Gesichert" is behind the safety lever.
It has it's original .30 cal barrel that has a matching serial number which measures 3" from where the tappering starts to the front. There is no date stamped into it like many that I've seen.
The overall condition is very good. I'd est. 70%ish and after inspecting all of the parts have determined all of the parts being "numbers matching".
The kind folks here have helped me out tremendously in the other thread, by fairly posively determaining that the pistol is a "more common" 1923 Commercial Export gun by the serial number and the word "GERMANY".
Included with the pistol are:
Extra 9mm Barrel/receiver: The top of the receiver is marked with two dates: 1920, then below it, 1918. The barrel is 3 7/8" long. The serial number on the side of the receiver is 3173 with a matching number extractor. There is the german waffle mark stamp in it as well on the right side of the receiver. The bluing is very nice, as is the bore/rifling. The left side of the barrel is what looks like a crown over the letters "RC".
Mags: The mag in the pistol is all metal and unmarked. The second mag has the wood (I believe) bottom. The only marking I see is the letter "P" stamped into the side. Forum member MFC advised that the unmarked wood bottom mag would be correct for this pistol.
Black Plastic Grips: One grip has a small chunk taken out of it as the picture shows. I see no markings on either grips.
Wood Grips: These grips look great! I see no cracks/breaks/missing chunks anywhere. I also see no markings on either of them.
Ammo: The Winchester box looks very old. The Fiochi boxes don't look as old. All boxes are full.
Please let me know your thoughts....Thanks again for the help and education!!
