Good Place to Start??

ripcord810 · 03-31-2012, 02:32 PM

Found a luger I am very interested in but he didnt give me a lots of information. Said it is #'s matching and has a chamber date of 1911. Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Curly1 · 03-31-2012, 03:08 PM

Looks nice, a reblue?

ripcord810 · 03-31-2012, 03:25 PM

Said no but Im not sure?

alanint · 03-31-2012, 04:00 PM

What you are buying would all depend on the price. From the condition of the grips it could very well be an original finish. Are there "halos" around the serial numbers on the barrel? Much more detailed photos of the markings would be required to make a determination as to whether the gun is richeous or not.

lugersrkewl · 03-31-2012, 10:40 PM

That has to be refinished. I didnt know they made commercials with chamber dates. (1920 and 1923 commercials) If its numbers matching and refinished it really doesnt have collector value but numbers matching is a plus for sure but most collectors are into the war stuff anyway Im told. I probably woudnt pay more then 550 for a commercial 30 luger again, but Im kind of jaded on that flavor of luger so disregard my price ranges Im currently trying to sell mine to buy a beretta 92 fs because a box of 50 rnds is about 36 bucks shipped cheapest I can find for 30 luger. . If its original that thing is mint and I woudnt begin to guess what its worth. Get some low glare pics of the serial under the barrel or even posting the serial with any letter suffixes would be cool and check to see if there are kind of light glows around the numbers wich is usually an indication the barrel or whatever part the "halos" are found on that the finish is original. the barrel looks darker then the rest too

alanint · 03-31-2012, 11:06 PM

I don't think this is a commercial gun. If it has a 1910 Chamber date, it is military. You can just see the added holdopen device pin on the side. These early guns were not numbered externaly like the later offerings. Without further info this looks like a correct, early military gun with original finish.
We still don't know the asking price!!!

lugersrkewl · 03-31-2012, 11:10 PM

Ill go with what alan says .Im getting off my soap box.
But if that was a commercial I would be pretty close to right

03-31-2012, 02:32 PM	#1
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	Good Place to Start?? Found a luger I am very interested in but he didnt give me a lots of information. Said it is #'s matching and has a chamber date of 1911. Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Attached Thumbnails

03-31-2012, 03:08 PM	#2
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,230 Thanks: 113 Thanked 703 Times in 365 Posts	Looks nice, a reblue? __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

03-31-2012, 10:40 PM	#5
lugersrkewl Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ussr Posts: 425 Thanks: 198 Thanked 75 Times in 58 Posts	That has to be refinished. I didnt know they made commercials with chamber dates. (1920 and 1923 commercials) If its numbers matching and refinished it really doesnt have collector value but numbers matching is a plus for sure but most collectors are into the war stuff anyway Im told. I probably woudnt pay more then 550 for a commercial 30 luger again, but Im kind of jaded on that flavor of luger so disregard my price ranges Im currently trying to sell mine to buy a beretta 92 fs because a box of 50 rnds is about 36 bucks shipped cheapest I can find for 30 luger. . If its original that thing is mint and I woudnt begin to guess what its worth. Get some low glare pics of the serial under the barrel or even posting the serial with any letter suffixes would be cool and check to see if there are kind of light glows around the numbers wich is usually an indication the barrel or whatever part the "halos" are found on that the finish is original. the barrel looks darker then the rest too Last edited by lugersrkewl; 03-31-2012 at 11:37 PM.

03-31-2012, 03:25 PM	#3
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	Said no but Im not sure?

03-31-2012, 04:00 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	What you are buying would all depend on the price. From the condition of the grips it could very well be an original finish. Are there "halos" around the serial numbers on the barrel? Much more detailed photos of the markings would be required to make a determination as to whether the gun is richeous or not.

03-31-2012, 11:06 PM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	I don't think this is a commercial gun. If it has a 1910 Chamber date, it is military. You can just see the added holdopen device pin on the side. These early guns were not numbered externaly like the later offerings. Without further info this looks like a correct, early military gun with original finish. We still don't know the asking price!!!

03-31-2012, 11:10 PM	#7
lugersrkewl Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ussr Posts: 425 Thanks: 198 Thanked 75 Times in 58 Posts	Ill go with what alan says .Im getting off my soap box. But if that was a commercial I would be pretty close to right