Help me ID this commercial Luger!

maxicon · 12-31-2005, 03:32 PM

Long-time lurker, first-time poster here...

A friend's been asked to help ID and sell some inherited guns, and came to me for advice. I'm a bit familiar with military Lugers (I have a BYF 41), but I know little about commercial Lugers, which it appears this one is.

It's a .30 Luger, with DWM on the receiver, Germany and an N with a crown on one side, SN 8330. There's another mark under the barrel that looks like the "r" on the letter suffixes, but I didn't get a picture of that, and there's no mag, though all the other external parts match.

The machining/polish is a bit rough, with a matte black finish rather than a polished blue, but the finish is not particularly worn.

So, a few questions:

What's the approximate date for this, and any other interesting info that can be pulled from the photos?

What would be a reasonable price range to expect to get for this?

Are the mags the same for 9mm and .30 Luger?

I appreciate any info on this piece.

Thanks,

Max

12-31-2005, 03:32 PM	#1
maxicon New User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help me ID this commercial Luger! Long-time lurker, first-time poster here... A friend's been asked to help ID and sell some inherited guns, and came to me for advice. I'm a bit familiar with military Lugers (I have a BYF 41), but I know little about commercial Lugers, which it appears this one is. It's a .30 Luger, with DWM on the receiver, Germany and an N with a crown on one side, SN 8330. There's another mark under the barrel that looks like the "r" on the letter suffixes, but I didn't get a picture of that, and there's no mag, though all the other external parts match. The machining/polish is a bit rough, with a matte black finish rather than a polished blue, but the finish is not particularly worn. So, a few questions: What's the approximate date for this, and any other interesting info that can be pulled from the photos? What would be a reasonable price range to expect to get for this? Are the mags the same for 9mm and .30 Luger? I appreciate any info on this piece. Thanks, Max