Newbie here, need info

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Howdy.

I'm new to this board and I was hoping that someone would be able to give me some info on my grandfather's luger.

The background of the gun. Gramps was a commando in WWII. He went through all the training that the Army had at the time. He captured a german leut and the guy wouldn't talk to anyone less than a captain. So Gramps took his knife, cut off the guys belt, took this luger, and a very intricately engraved knife.

He told me that when he got the gun, that it came in a wooden holster which could be attached to the back of the pistol making it into a rifle. When he came home there was a sargent that didn't want to give him the gun, so after asking "politely" (ie threatening him with his life) the man gave it up but it was missing the wooden holster and came with this leather one.

I've only seen one of these types of wooden holsters and was wondering if anyone made replica's of these and if so, how much damage is it going to do to my pocket book?

I'd like it more to be able to pass it down to my kids (when I have kids). The gun is not for sale, but it sure does shoot good.

Dad killed deer with it and I've killed bottles with it.

The magazine isn't original, gramps says that the original one had a wooden piece at the bottom of it. This mag spring seems very very tight and I can only fit in 5 at a time. But I'm not going to be shooting this one again. I'm going to baby it. It hasn't had any repair work done to it, but I don't want to ever repair it if I can help it.

Anyone who can enlighten me with information would be greatly appreciated. It's marked 1918, the number stamped under the barrel and on the side is 2833. It's got 33's stamped all over the place on the gun and it has an adjustable rear site.

Thanks!

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[Edward Tinker]

Jared, welcome to the forum! {I moved this talk to the Artillery section}

The 1918 has the stylizied DWM on the toggle which was the manufacturer.

Proofs? (see on your left under tech information if you came through www.lugerforum.com) Tell us what and where proofs and markings are located.

There are forms in this section, where you can print out and then write down pertinent information.

Are there any letters next to or under the serial number?

That is my standard questions, but then I looked closer at your pictures, and they show that the toggle is a DWM, which was the manufacturer, that it is proofed on the right in the imperial manner (although I didn't look close at them).

It looks in nice shape and I love the Lange or more commonlly called "Artillery" Luger, as they were issued to artillery units, machine gunners, some NCO's, where ever they needed a pistol, but almost carbine like gun. Do some searches, look in the artillery section and you will find lots of good info here. There were wood holsters made for many of these and you can find them, but they are expensive. You can buy a period magazine for it and make it "more" original.

Ed