Question on 3 Lugers

Wilbur · 08-06-2004, 10:22 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Edward Tinker:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />The second is a 1917 Erfurt. Finish is probably 80% or better but could well be refinished (though not recently). <hr /></blockquote>Yes, but he said it, so I went by the man holding the gun in his hand, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Ed<hr /></blockquote>Keep in mind I also don't know anything about Lugers. I didn't know what "straw" was until I read it in an earlier post yesterday. My only reason for thinking it could be refinished was because it was in such good shape and I don't really know what to look for or what an original finish should look like. It is mixed parts though, that much is obvious.

I read something yesterday about the Germans nickle plating a lot of Lugers before sending them to the US. Does this mean the gun was most likely refinished over there? I assumed it was something done by a previous owner over here.

08-06-2004, 10:22 AM	#15
Wilbur User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Edward Tinker: <strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">The second is a 1917 Erfurt. Finish is probably 80% or better but could well be refinished (though not recently). </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Yes, but he said it, so I went by the man holding the gun in his hand, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Ed</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Keep in mind I also don't know anything about Lugers. I didn't know what "straw" was until I read it in an earlier post yesterday. My only reason for thinking it could be refinished was because it was in such good shape and I don't really know what to look for or what an original finish should look like. It is mixed parts though, that much is obvious. I read something yesterday about the Germans nickle plating a lot of Lugers before sending them to the US. Does this mean the gun was most likely refinished over there? I assumed it was something done by a previous owner over here.