First time P08 owner

HerrKaiser · 08-09-2018, 12:35 AM

Lugers were made in 9,999 or 10,000 alphabetical blocks. So your Luger was manufactured in later 1936 with a Rust bluing and strawing process as opposed to the dip blue used from late 1937 onwards. To that end, your finish looks into be original and in fairly good shape. Your magazine also looks original to the gun to my eyes, the 42 is just another proof mark IIRC. I wouldn’t fret over mags anyway, it’s usually assumed they aren’t going to match. See if another forum member has at least a matching side plate of some kind. If not, it’s already a shooter grade Luger. Something which I highly reccomend doing is shooting the crap out of it. Did the holster come with the pistol as well, and did the holster contain any other notable items?

08-09-2018, 12:35 AM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 887 Thanks: 835 Thanked 897 Times in 434 Posts	Lugers were made in 9,999 or 10,000 alphabetical blocks. So your Luger was manufactured in later 1936 with a Rust bluing and strawing process as opposed to the dip blue used from late 1937 onwards. To that end, your finish looks into be original and in fairly good shape. Your magazine also looks original to the gun to my eyes, the 42 is just another proof mark IIRC. I wouldn’t fret over mags anyway, it’s usually assumed they aren’t going to match. See if another forum member has at least a matching side plate of some kind. If not, it’s already a shooter grade Luger. Something which I highly reccomend doing is shooting the crap out of it. Did the holster come with the pistol as well, and did the holster contain any other notable items? __________________ -QM