first luger

Dwight Gruber · 12-10-2003, 12:31 PM

Congratulations on finding one of the last bargain-basement Lugers. As you have guessed it is definitely a shooting quality gun, rebarrelled, reblued, and regripped. As a shooting gun, and esthetically, the 6" barrel is very desirable.

The simplest way to determine the caliber is to measure the bore at the muzzle--9mm will measure, well, 9mm. The other way is to drop a 9mm round into the chamber, if it is .30cal. it will not fit. Odds are it is 9mm.

You may discover that you have quite some pride of ownership in this Luger. Considering the low price you paid, you may find it economical to send this Luger off to someone like Ted Green, "Thor" on this forum, who specializes in high-quality restoring and refinishing Lugers.

--Dwight

12-10-2003, 12:31 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Congratulations on finding one of the last bargain-basement Lugers. As you have guessed it is definitely a shooting quality gun, rebarrelled, reblued, and regripped. As a shooting gun, and esthetically, the 6" barrel is very desirable. The simplest way to determine the caliber is to measure the bore at the muzzle--9mm will measure, well, 9mm. The other way is to drop a 9mm round into the chamber, if it is .30cal. it will not fit. Odds are it is 9mm. You may discover that you have quite some pride of ownership in this Luger. Considering the low price you paid, you may find it economical to send this Luger off to someone like Ted Green, "Thor" on this forum, who specializes in high-quality restoring and refinishing Lugers. --Dwight