1906 or older luger want to Identify

Dwight Gruber · 12-05-2007, 08:39 PM

Miles,

Welcome to the Forum. As Ed noted, this is an Old Model 1900 Parabellum. I think his price estimation for one of these is a bit low, but I agree that it appears this gun is subject to some surface corrosion. For the sake of this discussion, and the condition of the gun, please take some gun oil and thoroughly clean the metal suface and the interior. If the gun is simply "dirty" it will benefit from the clean-up, and present itself better to bring a higher price.

This will also reveal whether or not there is actually surface rust, and may reveal the potential for a bigger problem. The conditions which your pictures suggest are symptomatic of a storage problem, rust developing from storage in a moist or humid environment. You note that this gun is out of a large collection, I recomend that you find an opportunity to examine all the guns in the collection and if they indeed have a storage rust problem, take immediate protective action.

Also, please let us know if there is a stamping over the chamber and GERMANY stamped into the front of the frame under the serial number, it will allow us to tell you some additional information about your Luger.

--Dwight

12-05-2007, 08:39 PM	#5
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Miles, Welcome to the Forum. As Ed noted, this is an Old Model 1900 Parabellum. I think his price estimation for one of these is a bit low, but I agree that it appears this gun is subject to some surface corrosion. For the sake of this discussion, and the condition of the gun, please take some gun oil and thoroughly clean the metal suface and the interior. If the gun is simply "dirty" it will benefit from the clean-up, and present itself better to bring a higher price. This will also reveal whether or not there is actually surface rust, and may reveal the potential for a bigger problem. The conditions which your pictures suggest are symptomatic of a storage problem, rust developing from storage in a moist or humid environment. You note that this gun is out of a large collection, I recomend that you find an opportunity to examine all the guns in the collection and if they indeed have a storage rust problem, take immediate protective action. Also, please let us know if there is a stamping over the chamber and GERMANY stamped into the front of the frame under the serial number, it will allow us to tell you some additional information about your Luger. --Dwight