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mrerick · 10-21-2013, 09:36 AM

Hi Jack,

I also welcome you to the forum, and respect and am thankful for your father's service.

From the other pictures posted, I am also sure that it has been refinished. So... the good news is that you really don't have anything serious to lose by firing it.

Pick some normal power (never +P or NATO or surplus 9mm that might be a machine gun round) ammunition. The most common Winchester white box 115gn or 124gn 9mm Luger ammo should work fine.

These late Mauser Lugers have excellent metallurgy and were very precision made. My shooter Luger is a 1941 mismatch that performs well. These are fun to shoot.

1942 was the last year of German military Luger manufacture in Oberndorf. After that, the plant went over to making P.38 pistols.

10-21-2013, 09:36 AM	#22
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Hi Jack, I also welcome you to the forum, and respect and am thankful for your father's service. From the other pictures posted, I am also sure that it has been refinished. So... the good news is that you really don't have anything serious to lose by firing it. Pick some normal power (never +P or NATO or surplus 9mm that might be a machine gun round) ammunition. The most common Winchester white box 115gn or 124gn 9mm Luger ammo should work fine. These late Mauser Lugers have excellent metallurgy and were very precision made. My shooter Luger is a 1941 mismatch that performs well. These are fun to shoot. 1942 was the last year of German military Luger manufacture in Oberndorf. After that, the plant went over to making P.38 pistols. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.