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Originally Posted by Bunswanna
I feel very lucky to have received it, learning more and more about Lugers recently has been really cool. I'm glad I found this forum, there is a ton of great info and many helpful folks such as yourselves in here.
I've attached a photo of the bottom of the wooden mag. It does not match the gun it looks like. Is there a way that I can tell if it is period correct?
I'm currently in the process of clearing a work area in the garage and waiting for some Ballistol to arrive. Hopefully this weekend I'll be giving it a light once over with the oil, removing the grips and removing the receiver and checking out the firing pin like Mac Cat suggested. And checking everything for matching numbers.
Am I right to assume most would consider this a shooter pistol?
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Your mag is wooden, so it is period correct for a 1917 Luger. The plus (+) stamp on the bottom means that it was a spare to the original mag issued with the number Luger. Do not load that wooden based mag. It is valuable and the mag springs even at this age can be stronger than the wooden base and break the wood. If you want to shoot it buy some Mec-Gar P.08 mags. They work just fine.
Given the finish, it is not highly valuable. All lugers are valuable. Some are more valuable than others. But, check the numbers as it may be all matching internals. You may not want to shoot it if it is all matching.