Buying Shooter Lugers Can Be an Adventure

Kyrie · 03-24-2018, 05:37 PM

Came across an attractive shooter Luger on Gun Broker, at a potentially attractive price. Sell had seventeen photos of the pistol. Luger was a 1915 DWM, looked to be mostly matching. Had been nicely reblued after a heavy buffing. The buffing had removed the military inspection, acceptance, and firing proof from the right side of the barrel extension, made the 1915 chamber date faint, and partially removed the DWM trademark on the toggle.

Based on seller photos my thinking was it was likely an Erfurt gun with a DWM toggle train. Not perfect for a shooter, but acceptable. So I bid and won the gun, have it in hand, and am seeing things I missed.

No rear sight on toggle train. The pistol is completely matching except for the barrel. Now I’m thinking it’s a 1915 DWM Artillery with the original barrel replaced with a four inch barrel. Poor bore.

Here are some photos:

http://s295.photobucket.com/user/Kyr...0reblue?sort=9

03-24-2018, 05:37 PM	#1
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Buying Shooter Lugers Can Be an Adventure Came across an attractive shooter Luger on Gun Broker, at a potentially attractive price. Sell had seventeen photos of the pistol. Luger was a 1915 DWM, looked to be mostly matching. Had been nicely reblued after a heavy buffing. The buffing had removed the military inspection, acceptance, and firing proof from the right side of the barrel extension, made the 1915 chamber date faint, and partially removed the DWM trademark on the toggle. Based on seller photos my thinking was it was likely an Erfurt gun with a DWM toggle train. Not perfect for a shooter, but acceptable. So I bid and won the gun, have it in hand, and am seeing things I missed. No rear sight on toggle train. The pistol is completely matching except for the barrel. Now I’m thinking it’s a 1915 DWM Artillery with the original barrel replaced with a four inch barrel. Poor bore. Here are some photos: http://s295.photobucket.com/user/Kyr...0reblue?sort=9