Plated 1918 DWM Luger

TheRomanhistorian · 09-14-2014, 12:13 PM

Well, I saw this in a local shop going for about $750 and I thought 'I wouldn't mind another shooter' so...

I've stripped her down and the numbers are all matching on this gun except for the wood based magazine (which has a chip on the left side).

The serial number is 9247 e (most of the markings are still crisp but the little Prussian eagle stamp near the barrel on the right hand side of the frame is a little weak).

Edward Tinker · 09-14-2014, 12:21 PM

I prefer them in the blue, but everyone should own a nickle or chrome Luger

. I especially like them if the markings are sharp like this...

TheRomanhistorian · 09-14-2014, 12:29 PM

Ed,

I just finished posting in the Vickers thread and mentioned this pistol there. I see you found it first! I prefer them in the blue as well but there was something about this that made me think I needed to have it in my collection.

Some of the corners are a little rounded but I, too, was surprised at how crisp the markings were. I think I'll leave these grips on. No 'blingy' grips for me.

hansfischer007 · 09-14-2014, 01:02 PM

..Lordy…..I remember when I was about 8 or 10 years old…(born 1941)…hearing the ole WW2 and Korean Vets talking about having their "war souvenirs chromed"…..thats what they called it back then….and I really believe they used to take them to a car bumper shop to have them "chromed"…..I just remember it was "the thing" for some Vets to do back then……..one of my neighbors showed me a Colt 1911 .45 that his dad brought back…..all matching numbers…..and it had been "chromed"…….Ah Well……Hans Fischer

Curss · 09-14-2014, 02:33 PM

Does she shoot well?

rhuff · 09-14-2014, 05:19 PM

It looks like whoever plated it knew what he was doing. The numbers and other areas usually buffed to death appear to be quite nice. I would have purchased that Luger had it been offered to me at that price.

TheRomanhistorian · 09-14-2014, 08:42 PM

Gentlemen, I haven't tried her out yet. I brought her home, cleaned and oiled, and took a few photos yesterday. I have to find some time to go to the range now, I think. I figured that I needed at least one chromed/nickeled Luger and this was a good looking example.

I couldn't resist when they said 'It just came in a few days ago and we're offering it at $750 out the door.'

Bill_in_VA · 09-14-2014, 09:33 PM

Stone the crows, but I like it (and have been looking for one, myself.) NO shame in a nickle-plated Luger!

09-14-2014, 12:29 PM	#3
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Ed, I just finished posting in the Vickers thread and mentioned this pistol there. I see you found it first! I prefer them in the blue as well but there was something about this that made me think I needed to have it in my collection. Some of the corners are a little rounded but I, too, was surprised at how crisp the markings were. I think I'll leave these grips on. No 'blingy' grips for me. __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

09-14-2014, 01:02 PM	#4
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	.Plated Pistols ..Lordy…..I remember when I was about 8 or 10 years old…(born 1941)…hearing the ole WW2 and Korean Vets talking about having their "war souvenirs chromed"…..thats what they called it back then….and I really believe they used to take them to a car bumper shop to have them "chromed"…..I just remember it was "the thing" for some Vets to do back then……..one of my neighbors showed me a Colt 1911 .45 that his dad brought back…..all matching numbers…..and it had been "chromed"…….Ah Well……Hans Fischer

09-14-2014, 02:33 PM	#5
Curss User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 307 Thanks: 304 Thanked 98 Times in 75 Posts	Does she shoot well? __________________ -Chris

09-14-2014, 08:42 PM	#7
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Gentlemen, I haven't tried her out yet. I brought her home, cleaned and oiled, and took a few photos yesterday. I have to find some time to go to the range now, I think. I figured that I needed at least one chromed/nickeled Luger and this was a good looking example. I couldn't resist when they said 'It just came in a few days ago and we're offering it at $750 out the door.' __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

09-14-2014, 12:21 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,607 Times in 2,123 Posts	I prefer them in the blue, but everyone should own a nickle or chrome Luger . I especially like them if the markings are sharp like this...

09-14-2014, 05:19 PM	#6
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,314 Thanks: 2,746 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	It looks like whoever plated it knew what he was doing. The numbers and other areas usually buffed to death appear to be quite nice. I would have purchased that Luger had it been offered to me at that price.

09-14-2014, 09:33 PM	#8
Bill_in_VA Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 406 Thanks: 816 Thanked 614 Times in 222 Posts	Stone the crows, but I like it (and have been looking for one, myself.) NO shame in a nickle-plated Luger!