TWO newbie questions??

Bob in OH · 03-04-2003, 11:39 PM

Having just snagged three Mauser lugers...I am trying to prioritize their quality.

Q1. In short, whould you rather have a piece with a matching mag at 85% or a 95+% gun with m/m mag??

Q.2. I read about "straw" and assume this is the percent of buff color remaining on the grips? is this correct? and how desirable is this in assessing quality?

lugerholsterrepair · 03-04-2003, 11:46 PM

Bob, Always preferable to me is an original matching mag.

Straw is the golden color of various metal parts on early Lugers that were not blued but heat treated to a gold or straw color. Trigger, safety lever,takedown lever to name a few. Made the pistol look very striking but has nothing to do with the wood grips.

Jerry Burney

Edward Tinker · 03-04-2003, 11:53 PM

Q1, I don't "have to have matching magazines, but would rather;
1. Have a matching mag gun compared to a non-matching mag gun
2. Have a gun with real history than some gun that has sat in the desk drawer (but unless it has real provenance, then I would take a 95% gun over a 85% gun anyday, you can always find a magazine made in the same time period, i.e. a 7245b gun and find a b magazine later

Jerry amswered the strawing part for Q2

Thor · 03-04-2003, 11:59 PM

Takedown Lever, thumb safety, magazine release button, trigger, ejector were normally strawed on many 1900-1937 Lugers and a very few after 1937.
Luger with STRAWED PARTS-Click Here to View

03-04-2003, 11:39 PM	#1
Bob in OH User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NE OH Posts: 129 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	TWO newbie questions?? Having just snagged three Mauser lugers...I am trying to prioritize their quality. Q1. In short, whould you rather have a piece with a matching mag at 85% or a 95+% gun with m/m mag?? Q.2. I read about "straw" and assume this is the percent of buff color remaining on the grips? is this correct? and how desirable is this in assessing quality?

03-04-2003, 11:46 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Bob, Always preferable to me is an original matching mag. Straw is the golden color of various metal parts on early Lugers that were not blued but heat treated to a gold or straw color. Trigger, safety lever,takedown lever to name a few. Made the pistol look very striking but has nothing to do with the wood grips. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

03-04-2003, 11:53 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Q1, I don't "have to have matching magazines, but would rather; 1. Have a matching mag gun compared to a non-matching mag gun 2. Have a gun with real history than some gun that has sat in the desk drawer (but unless it has real provenance, then I would take a 95% gun over a 85% gun anyday, you can always find a magazine made in the same time period, i.e. a 7245b gun and find a b magazine later Jerry amswered the strawing part for Q2 __________________ 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

03-04-2003, 11:59 PM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Takedown Lever, thumb safety, magazine release button, trigger, ejector were normally strawed on many 1900-1937 Lugers and a very few after 1937. Luger with STRAWED PARTS-Click Here to View __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."