Looking for a bit more information about this K date and holster. (34 pictures)

[LugerNewb]

Oh I didn't really expect the holster to be much of anything. It's just nice to have and I know some people like them in their own regards.

For clarification, what I'm talking about when I say 'the barrel' is the round portion in picture 29 where the base of the barrel (I don't know what that specific part is called) is stamped with a 3 instead of a 65. I figure they took it apart at one point and replaced it or, something. I can't really think of why it'd need replacing, but then again, the replacement 3 part already has two gouges that you can see, so the original 65 may have been even worse off.

I don't think I've ever seen an example with the "S" so profusely stamped on virtually every part

Ha, yah that struck me as a bit...OCD, maybe? :P I mean it's even on, what I assume to be, the magazine release holder-inner (extremely technical jargon).

Check the Blue Book for values for the pistol.

I don't really know what this means, ha.


Will try to talk him out of refinishing it. Don't know that I could talk him out of shooting it though. He and, admittedly, I both want to shoot it but, as said, we are concerned about whether the gun could take it or not, or if it's currently even fit to shoot at all.

Anyhow, thanks for the feedback. Always looking to learn more about it.