Luger "1918 Erfurt" shooter

K9noid · 04-23-2010, 01:10 PM

1st post and 1st Luger. You have a great forum here, I have been looking to get a "shooter" luger and your forum has helped me out greatly. I picked it up today and negotiated a fair value. I would have like to get it for a bit less but It's my first one and I wanted it. I knows its a reworked/refinished Luger and the mag does not match. I believe the hoslster is probably a reproduction. But again I am happy and cant wait to shoot it. I will be looking for my collector now.

I paid $550

Thanks all!.

Here are a copy of photos, hope the quality is ok

DavidJayUden · 04-23-2010, 01:35 PM

Looks to me like you done good. Salvage value is way over that price.
Have fun!

Aaron · 04-23-2010, 03:28 PM

You did great! The holster is original and looks pretty good. Aside from the mag, do the rest of the numbers match?

Ron Smith · 04-23-2010, 03:55 PM

Hi Kevin,

Your holster is unit marked to the Reichswehr 2nd Squadron / Reiter (Cavalry) Regt.7 weapon #17(?) "1394" is possibly a rack or armory number.

You've got a nice shooter for a very decent price, also.

Ron

K9noid · 04-23-2010, 04:11 PM

Yes all the numbers match except mag, and I think the barrel has been replace....no #'s on barrel just "made in germany".
great news on the hoslter! thanks!
Kevin

Ice · 04-23-2010, 05:11 PM

Very nice shooter and neat old holster. You got a good deal.

Charlie

K9noid · 04-25-2010, 07:32 PM

Can anyone give me a value on the holster? and how should I care for it? Is it better to leave them alone or condition them with a quality leather conditioner?

Thanks, Kevin

lugerholsterrepair · 04-26-2010, 01:24 AM

Kevin, Congratulations..As the other Members have indicated... you did well. I would value your holster at $250-300. It looks to be in good solid condition. It is a WW1 era holster and is approaching 100 years old. It is a valued collectable artifact and I suggest you do not put your pistol in it. Get a soft gun rug for your pistol. Certainly don't wear it with the pistol in it. The belt loops will not stand much stress.
It looks smooth and is not cracked or flaking. I wouldn't put anything on it. Store it in a dark dry place with nothing to crush it. Maybe gently fill it with a couple of plastic grocery bags. Don't stuff it..the linen thread these were made with is a plant fiber and can easily tear out.

Shoot your pistol often if you can.

Jerry Burney

coto129 · 04-26-2010, 03:34 AM

very good... the pistol and holster.

Regards Antonio

04-23-2010, 03:55 PM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Kevin, Your holster is unit marked to the Reichswehr 2nd Squadron / Reiter (Cavalry) Regt.7 weapon #17(?) "1394" is possibly a rack or armory number. You've got a nice shooter for a very decent price, also. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

04-25-2010, 07:32 PM	#7
K9noid New User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Holster Value? Can anyone give me a value on the holster? and how should I care for it? Is it better to leave them alone or condition them with a quality leather conditioner? Thanks, Kevin

04-26-2010, 01:24 AM	#8
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	Kevin, Congratulations..As the other Members have indicated... you did well. I would value your holster at $250-300. It looks to be in good solid condition. It is a WW1 era holster and is approaching 100 years old. It is a valued collectable artifact and I suggest you do not put your pistol in it. Get a soft gun rug for your pistol. Certainly don't wear it with the pistol in it. The belt loops will not stand much stress. It looks smooth and is not cracked or flaking. I wouldn't put anything on it. Store it in a dark dry place with nothing to crush it. Maybe gently fill it with a couple of plastic grocery bags. Don't stuff it..the linen thread these were made with is a plant fiber and can easily tear out. Shoot your pistol often if you can. 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."

04-26-2010, 03:34 AM	#9
coto129 User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sevilla (ESPAÑA) Posts: 82 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	very good... the pistol and holster. Regards Antonio __________________ THERE IS NO IN THE WORLD LAND, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SPANISH TOMB

04-23-2010, 01:10 PM	#1
K9noid New User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Luger "1918 Erfurt" shooter 1st post and 1st Luger. You have a great forum here, I have been looking to get a "shooter" luger and your forum has helped me out greatly. I picked it up today and negotiated a fair value. I would have like to get it for a bit less but It's my first one and I wanted it. I knows its a reworked/refinished Luger and the mag does not match. I believe the hoslster is probably a reproduction. But again I am happy and cant wait to shoot it. I will be looking for my collector now. I paid $550 Thanks all!. Here are a copy of photos, hope the quality is ok Attached Thumbnails

04-23-2010, 01:35 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Looks to me like you done good. Salvage value is way over that price. Have fun!

04-23-2010, 03:28 PM	#3
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	You did great! The holster is original and looks pretty good. Aside from the mag, do the rest of the numbers match?

04-23-2010, 04:11 PM	#5
K9noid New User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes all the numbers match except mag, and I think the barrel has been replace....no #'s on barrel just "made in germany". great news on the hoslter! thanks! Kevin

04-23-2010, 05:11 PM	#6
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Very nice shooter and neat old holster. You got a good deal. Charlie