Jumping Down The Rabbit Hole and In Search of Good Imperial Lugers

eblinga · 01-20-2012, 12:36 PM

Hello to all from frigid Minnesota! I'm a younger guy (28) just about to get into Luger collecting. Over the past two years, I've read as much as I could and researched various Luger models and origins of manufacture and have set my sights on Imperial German Army weapons, DWM Lugers to be certain. I'm very into WW1 as a whole after doing research on my great grandfather serving in France in an Engineering battalion in 1918, thus my preference with that era. I've collected a lot of things over the years, various types of guns included, but nothing has required this level of restaint and research - leading to a very gratifying and sometimes frustrating search.

I've been on the Simpson site and a couple of others, and I'm resigned to procuring a gun for collecting/investment/personal enjoyment purposes that is a higher grade condition with matching components. The goal is to buy a gun or rig from a reputible source where I can have some a somewhat reasonable hope for a gun that hasn't been refinished.

My inquiry and introduction boils down to this: are there certain sources or folks that I could contact to find a higher grade matching military gun from the time period that I could count on? I know I'm asking a broad question, and I appreciate any insight that you guys may be able to uncover. My thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Andy in MN

01-20-2012, 12:36 PM	#1
eblinga User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jumping Down The Rabbit Hole and In Search of Good Imperial Lugers Hello to all from frigid Minnesota! I'm a younger guy (28) just about to get into Luger collecting. Over the past two years, I've read as much as I could and researched various Luger models and origins of manufacture and have set my sights on Imperial German Army weapons, DWM Lugers to be certain. I'm very into WW1 as a whole after doing research on my great grandfather serving in France in an Engineering battalion in 1918, thus my preference with that era. I've collected a lot of things over the years, various types of guns included, but nothing has required this level of restaint and research - leading to a very gratifying and sometimes frustrating search. I've been on the Simpson site and a couple of others, and I'm resigned to procuring a gun for collecting/investment/personal enjoyment purposes that is a higher grade condition with matching components. The goal is to buy a gun or rig from a reputible source where I can have some a somewhat reasonable hope for a gun that hasn't been refinished. My inquiry and introduction boils down to this: are there certain sources or folks that I could contact to find a higher grade matching military gun from the time period that I could count on? I know I'm asking a broad question, and I appreciate any insight that you guys may be able to uncover. My thanks in advance for your thoughts! Andy in MN