Need a date of manufacture

glutge1931 · 07-14-2007, 11:53 AM

I also have my first Luger with a 63 serial number of both barrel and body. Crown and N and Germany with a small looks like a ball with wings. It is 7.65 with a 3 3/4 barrel. Any info would be appreciated.

Glenn

Edward Tinker · 07-14-2007, 12:42 PM

welcome Glenn, I have moved your request to its own thread and also moved it from the commericial area to new collectors.

Can you provide pictures, because your description is too open to several variations of lugers.

Ed

glutge1931 · 07-15-2007, 12:38 PM

Hello Ed,
Thanks for the reply. I will try to send photos--have good digital camera, but have never tried to send to someplace like the forum. Any suggestions?

Glenn

Edward Tinker · 07-15-2007, 02:55 PM

try reading these threads, they might help. Trick is, take high res pictures, then crop, then make smaller. It is difficult for some folks to keep the steps correct, esp if they do not use these features often...

http://forum.lugerforum.com/forumdis...s=&forumid=133

Lugerdoc · 07-16-2007, 08:32 AM

It would also be helpful to include the suffix letter on front of frame, below the numeric part. TH

glutge1931 · 07-20-2007, 09:32 AM

Thanks Ed,
Here is the img:

There is also glutge2,3,4,5 & 6.

Again, thanks for your help.

Glenn

glutge1931 · 07-23-2007, 12:33 AM

Hello Forum,
Are these pictures enough to establish a date?

Glenn

MFC · 07-23-2007, 01:33 AM

Hi Glenn,
According to Jan Still's Weimar lugers it was made in 1925.
Mike C.

glutge1931 · 07-26-2007, 01:44 PM

Thanks Mike---any idea on value of this pistol?

Glenn

MFC · 07-26-2007, 10:44 PM

Hi Glenn,
Most Alphabet Commercials that are all original, that I see on auction sites and for sale, have a range of $900-$1200. I see some asking a lot more, but I don't know if they actually sell for that much.
Mike C.

glutge1931 · 07-28-2007, 10:10 AM

Hi Mike,
Again thanks for the info. Are there any auction sites that you recommend?

Glenn

MFC · 07-28-2007, 11:16 PM

Gunbroker and Auctionarms are the first two that came to mind. Not that I recommend them, but I do watch them a lot. There's also Guns America that's more like classified ads.
You can also sell it here on this forum if that's what you want to do, as long as you give a price. (No auctions allowed.)
Mike C.

glutge1931 · 07-31-2007, 08:42 AM

Hello Mike,
I would like to sell it. I would like $1200 and would include a box of Winchester ammo for it.
I was mainly interested in the history as it was found in a friend's attic under some insulation in a metal box, well oiled where it had apparently been since the end of WWII. Is there a special protocol to list it for sale?

Glenn

07-14-2007, 12:42 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	welcome Glenn, I have moved your request to its own thread and also moved it from the commericial area to new collectors. Can you provide pictures, because your description is too open to several variations of lugers. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

07-15-2007, 12:38 PM	#3
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Owner Hello Ed, Thanks for the reply. I will try to send photos--have good digital camera, but have never tried to send to someplace like the forum. Any suggestions? Glenn

07-15-2007, 02:55 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	try reading these threads, they might help. Trick is, take high res pictures, then crop, then make smaller. It is difficult for some folks to keep the steps correct, esp if they do not use these features often... http://forum.lugerforum.com/forumdis...s=&forumid=133 __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

07-16-2007, 08:32 AM	#5
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	It would also be helpful to include the suffix letter on front of frame, below the numeric part. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

07-23-2007, 01:33 AM	#8
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Glenn, According to Jan Still's Weimar lugers it was made in 1925. Mike C. __________________ Mike C.

07-14-2007, 11:53 AM	#1
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I also have my first Luger with a 63 serial number of both barrel and body. Crown and N and Germany with a small looks like a ball with wings. It is 7.65 with a 3 3/4 barrel. Any info would be appreciated. Glenn

07-20-2007, 09:32 AM	#6
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Ed, Here is the img: There is also glutge2,3,4,5 & 6. Again, thanks for your help. Glenn

07-23-2007, 12:33 AM	#7
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Forum, Are these pictures enough to establish a date? Glenn

07-26-2007, 01:44 PM	#9
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Mike---any idea on value of this pistol? Glenn

07-26-2007, 10:44 PM	#10
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Glenn, Most Alphabet Commercials that are all original, that I see on auction sites and for sale, have a range of $900-$1200. I see some asking a lot more, but I don't know if they actually sell for that much. Mike C. __________________ Mike C.

07-28-2007, 10:10 AM	#11
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Mike, Again thanks for the info. Are there any auction sites that you recommend? Glenn

07-28-2007, 11:16 PM	#12
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Gunbroker and Auctionarms are the first two that came to mind. Not that I recommend them, but I do watch them a lot. There's also Guns America that's more like classified ads. You can also sell it here on this forum if that's what you want to do, as long as you give a price. (No auctions allowed.) Mike C. __________________ Mike C.

07-31-2007, 08:42 AM	#13
glutge1931 User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calif. Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Mike, I would like to sell it. I would like $1200 and would include a box of Winchester ammo for it. I was mainly interested in the history as it was found in a friend's attic under some insulation in a metal box, well oiled where it had apparently been since the end of WWII. Is there a special protocol to list it for sale? Glenn