bought first Luger..have questions!

brickboy240 · 11-19-2004, 02:04 PM

Greetings!

Just by mistake, I have bought my first Luger. First, let me say, that I mainly collect Mauser rifles and Enfields, but have quite a few pistols as well, but did not have a Luger in my collection.

In a pawn shop in Waco TX, I found what I believe to be an East German re-work and bought it for 375 dollars.

What I have is a 1918 dated Erfurt P-08 with the bakelite grips and matte black finish (dead give-aways it is an EG re-work...right?). The pistol has all matching numbers and a bore that looks shiny and unfired. Everything is tight and as it should be and there is no pitting or big dings on the pistol. it does show some machining marks and honest use, but no abuse.

The magazine in in the white and has a wooden bottom. There are no marks at all on the magazine.

I took this pistol to the range and ran some FMJ 9mm mmo through the thing. It did NOT like the UMC ammo, but fed the Winchester white box stuff with no troubles. the Winnny ammo has a longer bullet...maybe thats why it liked it better. the pistol is fairly accurate and has less recoil than the Belgian Hi-Power I was shooting with it. If it had better sights, I could probably do some really good grouping with the thing! I also grappled with the grip angle - being used to 1911 and Hi-Power grip angles, I tended to throw everythign high with the Luger.

So...how did I do on price? I know the EG re-works are looked down upon..its an Erfurt...which makes it more undesirable, but its good condition and the fact that I don't own a Luger made me buy it. Do the EG pistols have any collector value? They will never be made again and the history of EG is short and will likely never happen again...are Cold War pistols not collectable?

(I have a throey that some day, Makarovs, Tokerevs and EG Lugers will be collector pieces)

Also, where can I find a correct holster that the VOPO would have used? All I see on E-bay are expensive WWI/II originals and repros.

I just thought I'd post about my first experience with the Pistole Parabellum...mine may be junk in most people's eyes, but I love it and it is a piece of history!

thanks!

-brickboy240

11-19-2004, 02:04 PM	#1
brickboy240 User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	bought first Luger..have questions! Greetings! Just by mistake, I have bought my first Luger. First, let me say, that I mainly collect Mauser rifles and Enfields, but have quite a few pistols as well, but did not have a Luger in my collection. In a pawn shop in Waco TX, I found what I believe to be an East German re-work and bought it for 375 dollars. What I have is a 1918 dated Erfurt P-08 with the bakelite grips and matte black finish (dead give-aways it is an EG re-work...right?). The pistol has all matching numbers and a bore that looks shiny and unfired. Everything is tight and as it should be and there is no pitting or big dings on the pistol. it does show some machining marks and honest use, but no abuse. The magazine in in the white and has a wooden bottom. There are no marks at all on the magazine. I took this pistol to the range and ran some FMJ 9mm mmo through the thing. It did NOT like the UMC ammo, but fed the Winchester white box stuff with no troubles. the Winnny ammo has a longer bullet...maybe thats why it liked it better. the pistol is fairly accurate and has less recoil than the Belgian Hi-Power I was shooting with it. If it had better sights, I could probably do some really good grouping with the thing! I also grappled with the grip angle - being used to 1911 and Hi-Power grip angles, I tended to throw everythign high with the Luger. So...how did I do on price? I know the EG re-works are looked down upon..its an Erfurt...which makes it more undesirable, but its good condition and the fact that I don't own a Luger made me buy it. Do the EG pistols have any collector value? They will never be made again and the history of EG is short and will likely never happen again...are Cold War pistols not collectable? (I have a throey that some day, Makarovs, Tokerevs and EG Lugers will be collector pieces) Also, where can I find a correct holster that the VOPO would have used? All I see on E-bay are expensive WWI/II originals and repros. I just thought I'd post about my first experience with the Pistole Parabellum...mine may be junk in most people's eyes, but I love it and it is a piece of history! thanks! -brickboy240