first luger

[21Pz]Bergen · 11-07-2005, 06:21 PM

hello i am bidding on this luger for 350 dollars. is it worth it?

Edward Tinker · 11-07-2005, 07:00 PM

Not as a collector piece it is not.

A few faults;

Nickled, as none ever came that way

Grips are wrong

Aftermarket magazine

As a nickled shooter, yes, but I wouldn't go over $450 for it.

And it looks like someone buffed the hell out of it.

Ed

c3006 · 11-07-2005, 07:55 PM

Go ahead and buy it ,the sickness must begin somewhere!!

George Anderson · 11-08-2005, 08:46 AM

No.

Ron Smith · 11-08-2005, 10:05 AM

Spencer, Save your money. It's a loser.

Herb · 11-08-2005, 10:24 AM

If the bore is good and you want a first Luger as a shooter, go for it. I wonder how that magazine got gold plated, I didn't think aluminum would plate??

the gunman · 11-08-2005, 12:33 PM

NO NO NO way to start.

c3006 · 11-08-2005, 07:31 PM

You never know it could have been taken off a german officer as he surrendered

wworker · 11-09-2005, 04:54 PM

I have to agree with these other fellows.

Save your money for a real Luger, unmodified.

wlyon · 11-09-2005, 05:25 PM

When you purchase items such as this you always are sorry later. Then when you realize it isn"t what you want nobody else wants it either. Save your money and buy yourself a real shooter.

lugerholsterrepair · 11-09-2005, 11:11 PM

I am sure you can win one of these at a carnival when one comes to town...This thing is an abomination that hurts the eyes as well as the soul. The only way this was taken off a German Officer is if he was working at the Buick bumper chroming works.
Many of my Friends and aquaintences have given you excellent advice, pursue a legitimate Luger and one, you will never again have to view this horrible gilded monster and two, you will have spent your money wisely and have a wonderfull legitimate piece of genuine history in your beginning collection.
Good Luck with your decision, Jerry Burney

Herb · 11-10-2005, 12:00 PM

Come on guys, I bought one just like it for $350, well almost, standard grips and magazine, no buffing. I sent it to a shop in Florida, had the chrome/nickel removed electrically and then had it reblued, all for another $150. Ok $500 for a so called shooter is on the high side but I now have a great looking unit marked Erfurt in the collection that I have never shot. Yea, I'd do it again. If I needed that particular one for the collection, I ain't particular.

Rod WMG · 11-11-2005, 02:17 AM

If I wanted a shooter I'd follow Ed's advice.

If I wanted a valuable Luger...well, almost everyone has shown you about that.

Kohaku2416 · 12-27-2005, 10:55 PM

Is that an erma 380?

it's ugly lookin whatever it is. If i was you i would save my money up for a nicer Luger.

11-07-2005, 06:21 PM	#1
[21Pz]Bergen New User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	first luger hello i am bidding on this luger for 350 dollars. is it worth it? Attached Thumbnails

11-07-2005, 07:55 PM	#3
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Go ahead and buy it ,the sickness must begin somewhere!! __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

11-08-2005, 10:05 AM	#5
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Spencer, Save your money. It's a loser. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

11-08-2005, 10:24 AM	#6
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	If the bore is good and you want a first Luger as a shooter, go for it. I wonder how that magazine got gold plated, I didn't think aluminum would plate?? __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

11-08-2005, 07:31 PM	#8
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	You never know it could have been taken off a german officer as he surrendered __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

11-07-2005, 07:00 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,963 Thanks: 2,064 Thanked 4,593 Times in 2,115 Posts	Not as a collector piece it is not. A few faults; Nickled, as none ever came that way Grips are wrong Aftermarket magazine As a nickled shooter, yes, but I wouldn't go over $450 for it. And it looks like someone buffed the hell out of it. Ed

11-08-2005, 08:46 AM	#4
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	No.

11-08-2005, 12:33 PM	#7
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	NO NO NO way to start.

11-09-2005, 04:54 PM	#9
wworker User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have to agree with these other fellows. Save your money for a real Luger, unmodified.

11-09-2005, 05:25 PM	#10
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	When you purchase items such as this you always are sorry later. Then when you realize it isn"t what you want nobody else wants it either. Save your money and buy yourself a real shooter. __________________ Bill Lyon

11-09-2005, 11:11 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	I am sure you can win one of these at a carnival when one comes to town...This thing is an abomination that hurts the eyes as well as the soul. The only way this was taken off a German Officer is if he was working at the Buick bumper chroming works. Many of my Friends and aquaintences have given you excellent advice, pursue a legitimate Luger and one, you will never again have to view this horrible gilded monster and two, you will have spent your money wisely and have a wonderfull legitimate piece of genuine history in your beginning collection. Good Luck with your decision, 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."

11-10-2005, 12:00 PM	#12
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Come on guys, I bought one just like it for $350, well almost, standard grips and magazine, no buffing. I sent it to a shop in Florida, had the chrome/nickel removed electrically and then had it reblued, all for another $150. Ok $500 for a so called shooter is on the high side but I now have a great looking unit marked Erfurt in the collection that I have never shot. Yea, I'd do it again. If I needed that particular one for the collection, I ain't particular. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

11-11-2005, 02:17 AM	#13
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If I wanted a shooter I'd follow Ed's advice. If I wanted a valuable Luger...well, almost everyone has shown you about that.

12-27-2005, 10:55 PM	#14
Kohaku2416 User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Muncie Indiana Posts: 124 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Is that a Erma? Is that an erma 380? it's ugly lookin whatever it is. If i was you i would save my money up for a nicer Luger.