Question on a Bringback Luger

Motown · 04-22-2016, 09:09 PM

This pistol was brought back from WWII by a friend's father - it includes a 1921 DWM Luger, all matching, a 1936 holster (in very good shape) with a takedown tool, and two non-matching magazines (one fxo unmarked, the other a wood-bottom that has a cracked bottom. Only a few pics - but the pistol is all matching with holster wear and good finish - strayed parts are 50% (best guess). Most important is the unit marking on the grip - any help on the meaning would be greatly appreciated - and a rough insurance value...the latter will be tough, I know, due to limited pics.

Motown · 04-22-2016, 09:17 PM

Pics didn't upload...trying again...

Motown · 04-22-2016, 09:18 PM

And again...

DonVoigt · 04-22-2016, 11:00 PM

I'll take a stab at the marking, from the Weimar Reichsheer;
8th Infantry Regiment, Company 8, weapon 83.

Lots of "8"s!

Value - $1500 +/- $500 or so; but it really depends on a lot we can't see, and when, where, how,
you sell it.

Sergio Natali · 04-23-2016, 04:56 AM

For what I can see it seems quite a nice rig, but I think it would be essential to have look at some more pictures of the whole pistol and of the holster.

04-22-2016, 09:09 PM	#1
Motown User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Double Oak, TX Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question on a Bringback Luger This pistol was brought back from WWII by a friend's father - it includes a 1921 DWM Luger, all matching, a 1936 holster (in very good shape) with a takedown tool, and two non-matching magazines (one fxo unmarked, the other a wood-bottom that has a cracked bottom. Only a few pics - but the pistol is all matching with holster wear and good finish - strayed parts are 50% (best guess). Most important is the unit marking on the grip - any help on the meaning would be greatly appreciated - and a rough insurance value...the latter will be tough, I know, due to limited pics. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide." --Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

04-22-2016, 09:17 PM	#2
Motown User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Double Oak, TX Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pics didn't upload...trying again... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide." --Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

04-22-2016, 09:18 PM	#3
Motown User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Double Oak, TX Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And again... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide." --Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

04-22-2016, 11:00 PM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,440 Thanked 4,348 Times in 2,038 Posts	I'll take a stab at the marking, from the Weimar Reichsheer; 8th Infantry Regiment, Company 8, weapon 83. Lots of "8"s! Value - $1500 +/- $500 or so; but it really depends on a lot we can't see, and when, where, how, you sell it. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

04-23-2016, 04:56 AM	#5
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	For what I can see it seems quite a nice rig, but I think it would be essential to have look at some more pictures of the whole pistol and of the holster. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.