Looking at purchasing a luger.

Pete Ebbink · 11-25-2002, 03:46 PM

Hello Ralph !

Belated welcome to our Forum...

I am just a beginner myself, only having the luger bug for ~ 10 months.

One thing that I look for in an old luger is that build-up of "brownish" gunk that I think is years of oxidized, old gun oil and lubricants. If a gun is restored/refinished; there is usally a degreasing and/or steam cleaning or ultra-sonic cleaning step to remove all of this so the surface will be ready for the refinish.

If you have a chance to see this gun, apart, you might look for this.

I have included a photo of my old 1920 DWM Commerical police rework, that shows this "gunk".

If the price is in the $ 400-600 range, (based on CA-State pricing) I would not hesitate to buy this luger; refinished or not...as long as it is in good working, mechanical order.

Regards,

Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

11-25-2002, 03:46 PM	#20
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hello Ralph ! Belated welcome to our Forum... I am just a beginner myself, only having the luger bug for ~ 10 months. One thing that I look for in an old luger is that build-up of "brownish" gunk that I think is years of oxidized, old gun oil and lubricants. If a gun is restored/refinished; there is usally a degreasing and/or steam cleaning or ultra-sonic cleaning step to remove all of this so the surface will be ready for the refinish. If you have a chance to see this gun, apart, you might look for this. I have included a photo of my old 1920 DWM Commerical police rework, that shows this "gunk". If the price is in the $ 400-600 range, (based on CA-State pricing) I would not hesitate to buy this luger; refinished or not...as long as it is in good working, mechanical order. Regards, Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />