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gerhardt · 07-31-2012, 09:52 AM

I have had a chance to inspect the pistol and I will try to describe it to the best of my ability as one who knows very little about Lugers.

The barrel is an unmarked replacement. It is more of a polished blue than the rest of the pistol which I suspect has been refinished. The bore is in excellent condition. Due to the lack of wear on the barrel, either it is a recent replacement or the pistol has not been used much since it was attached. The small parts are a matte blue and not the "straw" color I have been told to expect if the finish is original. The grips are plastic and have circular markings but not the bulls eye pattern that I have read about. The right side grip screw is missing and the magazine appears to be aluminum.

I will try to best of my ability to describe the markings. To the right of the serial number is a circular mark the looks like a star burst or flower blossom. The small flat on the left side of the extractor has an eagle marking. The right side rail of the frame has stampings that I can't read but suspect might be import marks. The right side of the receiver behind the barrel has what look to be proof marks but they are stacked and not side by side. To the right of those is a Nazi eagle without numbers under it. To the right of that is another eagle with its wings upright. Lastly the front strap of the grip has what look to be unit markings. They are: S. XVI. After the XVI is a flower blossom marking.

Clearly the pistol appears to be a shooter. Any comments as to the value or anything else that might be helpful would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

07-31-2012, 09:52 AM	#13
gerhardt User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have had a chance to inspect the pistol and I will try to describe it to the best of my ability as one who knows very little about Lugers. The barrel is an unmarked replacement. It is more of a polished blue than the rest of the pistol which I suspect has been refinished. The bore is in excellent condition. Due to the lack of wear on the barrel, either it is a recent replacement or the pistol has not been used much since it was attached. The small parts are a matte blue and not the "straw" color I have been told to expect if the finish is original. The grips are plastic and have circular markings but not the bulls eye pattern that I have read about. The right side grip screw is missing and the magazine appears to be aluminum. I will try to best of my ability to describe the markings. To the right of the serial number is a circular mark the looks like a star burst or flower blossom. The small flat on the left side of the extractor has an eagle marking. The right side rail of the frame has stampings that I can't read but suspect might be import marks. The right side of the receiver behind the barrel has what look to be proof marks but they are stacked and not side by side. To the right of those is a Nazi eagle without numbers under it. To the right of that is another eagle with its wings upright. Lastly the front strap of the grip has what look to be unit markings. They are: S. XVI. After the XVI is a flower blossom marking. Clearly the pistol appears to be a shooter. Any comments as to the value or anything else that might be helpful would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.