Portuguese Army M2 Luger

Ed Hicks · 10-18-2005, 08:03 PM

PORTUGUESE ARMY M2 LUGER...I know little about Lugers so I'll post this for your reference and you can beat it up or advise me of what to look for...I stripped it down and it matches as far as all numbered parts... Serial number 475...Grips are not numbered to the gun ("33").

All comments/suggestions/criticisms & witticisms are welcome and thanks for taking time to look.

Link for more images at:

http://members18.clubphoto.com/ed779...r-2c02-1.phtml

I have several others to post for your review on different forums here-"G" date and commercial Navy, 1918 Artillery and a Portuguese Army M2 luger.

edhicks82@aol.com (910) 425-7000

www.warpathmilitaria.com

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Ron Wood · 10-25-2005, 11:58 AM

Your gun appears correct and is a rather nice example with a low serial number. These were service pistols so it is tough to find one in pristine condition. Yours appears to be a bit better than average considering the ones I have seen. The markings are correct. The safety area should be polished, and even if it has darkened with age it still shold appear different than the surrounding blued area. The trigger and thumb safety look like they might be blue instead of straw but that could be because of the lighting. The markings and corners are sharp so it looks original, but because of the forgoing observations you should look closely to see if it is a re-blue (I will be surprised if it is). The grips are proper with the very small two digit serial number stamps, but as you have noted they are not matching to the gun. The remainder of the marks on the grips are just inspector's marks. The proper magazine would an un-numbered wooden base with the same triangle in a circle marking as the barrel and rear of the frame. Generally a pretty nice M2.

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Ed Hicks User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Portuguese Army M2 Luger PORTUGUESE ARMY M2 LUGER...I know little about Lugers so I'll post this for your reference and you can beat it up or advise me of what to look for...I stripped it down and it matches as far as all numbered parts... Serial number 475...Grips are not numbered to the gun ("33"). All comments/suggestions/criticisms & witticisms are welcome and thanks for taking time to look. Link for more images at: http://members18.clubphoto.com/ed779...r-2c02-1.phtml I have several others to post for your review on different forums here-"G" date and commercial Navy, 1918 Artillery and a Portuguese Army M2 luger. edhicks82@aol.com (910) 425-7000 www.warpathmilitaria.com Attached Thumbnails

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Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	Your gun appears correct and is a rather nice example with a low serial number. These were service pistols so it is tough to find one in pristine condition. Yours appears to be a bit better than average considering the ones I have seen. The markings are correct. The safety area should be polished, and even if it has darkened with age it still shold appear different than the surrounding blued area. The trigger and thumb safety look like they might be blue instead of straw but that could be because of the lighting. The markings and corners are sharp so it looks original, but because of the forgoing observations you should look closely to see if it is a re-blue (I will be surprised if it is). The grips are proper with the very small two digit serial number stamps, but as you have noted they are not matching to the gun. The remainder of the marks on the grips are just inspector's marks. The proper magazine would an un-numbered wooden base with the same triangle in a circle marking as the barrel and rear of the frame. Generally a pretty nice M2. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction