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Hi! I have a 40 42 Luger (Mauser) that was given to me by my uncle who has since passed away. He had two which he shared with my brother & me. He was in the Army in WWII, possibly in the 84th. I remember him having these as child (I'm 59) along with a sword/saber and other items which have since disappeared somewhere.

It is complete with an excellent holster & tool. Everything is in excellent shape. I had a local gunsmith take a brief look at it and he said it was the nicest example he had ever seen (of course he was in his late 20's, or so) He rated it "at least a 90%."

I have field stripped it and cleaned it thanks to the excellent youtube videos available. This site is a wealth of knowledge.

All numbers match, although I didn't want to risk pulling off the wood grips. The only non-matching numbers are on the magazines. One is aluminum bottom the other black plastic. I will check to see if maybe my brother's Luger may have the correct one.

Is there any issue with taking it to the range and running several rounds through it? Or is this heresy? I've been told the Winchester white box 115 grain 9mm Luger FMJ is an appropriate ammo for this? Any risks? Anything I should know as a Luger novice?

This gun will continue to stay in my family so I guess its true market value isn't that relevant other than for insurance purposes.

Hope to add some photos later today.