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05-08-2004, 07:43 PM | #1 |
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ERFURT 1913 7.65mm in Holster
I recently inherited holstered luger that was hand carried back from Germany at the end of WWII. It is a 1913 ERFURT 7.65mm with a short barrel( about 4 inches) My novice eyes see "fair" condition. Numbers match except the trigger plate. There is an aluminum based clip and a wood based clip. Here is my question: Is this configuration rare enough to be considered collectable? Or can I take it to a gunsmith, get it checked and cleaned, and use it as "a shooter" and still sleep at night?
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05-08-2004, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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If it is in 7.65 and not the original 9MM, then it has be rebarreled and would be in the shooter range and not really a collectable. Mis-matched trigger plate will again decrease the value of the gun. After having it checked by a gun smith, it sounds like a shooter to me.
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05-09-2004, 05:50 PM | #3 |
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Thanks policeluger! Since I could not find any reference to a 7.65mm by ERFURT in 1913, I figured that my research was flawed, or that the barrel had been changed. I am 99% certain that the gun has not been touched since it landed here just after WWII, so I will conclude that the barrel change was made in Germany sometime between 1913 and 1945. That is probably when the trigger plate was replaced. Thanks again.
Another question: How should I go about finding a gunsmith that has knows Lugers (I live in southern California)? |
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