First Luger

RShaw · 04-06-2017, 04:15 PM

Hi Robert!
"Non-serious collector?" I'm not so sure... perhaps better to say "serious shooter collector."
Sounds like me... although I can certainly appreciate a true "collector's item" which one would not want to shoot. I keep coming back to the fact that, if all the real collectibles would be shot, they would disappear much more quickly... then what would we have left? Cobbled together parts guns...Ah well.. still have 4 months to wait for my shooter.

. A matching but refinished 1918 DWM.

So how did you find your 1920 Commercial? What made you buy this particular one?

Robert in NC · 04-07-2017, 11:31 AM

An accumulator, I like that! I'm pretty sure my wife would agree with that term. :-)

I bought my commercial from Simpsons. I chose commercial because it seemed that in comparing military and commercial pistols of the same price the commercial was almost always in better shape. I choose Simpsons because it was suggested as a good place to buy a first Luger if you couldn't see the gun in person before the purchase. The person said that buying from Simpsons, you won't get any bargains, but you won't get ripped off either. Their descriptions were honest and were exactly what you'd get, which was true.

I guess I do have some criteria other than just matching and works. I want my guns to be in the original finish, whatever that condition might be, not re-blued. I don't want fake stamps. I want appropriate magazines, no aluminum-based magazine on a 1914 pistol, although that is fairly easy to fix I guess by finding another magazine, that's extra cost.

I see some Lugers that are just beautiful and original. I love to admire them but I know I'd never shoot them so they're out of my consideration. I am very glad there are people who collect them and keep them as historical items to be passed down as history. I am just not one of those people.

Working on saving the money for my next Luger. If I can ever get the kids out of the house (and keep them out, they move out and end up coming back) (23 and 29) it would be easier to save, but that's a whole other issue!

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04-06-2017, 04:15 PM	#1
RShaw User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Venlo, the Netherlands Posts: 350 Thanks: 160 Thanked 170 Times in 90 Posts	Hi Robert! "Non-serious collector?" I'm not so sure... perhaps better to say "serious shooter collector." Sounds like me... although I can certainly appreciate a true "collector's item" which one would not want to shoot. I keep coming back to the fact that, if all the real collectibles would be shot, they would disappear much more quickly... then what would we have left? Cobbled together parts guns...Ah well.. still have 4 months to wait for my shooter. . A matching but refinished 1918 DWM. So how did you find your 1920 Commercial? What made you buy this particular one?

04-07-2017, 11:31 AM	#2
Robert in NC User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 35 Thanks: 32 Thanked 23 Times in 12 Posts	An accumulator, I like that! I'm pretty sure my wife would agree with that term. :-) I bought my commercial from Simpsons. I chose commercial because it seemed that in comparing military and commercial pistols of the same price the commercial was almost always in better shape. I choose Simpsons because it was suggested as a good place to buy a first Luger if you couldn't see the gun in person before the purchase. The person said that buying from Simpsons, you won't get any bargains, but you won't get ripped off either. Their descriptions were honest and were exactly what you'd get, which was true. I guess I do have some criteria other than just matching and works. I want my guns to be in the original finish, whatever that condition might be, not re-blued. I don't want fake stamps. I want appropriate magazines, no aluminum-based magazine on a 1914 pistol, although that is fairly easy to fix I guess by finding another magazine, that's extra cost. I see some Lugers that are just beautiful and original. I love to admire them but I know I'd never shoot them so they're out of my consideration. I am very glad there are people who collect them and keep them as historical items to be passed down as history. I am just not one of those people. Working on saving the money for my next Luger. If I can ever get the kids out of the house (and keep them out, they move out and end up coming back) (23 and 29) it would be easier to save, but that's a whole other issue!