Pain in the kiester rookie

Aaron · 03-29-2006, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the nice comments, Ed. Actually, I did get in touch with Willy and gave him a full rundown on his Luger. I'm sure those who have been reading this thread are wondering what he had, so I'll fill you in. It turned out to be a 1938 dated S/42 in shootable condition. He told me it was in the same condition as it was when his Did brought it back. Unfortunately, his father must have neglected to mention that he had it worked on. The pistol had a very poor Bubba reblue, heavily polished and with all corners rounded. The proofs were hardly visible. The side plate was a mismatch, and the firing pin was an un-numbered replacement. The bore was dark and somewhat corroded. The grips were original and in decent condition except for the usual chip on the left one beneath the safety. The magazine was the best part of the gun, as it was an FXO with perfect black plastic bottom and the overall condition was excellent. I explained to Willy that it was a shooter and gave him a rough value of $550 to $650. He was a bit disappointed, but was happy to learn exactly what he had.

03-29-2006, 08:41 PM	#8
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Thanks for the nice comments, Ed. Actually, I did get in touch with Willy and gave him a full rundown on his Luger. I'm sure those who have been reading this thread are wondering what he had, so I'll fill you in. It turned out to be a 1938 dated S/42 in shootable condition. He told me it was in the same condition as it was when his Did brought it back. Unfortunately, his father must have neglected to mention that he had it worked on. The pistol had a very poor Bubba reblue, heavily polished and with all corners rounded. The proofs were hardly visible. The side plate was a mismatch, and the firing pin was an un-numbered replacement. The bore was dark and somewhat corroded. The grips were original and in decent condition except for the usual chip on the left one beneath the safety. The magazine was the best part of the gun, as it was an FXO with perfect black plastic bottom and the overall condition was excellent. I explained to Willy that it was a shooter and gave him a rough value of $550 to $650. He was a bit disappointed, but was happy to learn exactly what he had.