New Collector For Sure and Happy!

TheMrMitch · 06-12-2010, 11:51 PM

My first one......$750 and I'm just tickled pink. SS #6498 and all parts match.

Two mags with wood also stamped ...1941 Mauser.
Small Coles import under trigger guard .

Barrel has no number....slightly different color than rest of pistol but barrel/frame stakes match up exactly.

Shoots perfect with Silver Bear.

Need anything.....just holler 'cause I'm brand spanky new.

DavidJayUden · 06-13-2010, 12:20 AM

Looks like a great shooter. Get out there and make some noise.
dju

sheepherder · 06-13-2010, 07:41 AM

More pics would be nice...of the toggle, top of chamber, frame under barrel showing serial number, any markings on either side of the receiver, any markings on the magazines, maybe a pic of the grips...

Price is good (to me), it looks like a very nice specimen...

Railsplitter · 06-13-2010, 09:06 AM

It sure looks like a lot more than $750.00 worth of fun to me !! Shoot the snot out of that baby ... and enjoy !!!

FNorm · 06-13-2010, 09:13 AM

Larry,

Welcome to the forum and the addic... er hobby! Looks like you did real good first time outta the gate. How about more pics. We love pics.

FN

TheMrMitch · 06-13-2010, 10:22 PM

No numbers on barrel, but stake marks line up.

SN on left side has a large 6498 X...

SN under barrel has what looks like an italic 'n' under it...

A symbol? with what looks like 835 then 166 and the Nazi Eagle on right frame by barrel.

Lastly P08 left side under toggle.

Grips are crisp, unmarked and un blemished.
Thanks again for the wonderful help.

Under barrel by lug.....Looks like an S K then lower an PR.

Jack Lawman · 06-13-2010, 11:50 PM

Hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like your frame has the "Mauser hump" (extra metal 'ears' around the top/rear of the frame--designed to help keep the toggle pin in). So it has a modern frame and cannon, better metal than the Imperial lugers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMrMitch

Shoots perfect with Silver Bear.

Should stand up to a lot of shooting, but most experts recommend brass cased ammo. Some say that steel cased ammo causes more severe frame battering than brass cased.

FNorm · 06-14-2010, 08:10 AM

Ya wish they could talk. A couple of oddities here. Looks like a 1941 or later frame, and a post 1939 toggle group. Could it be a 41 - 42? That's early 1941. Sortta on the rare side. But then the strawed small parts are from before early 1937. The wood bottom mags went out around 1920-1923. Some of it looks refinished. Either way ya did good for that price.

Maybe the more experienced will add more.

FN

John Sabato · 06-14-2010, 08:51 AM

jack lawman... A new avatar! You used to have HAIR?

(me too!)

Jack Lawman · 06-14-2010, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

jack lawman... A new avatar! You used to have HAIR?

(me too!)

My follicles betrayed me at a very early age! The wavy mane now resides in the shower drains of my travels. In the end, it turns out that I am far better off without them than they without me

.

Jack

FNorm · 06-14-2010, 09:29 AM

Well, I had a bald friend once who maintained the a man only gets so much testosterone. If you wanna waste your's growing hair....

FN

alanint · 06-14-2010, 11:09 AM

This looks like a Russian capture that a previous owner "dolled up" by removing the blue from the typical parts and re strawing.
The grips are after market of the type offered by Sarco and Gun parts Corp.
All in all a very nice shooter.

TheMrMitch · 06-14-2010, 11:12 PM

Thanks to all. Yes on refurb and probably a new barrel too.
Bought as a shooter and not a collect piece.
Shoots absolutely perfect.....except a box of Fiocchi that wouldn't even ccycle my P38.
Thanks again.....first Luger and I've learned a lot.

FNorm · 06-15-2010, 08:55 AM

Learning all about them is part of the fascination. Then ya find ya can't have just one. Like potato chips...

