My wife's father recently passed and one of his prized posessions was given to her. It's a Luger that he took from an enemy officer during WWII.
We just recieved it today, so we began looking into it's history to understand it a bit better. The joy of the discovery is helping her enjoy this piece of her father's past.
We have what is probably the standard set of questions people have in our situation regarding learning any history of it that we can. Intent is to have it cased saved once we have documented as much of it's history (from information we can learn here and what we know from her father surrounding how he came by it) so that it can be saved in the family.
A few pics to show it
larger pic
http://www.jhardydesigns.com/luger/luger 013.jpg
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http://www.jhardydesigns.com/luger/forumluger05.gif
larger
http://www.jhardydesigns.com/luger/forumluger06.gif
Grip strap marking
http://www.jhardydesigns.com/luger/luger00.jpg