What did i buy?

Bernhard · 06-12-2020, 11:54 PM

Hey! I am new here and tried to find out what my luger actually is... I bought it on egun in germany and there were not much informations about it. Just wanted to buy it to make it a reblued nice looking shooter.
But i am curious what it exactly is. Some kind of Frankenstein or rebuildt with wrong pieces....?
It is a DWM with "i" suffix and without any date of production. The barrel isnt the original one. I think it was a 30 Luger which was converted to a 9mm barrell.
It has no crown stamps on the right side, just some proof marks from munich i guess from 1963 or so on the left side.
And it is numbered on all parts excepting the barrel.
I don't have that much pictures, because i sent it to rebluing.
More detailed pics i can send just after i get it back...

Bernhard

sheepherder · 06-13-2020, 10:23 AM

Welcome to LugerForum! Your thread title gave me a smile.

Looks like an honest Luger shooter, yes. In my area of the USA it would go for about $750-$800USD, with magazine.

What does it say on the bottom of the barrel???

I hope your re-bluer does not buff the snot out of it. Most do.

mrerick · 06-13-2020, 01:59 PM

Better to leave it exactly as you bought it than reblue it. Most of us prefer honest wear to buffed smooth edges.

We have a FAQ document published. Just follow the link at the top of every page. There are a number of facts in that you'll find useful.

Welcome to the forum.

Sergio Natali · 06-14-2020, 06:51 AM

Nice LUGER to start from, I would leave it as it is!

Bernhard · 06-17-2020, 08:20 PM

Well. I already sent it to laser weld the deep rust areas and grinded every imperfection out. Wasn't really visible at the pics that i posted. And now it gets reblued and the right parts become straw yellow. As the pistol is nothing special or something for collectors i try to turn it into one that looks like new. It bothers me to have something full of rostholes and ugly details...
And i wanted to try how easy or hard it is to restore something like this.
I have to say that even laser welding leaves the added material harder than the rest. Makes it dificult to grind it down with a file and leave the proessed area invisible..
I will show you the result afterwards. I hope it gets well....

Bernhard · 06-30-2020, 08:45 PM

Thats what it looks like now.

The next days i will try how it shoots. The main spring or recoil spring is new (a harder and a bit longer one) to avoid ejecting and inserting problems. Always solved all this problems in the past at my long luger and the other short luger that i had before.

rhuff · 07-01-2020, 02:53 PM

Your "new" Luger looks very nice indeed. I feel sure that you are proud of the end result. Hopefully, it will perform for you. Enjoy!!

spangy · 10-16-2020, 11:47 PM

Very nice job Bernhard
I would really be interested in seeing a quality photograph with proper lighting of your re-blued/restored project.
The lighting and heavy cast shadows don't do this gun justice.

spangy

06-12-2020, 11:54 PM	#1
Bernhard User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 4 Posts	What did i buy? Hey! I am new here and tried to find out what my luger actually is... I bought it on egun in germany and there were not much informations about it. Just wanted to buy it to make it a reblued nice looking shooter. But i am curious what it exactly is. Some kind of Frankenstein or rebuildt with wrong pieces....? It is a DWM with "i" suffix and without any date of production. The barrel isnt the original one. I think it was a 30 Luger which was converted to a 9mm barrell. It has no crown stamps on the right side, just some proof marks from munich i guess from 1963 or so on the left side. And it is numbered on all parts excepting the barrel. I don't have that much pictures, because i sent it to rebluing. More detailed pics i can send just after i get it back... Bernhard Attached Thumbnails

06-13-2020, 10:23 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Welcome to LugerForum! Your thread title gave me a smile. Looks like an honest Luger shooter, yes. In my area of the USA it would go for about $750-$800USD, with magazine. What does it say on the bottom of the barrel??? I hope your re-bluer does not buff the snot out of it. Most do. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

06-13-2020, 01:59 PM	#3
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Better to leave it exactly as you bought it than reblue it. Most of us prefer honest wear to buffed smooth edges. We have a FAQ document published. Just follow the link at the top of every page. There are a number of facts in that you'll find useful. Welcome to the forum. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

06-14-2020, 06:51 AM	#4
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Nice LUGER to start from, I would leave it as it is! __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

06-30-2020, 08:45 PM	#6
Bernhard User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 4 Posts	Thats what it looks like now. The next days i will try how it shoots. The main spring or recoil spring is new (a harder and a bit longer one) to avoid ejecting and inserting problems. Always solved all this problems in the past at my long luger and the other short luger that i had before. Attached Thumbnails

06-17-2020, 08:20 PM	#5
Bernhard User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 4 Posts	Well. I already sent it to laser weld the deep rust areas and grinded every imperfection out. Wasn't really visible at the pics that i posted. And now it gets reblued and the right parts become straw yellow. As the pistol is nothing special or something for collectors i try to turn it into one that looks like new. It bothers me to have something full of rostholes and ugly details... And i wanted to try how easy or hard it is to restore something like this. I have to say that even laser welding leaves the added material harder than the rest. Makes it dificult to grind it down with a file and leave the proessed area invisible.. I will show you the result afterwards. I hope it gets well....

07-01-2020, 02:53 PM	#7
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,708 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	Your "new" Luger looks very nice indeed. I feel sure that you are proud of the end result. Hopefully, it will perform for you. Enjoy!! __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

10-16-2020, 11:47 PM	#8
spangy Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 617 Thanks: 3,065 Thanked 1,057 Times in 429 Posts	Very nice job Bernhard I would really be interested in seeing a quality photograph with proper lighting of your re-blued/restored project. The lighting and heavy cast shadows don't do this gun justice. spangy