New to Lugers Part 1

Norme · 02-08-2010, 11:43 AM

Hi, I'm enclosing a couple of pics of British proofs on one of my guns. Your gun looks like it has been wire brushed, to remove rust, and then given a salt blue finish, which is darker and shinier than the original rust blue. I don't know what your gun would be worth in the Phillipines, but here in the U.S. it would fetch about $700.00. Regards, Norm

cocacola5373 · 02-08-2010, 01:36 PM

Thanks for the great pictures Norm. So, its the Crown with the BNP markings. Was wondering what those meant. What marking are you referring to with regards to the second picture? Do you see any other markings that could add to the past of this pistol? I posted some pics in a second thread. Thanks again!

Norme · 02-08-2010, 02:41 PM

Hi, You have the same, or very similar markings on the bottom of the barrel of your gun. They mean, when tested by the British, that my gun was cal. 9mm, the chamber length was .752 inches and that it withstood a proof load of 15 tons per square inch. Regards, Norm

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02-08-2010, 01:36 PM	#2
cocacola5373 User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the great pictures Norm. So, its the Crown with the BNP markings. Was wondering what those meant. What marking are you referring to with regards to the second picture? Do you see any other markings that could add to the past of this pistol? I posted some pics in a second thread. Thanks again!

02-08-2010, 02:41 PM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi, You have the same, or very similar markings on the bottom of the barrel of your gun. They mean, when tested by the British, that my gun was cal. 9mm, the chamber length was .752 inches and that it withstood a proof load of 15 tons per square inch. Regards, Norm