Fix It Or Part It Out? Long

[kenfromalaska]

Ya might remember that last year I posted about my adventures with a 1916 Erfurt, it was badly barreled in 7.65 and with the help of some guys here pointing me in the right direction, like Thor, I got it rebarreled by Hugh Clark to 9mm. Other than the barrel it was all matching,virtually no finish left, and the trigger guard was flattened like it had been used to bang someone over the head with.

Shot real nice though and my plan was to have it engraved and then restored. Well as usual, every other project got in my way, so I tossed it into my truck and used it as a truck gun.

I think I may have posted on this, I was shooting it one day and the breech block blew apart. So it went into a container where it has sat while I half a**ed chased some breech blocks across e bay to no sucess.

I have been watching parts skyrocket there..

Anyway I pulled it out the other day and looked at it and decided to rip it apart, so I did (and didnt break anyhting!)I had already started to polish and draw file the barrel (import marks gone!) and start getting some of the pits out (gently) and the flattened trigger guard bugged me.... so tonight, got out the torch, shoved a Winchester barrel in the trigger guard, got a hammer and voila, trigger guard returned to normal!

Now Im sitting here looking at it..I really am in the mood for a shooter Luger and was even thinking of getting a Stainless one, but I just like that 1916 date even though its a wreck..I already got $150 into a barrel and god knows how much a breech block will cost, but I still like that 1916 date!! Then of course the cost of restoration etc...

So the issue is...do I part it out?...based on the numbers I see on ebay I probably can realize about $500 without the frame... or do I restore this one...

Any thoughts appreciated...