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Well I finally got it--the Luger that I bought from Thor a couple of months ago (see his post above dated Sept. 15th). The delay was my fault, not his, I don't have a FFL and was out of state for 3+ months.

The 1915 DWM is beautiful, we do have a master craftsman here as others have said before. Ted's work is excellent, I have seen lots of new Colts, S&Ws, etc. that weren't finished as well as his rework of an 87 year old Luger.

I haven't shot it yet, but shoot it I will. With regard to all of the discussion above about original German guns, refinished guns, and post WWII guns, I guess this old shooter loves them all and this example is great.

Also, as I have said before, I don't care much for history in general, especially German history and the Germans have done some very evil things. I wouldn't give a plug nickle for a P-38, 98 Mauser, authentic Luger holster, etc. However, the original German Luger designers really got the esthetics of the P-08 right and it's a neeeeat piece of hardware--actually a piece of art.

That said, the sights are small, the safety is awkward, and the trigger is heavy and gritty (on this one as well as my 1936 shooter). Neat as it is, it won't replace my 1911s for target or my S&W 3914 for carry.