How did u get your luger?

Daniel · 12-25-2005, 08:39 PM

In the mid-60's one of the members on the shooting team mentioned he had a luger and I pestered him until he sold it to me for forty bucks. Didn't care what it was as long as it was a luger and would shoot. Found out later it is called a 1915 DWM all matching except the sideplate which was com'l marked #97 and I needed a #86 to be all matching. Fast forward twenty years and many hours picking through luger parts at gun shows, behold ...I found the correct numbered sideplate in the correct condition for twenty bucks !! Walked around the show strutting like the "**** on the walk". Stopped at a engraver's booth while he worked on a piece , when he finished and the crowd drifted away, he pushed back his safety face shield.....it was the same guy I bought the 1915 from !!! Whatta surprise !! We had drifted apart when he retired and he was now pursuing his hobby following the gun show circuit engraving guns. We had a great reunion and I told him the story about finding the correct luger part and him at the same show! We were both in awe...we still stay in touch......I still have the luger and many more , but this one is special.

12-25-2005, 08:39 PM	#18
Daniel User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ct. and Ma. Posts: 152 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	In the mid-60's one of the members on the shooting team mentioned he had a luger and I pestered him until he sold it to me for forty bucks. Didn't care what it was as long as it was a luger and would shoot. Found out later it is called a 1915 DWM all matching except the sideplate which was com'l marked #97 and I needed a #86 to be all matching. Fast forward twenty years and many hours picking through luger parts at gun shows, behold ...I found the correct numbered sideplate in the correct condition for twenty bucks !! Walked around the show strutting like the "**** on the walk". Stopped at a engraver's booth while he worked on a piece , when he finished and the crowd drifted away, he pushed back his safety face shield.....it was the same guy I bought the 1915 from !!! Whatta surprise !! We had drifted apart when he retired and he was now pursuing his hobby following the gun show circuit engraving guns. We had a great reunion and I told him the story about finding the correct luger part and him at the same show! We were both in awe...we still stay in touch......I still have the luger and many more , but this one is special.