1906-1908 Navy Luger.

autoloader · 03-15-2007, 09:43 PM

Hello, I am new to this site, as a matter of fact just joined a couple of hours ago. I spent a good hour or more reading every posts in this forum.

I collect guns old & new and just recently purchased an original German M. 1908 Navy Luger by DWM from a 83 year old neighbor who inherited from a 96 year old relative who recently died. Well he offered it to me at price I knew was under it's true value so I dug deep and purchased it.

Let me say I did some research on it before I bought it and I don't know much other than what I have found in gun collector books but I believe this to be an original 1908 Navy luger. It has 6" barrel, 9mm caliber. It has a stock lug, no grip safety & has the two-position sliding sight mounted on the rear toggle link. the chamber is blank and the safety & extractor are both marked. has the "Germany" export stamp on bottom of barrel. Has the "Crown M" military proof. Serial numer 5461 "b" suffix. All numbers match except for the clip which is an export stamped "Germany". I am not good on grading but I was told it probably was somewhere between good and very good. It also came with a holster but not original. The neighbor gave me original bullets and said go shoot it but I have'nt. It could be a 1906 like I said I'm no expert.

There is one thing on this gun I have never seen on another luger and that is it has a second safety on the left side in the top of the wooden grip there is a brass pin that when you push it up or down it activates the thumb safety, like the safety on my 1911. I don't know if this was something perhaps done at an armory for a prototype or some officer had it done at an armory or gunsmith but I can say I have taken the grips off an it was done a long time ago because the wood color is same all the way through. Maybe one of you experts could help for I tried sending pictures but said file was to big.

I am not sure if this is a gun I want to keep for my collection so I might consider selling it, I'll see. What is this guns true value ?

If anyone can help thanks !

03-15-2007, 09:43 PM	#1
autoloader User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1906-1908 Navy Luger. Hello, I am new to this site, as a matter of fact just joined a couple of hours ago. I spent a good hour or more reading every posts in this forum. I collect guns old & new and just recently purchased an original German M. 1908 Navy Luger by DWM from a 83 year old neighbor who inherited from a 96 year old relative who recently died. Well he offered it to me at price I knew was under it's true value so I dug deep and purchased it. Let me say I did some research on it before I bought it and I don't know much other than what I have found in gun collector books but I believe this to be an original 1908 Navy luger. It has 6" barrel, 9mm caliber. It has a stock lug, no grip safety & has the two-position sliding sight mounted on the rear toggle link. the chamber is blank and the safety & extractor are both marked. has the "Germany" export stamp on bottom of barrel. Has the "Crown M" military proof. Serial numer 5461 "b" suffix. All numbers match except for the clip which is an export stamped "Germany". I am not good on grading but I was told it probably was somewhere between good and very good. It also came with a holster but not original. The neighbor gave me original bullets and said go shoot it but I have'nt. It could be a 1906 like I said I'm no expert. There is one thing on this gun I have never seen on another luger and that is it has a second safety on the left side in the top of the wooden grip there is a brass pin that when you push it up or down it activates the thumb safety, like the safety on my 1911. I don't know if this was something perhaps done at an armory for a prototype or some officer had it done at an armory or gunsmith but I can say I have taken the grips off an it was done a long time ago because the wood color is same all the way through. Maybe one of you experts could help for I tried sending pictures but said file was to big. I am not sure if this is a gun I want to keep for my collection so I might consider selling it, I'll see. What is this guns true value ? If anyone can help thanks !