First Luger - info & comments - New Photos added

drbuster · 10-29-2010, 09:58 PM

Lugers like this come up for scrutiny on the Forum from time to time and almost always get comments such as "original in my opinion" and "expert restoration". I think Ed's comment about shining the flashlight at the finish is a good one. Original finish really takes on a brownish powdery hue in the yellow flashlight (not the LED hi intensity ones!). Restorers often forget to put the yellow-white coloring in the Gesichert markings, but this one is there. Also, the often mentioned small pin on top of the rear toggle should indeed be in the white and is usually blued over by the restorer. I really can't be certain from the photos if this part is white or not. And lastly, one really has to hold the piece, run your fingers over the sharp edges and look at the stampings, etc. No matter what, it is a beautiful piece that may very well be a genuine un-messed with piece that probably rested in some officer's drawer, or possibly was never issued for whatever reason. Enjoy it, we should all be so lucky as to have such a fine Luger as our first one!

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10-29-2010, 09:58 PM	#20
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Lugers like this come up for scrutiny on the Forum from time to time and almost always get comments such as "original in my opinion" and "expert restoration". I think Ed's comment about shining the flashlight at the finish is a good one. Original finish really takes on a brownish powdery hue in the yellow flashlight (not the LED hi intensity ones!). Restorers often forget to put the yellow-white coloring in the Gesichert markings, but this one is there. Also, the often mentioned small pin on top of the rear toggle should indeed be in the white and is usually blued over by the restorer. I really can't be certain from the photos if this part is white or not. And lastly, one really has to hold the piece, run your fingers over the sharp edges and look at the stampings, etc. No matter what, it is a beautiful piece that may very well be a genuine un-messed with piece that probably rested in some officer's drawer, or possibly was never issued for whatever reason. Enjoy it, we should all be so lucky as to have such a fine Luger as our first one!