1917 DMW Artillery Luger

shightower · 06-30-2009, 08:37 AM

Help please,

I have a 1917 9mm DMW all matching parts artillery luger with the leather holster. I got this gun from my grandfather 35 years ago. Neither of my children are into guns; therefore, I'm thinking about selling this pistol to someone who who enjoy having it. My problem is I don't know what the pistol and holster are worth. Sometime in the past the gun was nickled- long before I got it.

If someone could tell me a range of value I would appreciate it and how does one go about selling a pistol like this? Is there a recommended web site/directory?

Thanks

sheepherder · 06-30-2009, 09:04 AM

Hello! And Welcome!

In nickeled condition, it is not of much interest to serious collector. A good place to list it is www.gunbroker.com , but you must transfer it between FFL holders. GB also has link to FFL network, you can find a FFL holder near you.

Gunbroker has many viewers; some are interested in nickeled "display" pistols...

Value is relative...a search of completed auctions will give you some idea...

George Anderson · 06-30-2009, 09:33 AM

I would like to see the front of the holster.

Ron Wood · 06-30-2009, 09:58 AM

Looks like a 1879 Reichsrevolver holster to me. Probably worth darned near as much as the gun.

lugerholsterrepair · 06-30-2009, 10:26 AM

Sam, Does the bottom of the magazine match the serial's on the pistol?

Jerry Burney

lugerholsterrepair · 06-30-2009, 11:02 AM

Sam, Yes..The CLIP as it is commonly known... is correctly called a Magazine. There is NO clip on a Luger pistol.

Take a look on the bottom and see what is stamped there. It would make a small difference if the pistol's serial number is there. Also it would be interesting to see a photo of the magazine out of the pistol to see the steel body.

It's odd that the toggle and the sight is not chromed on this pistol. The bluing is so good on these parts it's a shame they chromed the rest.

To actually answer your questions...I think the pistol would bring $600-800 dollars depending on how fast you want to sell it.

The holster depends on photo's of the front and there are much more knowledgable people to comment on it than I.

Jerry Burney

shightower · 06-30-2009, 11:03 AM

I believe it's original. It's been with the gun for over 60 years that my mother remembers.

Any guesses as to what the gun and holster are worth? one local gun shop offered me $1,000. That seems low to me but I don't know by how much.

Thanks to all of you for the information so far. It is appreciated.

sam

shightower · 06-30-2009, 11:12 AM

I hope I got this right. Here is a front picture of the holster.

Sam

Ron Wood · 06-30-2009, 03:23 PM

If the gun shop offered you $1000 for the gun alone, that is a fairly good deal for you. If the $1000 offer incuded the holster, then it isn't quite as good of a deal. The holster is for an 1879 Reichsrevolver and I am guessing it might fetch in the neighborhood of $400 +/- by itself.

alanint · 06-30-2009, 05:08 PM

Ron,

Is the flap on this holster cut down in any way or is that scalloped back correct?

shightower · 06-30-2009, 08:04 PM

Ron,

It was $1000 for everything. I was hoping to sell the gun and holster for $1350. Is this a fair price?

Thanks for your help.

Sam

Ron Wood · 06-30-2009, 09:26 PM

Doug,
The holster has not been cut down or otherwise modified as far as I can tell from the external views.

Sam,
Others may disagree, but I think it is a quite fair price.

rolandtg · 06-30-2009, 11:12 PM

I don't know anything about the holster but $1000 for a "tastefully" plated all-matching artillery seems very fair. (at least in my neck of the woods.)

From what I can see the gun doesn't appear to have been heavily buffed before plating and the plating looks be quality work still in good condition.

I actually kinda like the two-tone look. I'd give $1000 for it.

(A quick poke around the internets shows that Ron is correct, that holster appears to be just what he says and does indeed appear to quite valuable separate from the Luger.)

06-30-2009, 08:37 AM	#1
shightower New User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1917 DMW Artillery Luger Help please, I have a 1917 9mm DMW all matching parts artillery luger with the leather holster. I got this gun from my grandfather 35 years ago. Neither of my children are into guns; therefore, I'm thinking about selling this pistol to someone who who enjoy having it. My problem is I don't know what the pistol and holster are worth. Sometime in the past the gun was nickled- long before I got it. If someone could tell me a range of value I would appreciate it and how does one go about selling a pistol like this? Is there a recommended web site/directory? Thanks Attached Thumbnails

06-30-2009, 09:58 AM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	Looks like a 1879 Reichsrevolver holster to me. Probably worth darned near as much as the gun. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-30-2009, 10:26 AM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Sam, Does the bottom of the magazine match the serial's on the pistol? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-30-2009, 11:02 AM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Sam, Yes..The CLIP as it is commonly known... is correctly called a Magazine. There is NO clip on a Luger pistol. Take a look on the bottom and see what is stamped there. It would make a small difference if the pistol's serial number is there. Also it would be interesting to see a photo of the magazine out of the pistol to see the steel body. It's odd that the toggle and the sight is not chromed on this pistol. The bluing is so good on these parts it's a shame they chromed the rest. To actually answer your questions...I think the pistol would bring $600-800 dollars depending on how fast you want to sell it. The holster depends on photo's of the front and there are much more knowledgable people to comment on it than I. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-30-2009, 11:03 AM	#7
shightower New User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	holster I believe it's original. It's been with the gun for over 60 years that my mother remembers. Any guesses as to what the gun and holster are worth? one local gun shop offered me $1,000. That seems low to me but I don't know by how much. Thanks to all of you for the information so far. It is appreciated. sam

06-30-2009, 09:04 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Hello! And Welcome! In nickeled condition, it is not of much interest to serious collector. A good place to list it is www.gunbroker.com , but you must transfer it between FFL holders. GB also has link to FFL network, you can find a FFL holder near you. Gunbroker has many viewers; some are interested in nickeled "display" pistols... Value is relative...a search of completed auctions will give you some idea...

06-30-2009, 09:33 AM	#3
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	I would like to see the front of the holster.

06-30-2009, 11:12 AM	#8
shightower New User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Front Holster picture I hope I got this right. Here is a front picture of the holster. Sam Attached Thumbnails

06-30-2009, 03:23 PM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	If the gun shop offered you $1000 for the gun alone, that is a fairly good deal for you. If the $1000 offer incuded the holster, then it isn't quite as good of a deal. The holster is for an 1879 Reichsrevolver and I am guessing it might fetch in the neighborhood of $400 +/- by itself. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-30-2009, 05:08 PM	#10
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Ron, Is the flap on this holster cut down in any way or is that scalloped back correct?

06-30-2009, 08:04 PM	#11
shightower New User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	price Ron, It was $1000 for everything. I was hoping to sell the gun and holster for $1350. Is this a fair price? Thanks for your help. Sam

06-30-2009, 09:26 PM	#12
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	Doug, The holster has not been cut down or otherwise modified as far as I can tell from the external views. Sam, Others may disagree, but I think it is a quite fair price. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-30-2009, 11:12 PM	#13
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 479 Thanks: 389 Thanked 265 Times in 114 Posts	I don't know anything about the holster but $1000 for a "tastefully" plated all-matching artillery seems very fair. (at least in my neck of the woods.) From what I can see the gun doesn't appear to have been heavily buffed before plating and the plating looks be quality work still in good condition. I actually kinda like the two-tone look. I'd give $1000 for it. (A quick poke around the internets shows that Ron is correct, that holster appears to be just what he says and does indeed appear to quite valuable separate from the Luger.) Last edited by rolandtg; 07-01-2009 at 12:30 AM.