FN

TheMrMitch · 06-22-2010, 11:47 PM

Just gotta say it again....thanks for the help and info. I'm a proud papa!

06-12-2010, 11:51 PM	#1
TheMrMitch User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hodgenville Ky...Larue County Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Collector For Sure and Happy! My first one......$750 and I'm just tickled pink. SS #6498 and all parts match. Two mags with wood also stamped ...1941 Mauser. Small Coles import under trigger guard . Barrel has no number....slightly different color than rest of pistol but barrel/frame stakes match up exactly. Shoots perfect with Silver Bear. Need anything.....just holler 'cause I'm brand spanky new. __________________ Youth And Brawn Are No Match For Age And Treachery USMC 1959/1963

06-14-2010, 08:10 AM	#8
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Ya wish they could talk. A couple of oddities here. Looks like a 1941 or later frame, and a post 1939 toggle group. Could it be a 41 - 42? That's early 1941. Sortta on the rare side. But then the strawed small parts are from before early 1937. The wood bottom mags went out around 1920-1923. Some of it looks refinished. Either way ya did good for that price. Maybe the more experienced will add more. FN Last edited by FNorm; 06-14-2010 at 08:14 AM. Reason: add

06-14-2010, 08:51 AM	#9
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06-14-2010, 11:12 PM	#13
TheMrMitch User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hodgenville Ky...Larue County Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks to all. Yes on refurb and probably a new barrel too. Bought as a shooter and not a collect piece. Shoots absolutely perfect.....except a box of Fiocchi that wouldn't even ccycle my P38. Thanks again.....first Luger and I've learned a lot. __________________ Youth And Brawn Are No Match For Age And Treachery USMC 1959/1963

06-22-2010, 11:47 PM	#15
TheMrMitch User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hodgenville Ky...Larue County Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just gotta say it again....thanks for the help and info. I'm a proud papa! __________________ Youth And Brawn Are No Match For Age And Treachery USMC 1959/1963

06-13-2010, 12:20 AM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Looks like a great shooter. Get out there and make some noise. dju

06-13-2010, 07:41 AM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	More pics would be nice...of the toggle, top of chamber, frame under barrel showing serial number, any markings on either side of the receiver, any markings on the magazines, maybe a pic of the grips... Price is good (to me), it looks like a very nice specimen...

06-13-2010, 09:06 AM	#4
Railsplitter User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	It sure looks like a lot more than $750.00 worth of fun to me !! Shoot the snot out of that baby ... and enjoy !!!

06-13-2010, 09:13 AM	#5
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Larry, Welcome to the forum and the addic... er hobby! Looks like you did real good first time outta the gate. How about more pics. We love pics. FN

06-13-2010, 10:22 PM	#6
TheMrMitch User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hodgenville Ky...Larue County Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Another pic No numbers on barrel, but stake marks line up. SN on left side has a large 6498 X... SN under barrel has what looks like an italic 'n' under it... A symbol? with what looks like 835 then 166 and the Nazi Eagle on right frame by barrel. Lastly P08 left side under toggle. Grips are crisp, unmarked and un blemished. Thanks again for the wonderful help. Under barrel by lug.....Looks like an S K then lower an PR. __________________ Youth And Brawn Are No Match For Age And Treachery USMC 1959/1963 Last edited by TheMrMitch; 06-13-2010 at 11:27 PM. Reason: added stuff

06-14-2010, 09:29 AM	#11
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Well, I had a bald friend once who maintained the a man only gets so much testosterone. If you wanna waste your's growing hair.... FN

06-14-2010, 11:09 AM	#12
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	This looks like a Russian capture that a previous owner "dolled up" by removing the blue from the typical parts and re strawing. The grips are after market of the type offered by Sarco and Gun parts Corp. All in all a very nice shooter.

06-15-2010, 08:55 AM	#14
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Learning all about them is part of the fascination. Then ya find ya can't have just one. Like potato chips... FN