My First Luger

[John Winter]

Looks like a great gun with the correct shade of blue. The holster strap has been replaced, hope the belt loops are original. If the strap is the only non-original part, the holster is an excellent candidate for modestly priced restoration. Rosenbaum is an uncommon maker, so overall quite a prize. Bought my first in 1957 from the vet who brought it back. He disasembled it in 1946 and put all of the parts into a paper bag, so I got the pieces, bag and all. Condition was about 75-80% and it was a typical 1938 S/42. He hadn't touched it since, so it was in the condition as captured. It cost me nearly a week's pay, but I'll never forget the fun I had putting it all back together with help from a Shooter's Bible illustration. Good luck with it!