7.65 Commercial DWM new acquisition

ChrisG43 · 10-30-2011, 12:36 AM

Just grabbed this one today...paid 740$, so I feel like it was a good deal, I'm still a Luger newbie and don't have a commercial interest by any means, but still couldn't pass this one up...Chris..

ChrisG43 · 10-30-2011, 12:37 AM

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Ron Wood · 10-30-2011, 12:55 AM

Wow...well done! You got a great looking piece at a very good price. Beats the heck out of the stock market and you have a swell chunk of history.

Hugo Borchardt · 10-30-2011, 09:58 AM

Congratulations! Agreed. Very nice one at an excellent price!

BogeyB · 10-30-2011, 07:51 PM

Chris,

Way to go!!

Mike

spartacus38 · 10-30-2011, 08:38 PM

I agree--good deal.I really like shooting the .30 Luger ,I have found it be more accurate than
the 9mm with less recoil.
Bob

MFC · 10-30-2011, 10:51 PM

Nice harder to find 20DWM... great deal!!!

HisSoldier · 10-31-2011, 05:18 PM

I just got mine today, 1920 Com 7.65 NRA excellent. All matching except the mag. The toggle contact area shows almost no firing, my gunsmith said he couldn't tell if it had been fired but that toggle contact tells me it has at some point.

But, I paid $1200 for it, it's the caliber and also the fact of an aftermarket magazine. You did very well, how does one find deals like that?

I'm trying to figure out if I should fire mine, this may become my second safe queen. The other is a Mauser 70's P-08 30 cal new unfired condition. From photo's I've seen is it true that Commercial P-08's have nicer finishes than milspec pistols?

DavidJayUden · 10-31-2011, 07:41 PM

Not sure if Commercial guns are necessarily nicer finished guns that Military. Up thru the late 20's all the DWM guns, Mil. and commercial, were finished the same IMHO; suitable for the commercial market. But of course Erfurt was another story. And WW2 Mausers were a bit more Plain Jane'ish too.
dju

HisSoldier · 10-31-2011, 10:57 PM

I was surprised at the trigger, 4.6 lbs. Kinda light huh?

10-30-2011, 12:36 AM	#1
ChrisG43 User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alaska Posts: 60 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 1 Post	7.65 Commercial DWM new acquisition Just grabbed this one today...paid 740$, so I feel like it was a good deal, I'm still a Luger newbie and don't have a commercial interest by any means, but still couldn't pass this one up...Chris.. Attached Thumbnails

10-30-2011, 12:37 AM	#2
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10-30-2011, 12:55 AM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,090 Times in 1,675 Posts	Wow...well done! You got a great looking piece at a very good price. Beats the heck out of the stock market and you have a swell chunk of history. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-30-2011, 09:58 AM	#4
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 338 Thanked 131 Times in 47 Posts	Congratulations! Agreed. Very nice one at an excellent price! __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

10-30-2011, 07:51 PM	#5
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	Chris, Way to go!! Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

10-30-2011, 08:38 PM	#6
spartacus38 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Lake Tahoe,CA. Posts: 695 Thanks: 0 Thanked 70 Times in 56 Posts	I agree--good deal.I really like shooting the .30 Luger ,I have found it be more accurate than the 9mm with less recoil. Bob

10-30-2011, 10:51 PM	#7
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Nice harder to find 20DWM... great deal!!! __________________ Mike C.

10-31-2011, 05:18 PM	#8
HisSoldier User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 95 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	I just got mine today, 1920 Com 7.65 NRA excellent. All matching except the mag. The toggle contact area shows almost no firing, my gunsmith said he couldn't tell if it had been fired but that toggle contact tells me it has at some point. But, I paid $1200 for it, it's the caliber and also the fact of an aftermarket magazine. You did very well, how does one find deals like that? I'm trying to figure out if I should fire mine, this may become my second safe queen. The other is a Mauser 70's P-08 30 cal new unfired condition. From photo's I've seen is it true that Commercial P-08's have nicer finishes than milspec pistols? __________________ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

10-31-2011, 07:41 PM	#9
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Not sure if Commercial guns are necessarily nicer finished guns that Military. Up thru the late 20's all the DWM guns, Mil. and commercial, were finished the same IMHO; suitable for the commercial market. But of course Erfurt was another story. And WW2 Mausers were a bit more Plain Jane'ish too. dju

10-31-2011, 10:57 PM	#10
HisSoldier User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 95 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	I was surprised at the trigger, 4.6 lbs. Kinda light huh? __________________ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom