1915 DWM Artillery Luger, Help Needed!

barr · 02-07-2003, 05:53 AM

I am looking at a !915 DWM Artillery Luger that is for sale. I know next to nothing about Lugers. I had one several years ago and had problems with it loading cartridges sidewise from time to time and got rid of it. It was a mixed no. gun that had been reblued and probably reworked here in the states.
The 1915 Luger that I am looking at is also of mixed nos. The gun looks very good with about 90% of the bluing intact except for the sideplate above the trigger which has most of the bluing worn away. The take down lever is also void of the bluing and looks as if the bluing was scraped off, it is kind of rough. The barrel still retains the bluing but it looks like there is some spotting beneath the blue, it is not pitting. It almost lost as if you can see small spots beneath the bluing, as if the bluing is faded or washed out. The gentleman who has the gun has had it for several years and doesn't think it was reblued in the past 20 years. I am curious as to if these guns were reworked in Germany during the war and that is why they have mixed nos. or if this is something that has occurred in this country perhaps 30 or so years ago.
Like I said the gun looks very good. I am looking at it from a shooting standpoint moreso than from a collectors standpoint and am wondering if the gun is worth $800. The gentleman that has the gun knows little about it and says he has never shot it. That is where the rub comes in. Are mixed no. guns apt to be problematic when it comes to their mechanical functioning? I have heard that some of these guns that were predominately hand fitted when built can have a lot of problems when parts are changed. From what I can observe it looks like the bulk of the gun is one no. but the barrel is another no. As I have said I am looking at a gun that is a good shooter and have always admired the Artillery Lugers, and think this might be good in that it is not as expensive as an all correctly no. gun would be.
I realize I am probably asking something that might not be readily answered but would appreciate any insights some of those with the knowledge would care to share with me.
I am new to Lugers and my ignorance probably shows, thanks for whatever you can tell me.
barr.

02-07-2003, 05:53 AM	#1
barr User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1915 DWM Artillery Luger, Help Needed! I am looking at a !915 DWM Artillery Luger that is for sale. I know next to nothing about Lugers. I had one several years ago and had problems with it loading cartridges sidewise from time to time and got rid of it. It was a mixed no. gun that had been reblued and probably reworked here in the states. The 1915 Luger that I am looking at is also of mixed nos. The gun looks very good with about 90% of the bluing intact except for the sideplate above the trigger which has most of the bluing worn away. The take down lever is also void of the bluing and looks as if the bluing was scraped off, it is kind of rough. The barrel still retains the bluing but it looks like there is some spotting beneath the blue, it is not pitting. It almost lost as if you can see small spots beneath the bluing, as if the bluing is faded or washed out. The gentleman who has the gun has had it for several years and doesn't think it was reblued in the past 20 years. I am curious as to if these guns were reworked in Germany during the war and that is why they have mixed nos. or if this is something that has occurred in this country perhaps 30 or so years ago. Like I said the gun looks very good. I am looking at it from a shooting standpoint moreso than from a collectors standpoint and am wondering if the gun is worth $800. The gentleman that has the gun knows little about it and says he has never shot it. That is where the rub comes in. Are mixed no. guns apt to be problematic when it comes to their mechanical functioning? I have heard that some of these guns that were predominately hand fitted when built can have a lot of problems when parts are changed. From what I can observe it looks like the bulk of the gun is one no. but the barrel is another no. As I have said I am looking at a gun that is a good shooter and have always admired the Artillery Lugers, and think this might be good in that it is not as expensive as an all correctly no. gun would be. I realize I am probably asking something that might not be readily answered but would appreciate any insights some of those with the knowledge would care to share with me. I am new to Lugers and my ignorance probably shows, thanks for whatever you can tell me. barr.