Looking to purchase this luger

Dbrittss1997 · 02-01-2025, 10:43 PM

Hello i am looking for information from the community on this luger i stumbled across at my local gun store. They are asking $1,400 for it i do not know much about lugers but i really want to learn about them would this be a good one to get into for a shooter. Im pretty sure it is 9mm which is what i want. Im pretty sure the magazine is aftermarket and i do see the rust in the barrel i dont think its pitted buy they advised me they are going to try to clean up the barrel on Tuesday and let me see it again.

gunbugs · 02-02-2025, 12:01 AM

Looks like a pretty good 1915 DWM that was kept by the Germans after the war, hence the 1920 property mark. I believe the sideplate is a replacement, as the finish and the serial number aren't correct. The font on the 14 does not match any of the other "14"s on the gun. The bore should clean up OK. I'd try to get it for closer to 1,000, considering condition overall. Just one opinion, you may get others.

mccaslyn · 02-02-2025, 01:59 PM

looks like a decent quality shooter, id agree that the side plate is not correct, but if you don't care about matching #s a new side plate can be obtained. Based of the 1920 stamp it seems it was kept in arsenal by the Germans usually for police work etc. the bore I am sure can be cleaned up via honing or even some general cleaning and shooting. I have a 1911 dated shooter that has a much worse bore but still shoots pretty well. looks like an aftermarket magazine but hard to tell from the picture. I agree on the 1000$ price point if you are really wanting it.

wlyon · 02-02-2025, 03:35 PM

For $1400 I think you can find a better shooter. . I agree with the $1000. Bill

velodog455~ · 02-03-2025, 09:19 AM

$1,000 with tax and background check is going to be closer to $1,100. I personally would not want to pay more than that.

Doubs · 02-03-2025, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by velodog455~

$1,000 with tax and background check is going to be closer to $1,100. I personally would not want to pay more than that.

Tax is understandable BUT any shop that charges a fee to do a NICS background check that is FREE would NEVER see a penny of my business. It's an absolute rip off.

HerrKaiser · 02-03-2025, 07:26 PM

Doubs,

You know of FFL’s that actually do free NICS Checks and transfers? In my 29 years I have never met an FFL that doesn’t charge.

gunbugs · 02-03-2025, 08:47 PM

If I'm transfering in a gun bought elsewhere, then I charge 20 bucks for the transfer. If it's something out of my existing inventory, then of course there is no additional charge. No one should be charging for background checks, unless there is a State fee associated with a State required background check or "registration" of some sort. The Federal background check is free to the dealer. Some of the communist held territories East of the Mississippi, or Kalifornia come to mind, but I don't live there, so I don't keep track of what States charge.

Fireline006 · 02-03-2025, 10:16 PM

That's clean but he should got something off the price.

Doubs · 02-04-2025, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HerrKaiser

Doubs, You know of FFL’s that actually do free NICS Checks and transfers? In my 29 years I have never met an FFL that doesn’t charge.

The local pawn shop that I use doesn't charge for a NICS check if you buy their gun. They do charge $25 for a transfer fee if the gun comes from another seller. In Georgia, if the buyer has a concealed carry permit, they are not required to have a NICS check. The CCW satisfies that requirement.

ithacaartist · 02-04-2025, 12:45 PM

My current FFL dealer's charge for incoming guns went from $15 to $20 a while ago. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a minimum of a state mandated $10 anywhere here. The place I used for the first pistol transfer I ever did charged $30, so I found another dealer pretty quickly after that! I used another guy until he retired and gave up his FFL, and he didn't charge for outgoing transfers. I'll find out what my current dealer charges to transfer outgoing guns eventually as I intend to thin out the collection.

The S.A.F.E. Act https://nics.ny.gov/new-york-secure-...ement-safe-act has fully kicked into application, and now there's a $2.50 background check for every ammo purchase. Fortunately, I'm fairly close to the PA border.

zinfull · 02-05-2025, 12:18 PM

It is different in every area. In Ca i can only purchase C&R long guns face to face and registration is $19, all others have to go through a FFL. If it is shipped to a dealer they can charge what they want but it is normally $50-150. The state comes in for their part which is registering, $47.19, sales tax, 10%, and 11% tax to fund violence prevention.

