New Luger, not so new member

zemian · 02-18-2015, 06:21 AM

Hello again,
sorry for the delay.

To answer Alvin: I payed it 1300 Euros (almost 1500 US$). It is a somewhat high-ish price for a pre-owned gun, but it is in pretty good shape.
When these guns were distributed by Bignami (italian importer of Mauser) in the late '90s they were sold for 1340 Euros in gunshops...

To answer sheeperder: I am fairly sure that the barrel is of modern manufacture. It lacks any old time proof mark and also the witness mark to align it to the frame. It is only proofed with an eagle-N on the underside and marked with the caliber on the upperside. Front sight base also lacks a witness mark.

More importantly, I have taken a sulfur mold of the chamber-throat-bore, and it shows the classic dimensions of a modern, "tight" 9mm bore: groove diameter is .3553 and bore diameter is .3463. Original barrels should have somewhat larger dimensions, from what I understand from the original specs.

The gun has been totally refinished in a high luster blue, hence the barrel perfectly matches the rest.
Maybe the old barrel was pitted or rusted... as a matter of fact some little pit signs are visible in the rear frame ears area.

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02-18-2015, 06:21 AM	#16
zemian User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Hello again, sorry for the delay. To answer Alvin: I payed it 1300 Euros (almost 1500 US$). It is a somewhat high-ish price for a pre-owned gun, but it is in pretty good shape. When these guns were distributed by Bignami (italian importer of Mauser) in the late '90s they were sold for 1340 Euros in gunshops... To answer sheeperder: I am fairly sure that the barrel is of modern manufacture. It lacks any old time proof mark and also the witness mark to align it to the frame. It is only proofed with an eagle-N on the underside and marked with the caliber on the upperside. Front sight base also lacks a witness mark. More importantly, I have taken a sulfur mold of the chamber-throat-bore, and it shows the classic dimensions of a modern, "tight" 9mm bore: groove diameter is .3553 and bore diameter is .3463. Original barrels should have somewhat larger dimensions, from what I understand from the original specs. The gun has been totally refinished in a high luster blue, hence the barrel perfectly matches the rest. Maybe the old barrel was pitted or rusted... as a matter of fact some little pit signs are visible in the rear frame ears area.