Can it be a nickel bringback?

GerColctor · 06-26-2011, 07:09 PM

It was nickeled when the it brought it home. The process probably also included buffing the metal. This was quite common in the late 1940 - 50s to either nickel or chrome plate pistols, bayonets, helmets, etc. In those years chrome (bright) was big, just look at the cars made during that time period.

It was not an officer's pistol just because it is nickeled, anymore then it was issued to the SS or a top scoring fighter pilot or Hitler's body guards, etc. These stories are all "bs" in an attempt to enhanse the value of the item. By nickel or chrome plating a Luger the value is reduced to about half of what it would be if the pistol was it original condition. It now is just a "shooter". Yet there are collectors who really like these "dressed up" weapons.

No idea of estimated value without info on the Luger. Is it military, police or commerical? When was it made? Serial #. It should be dated on the chamber if military or most police. Is it .30 cal or 9mm? What kind of grips, condition of the bore, etc. Pictures arew most helpful.

In this collectable field, buy the item, not the story.

06-26-2011, 07:09 PM	#4
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 31 Posts	It was nickeled when the it brought it home. The process probably also included buffing the metal. This was quite common in the late 1940 - 50s to either nickel or chrome plate pistols, bayonets, helmets, etc. In those years chrome (bright) was big, just look at the cars made during that time period. It was not an officer's pistol just because it is nickeled, anymore then it was issued to the SS or a top scoring fighter pilot or Hitler's body guards, etc. These stories are all "bs" in an attempt to enhanse the value of the item. By nickel or chrome plating a Luger the value is reduced to about half of what it would be if the pistol was it original condition. It now is just a "shooter". Yet there are collectors who really like these "dressed up" weapons. No idea of estimated value without info on the Luger. Is it military, police or commerical? When was it made? Serial #. It should be dated on the chamber if military or most police. Is it .30 cal or 9mm? What kind of grips, condition of the bore, etc. Pictures arew most helpful. In this collectable field, buy the item, not the story. __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.