02-01-2025, 10:43 PM	#1
Dbrittss1997 User Join Date: Feb 2025 Location: United States Posts: 20 Thanks: 2 Thanked 31 Times in 6 Posts	Looking to purchase this luger Hello i am looking for information from the community on this luger i stumbled across at my local gun store. They are asking $1,400 for it i do not know much about lugers but i really want to learn about them would this be a good one to get into for a shooter. Im pretty sure it is 9mm which is what i want. Im pretty sure the magazine is aftermarket and i do see the rust in the barrel i dont think its pitted buy they advised me they are going to try to clean up the barrel on Tuesday and let me see it again. Attached Thumbnails

02-02-2025, 03:35 PM	#4
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	For $1400 I think you can find a better shooter. . I agree with the $1000. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

02-03-2025, 07:26 PM	#7
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 866 Thanks: 816 Thanked 880 Times in 422 Posts	Doubs, You know of FFL’s that actually do free NICS Checks and transfers? In my 29 years I have never met an FFL that doesn’t charge. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

02-04-2025, 12:45 PM	#11
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,368 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,610 Times in 1,378 Posts	My current FFL dealer's charge for incoming guns went from $15 to $20 a while ago. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a minimum of a state mandated $10 anywhere here. The place I used for the first pistol transfer I ever did charged $30, so I found another dealer pretty quickly after that! I used another guy until he retired and gave up his FFL, and he didn't charge for outgoing transfers. I'll find out what my current dealer charges to transfer outgoing guns eventually as I intend to thin out the collection. The S.A.F.E. Act https://nics.ny.gov/new-york-secure-...ement-safe-act has fully kicked into application, and now there's a $2.50 background check for every ammo purchase. Fortunately, I'm fairly close to the PA border. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

02-02-2025, 12:01 AM	#2
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	Looks like a pretty good 1915 DWM that was kept by the Germans after the war, hence the 1920 property mark. I believe the sideplate is a replacement, as the finish and the serial number aren't correct. The font on the 14 does not match any of the other "14"s on the gun. The bore should clean up OK. I'd try to get it for closer to 1,000, considering condition overall. Just one opinion, you may get others.

02-02-2025, 01:59 PM	#3
mccaslyn User Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts	looks like a decent quality shooter, id agree that the side plate is not correct, but if you don't care about matching #s a new side plate can be obtained. Based of the 1920 stamp it seems it was kept in arsenal by the Germans usually for police work etc. the bore I am sure can be cleaned up via honing or even some general cleaning and shooting. I have a 1911 dated shooter that has a much worse bore but still shoots pretty well. looks like an aftermarket magazine but hard to tell from the picture. I agree on the 1000$ price point if you are really wanting it.

02-03-2025, 09:19 AM	#5
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 88 Thanks: 22 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	$1,000 with tax and background check is going to be closer to $1,100. I personally would not want to pay more than that.

02-03-2025, 08:47 PM	#8
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	If I'm transfering in a gun bought elsewhere, then I charge 20 bucks for the transfer. If it's something out of my existing inventory, then of course there is no additional charge. No one should be charging for background checks, unless there is a State fee associated with a State required background check or "registration" of some sort. The Federal background check is free to the dealer. Some of the communist held territories East of the Mississippi, or Kalifornia come to mind, but I don't live there, so I don't keep track of what States charge.

02-03-2025, 10:16 PM	#9
Fireline006 New User Join Date: Dec 2024 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's clean but he should got something off the price.

02-05-2025, 12:18 PM	#12
zinfull Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sonoma County CA Posts: 244 Thanks: 5 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts	It is different in every area. In Ca i can only purchase C&R long guns face to face and registration is $19, all others have to go through a FFL. If it is shipped to a dealer they can charge what they want but it is normally $50-150. The state comes in for their part which is registering, $47.19, sales tax, 10%, and 11% tax to fund violence prevention.