Plaything

Vlim · 10-27-2005, 06:00 PM

Just signed the papers on a tired old LP08 seeking some TLC. As I was looking for a shooter project, this one fitted the bill quite well. They're difficult to find over here which made me less picky about it's bad sides.

Muchos buffing and pitting, but barrel rifling is good and everything's there. Nice plaything but sadly only a shade of it's former self.

Appears to be a DWM 1917 arty with adjustable front and rear sight (screws). Alas, date and proof marks went with buffy.

Herb · 10-27-2005, 06:51 PM

Gerben, at least you got one, I'm still looking for one I can afford, I passed up a nice refinished one 4 years ago for $850, I've been kicking myself ever since.

Ron Smith · 10-28-2005, 09:12 AM

Hey Gerben,

Ya gotta do, what ya gotta do! I would like to have one that I could take out and shoot, without gritting my teeth each time I pull the trigger. Just knowing that the next shot will cause the demise of an irreplacable part .
Ron

Edward Tinker · 10-28-2005, 10:15 AM

lets see paid $325 for my first shooter arty (oh, that was back in 1984), and then $750 for another...

hqbmw · 10-28-2005, 12:40 PM

I finally got my first. Went to a small gun show in Payson AZ only to find an Arty on a table priced at $1250. I asked if he was open to trades and offered him a LNIB Glock 22 and Beretta Cougar. He took my trades and I was happy with my matching numbers 1917 Arty. It is all OE except magazine, and has a very nice even grey wear patina.

Now to look for a proper holster.

Jack Hiles
Mesa AZ

Vlim · 10-28-2005, 12:40 PM

Guys,

I've got a mismatched donor which will provide most parts except the toggle rear end, receiver and barrel. I am on the lookout for a nice looking target slide, though.

Vlim · 11-10-2005, 03:54 PM

Picked the pistol up today and did some prep work. Grips that came with the gun were bad quality replacement grips, the magazine was the sorriest excuse for a Haenel I've ever seen.

Bits and pieces from the donor Frankenluger cleaned it up pretty well.
The sight adjuster was provided by Roland (pisto).

10-27-2005, 06:00 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,049 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,954 Times in 1,200 Posts	Plaything Just signed the papers on a tired old LP08 seeking some TLC. As I was looking for a shooter project, this one fitted the bill quite well. They're difficult to find over here which made me less picky about it's bad sides. Muchos buffing and pitting, but barrel rifling is good and everything's there. Nice plaything but sadly only a shade of it's former self. Appears to be a DWM 1917 arty with adjustable front and rear sight (screws). Alas, date and proof marks went with buffy.

10-27-2005, 06:51 PM	#2
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	Gerben, at least you got one, I'm still looking for one I can afford, I passed up a nice refinished one 4 years ago for $850, I've been kicking myself ever since. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

10-28-2005, 09:12 AM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hey Gerben, Ya gotta do, what ya gotta do! I would like to have one that I could take out and shoot, without gritting my teeth each time I pull the trigger. Just knowing that the next shot will cause the demise of an irreplacable part . Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-28-2005, 10:15 AM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,916 Thanks: 1,992 Thanked 4,507 Times in 2,081 Posts	lets see paid $325 for my first shooter arty (oh, that was back in 1984), and then $750 for another... __________________ 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

10-28-2005, 12:40 PM	#5
hqbmw User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 228 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I finally got my first. Went to a small gun show in Payson AZ only to find an Arty on a table priced at $1250. I asked if he was open to trades and offered him a LNIB Glock 22 and Beretta Cougar. He took my trades and I was happy with my matching numbers 1917 Arty. It is all OE except magazine, and has a very nice even grey wear patina. Now to look for a proper holster. Jack Hiles Mesa AZ __________________ Jack Hiles Mesa AZ

11-10-2005, 03:54 PM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,049 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,954 Times in 1,200 Posts	Picked the pistol up today and did some prep work. Grips that came with the gun were bad quality replacement grips, the magazine was the sorriest excuse for a Haenel I've ever seen. Bits and pieces from the donor Frankenluger cleaned it up pretty well. The sight adjuster was provided by Roland (pisto).