Questions if you would please: a 1917 DWM WWII pickup

mike714 · 11-27-2010, 12:09 AM

Hi all,

My dad inherited it from one of his uncles. Well, as soon as I saw it I screamed at him because it was dry, no oil anywhere. I immediately field stripped it in front of him and lubricated it. AT that point he said, I guess it's yours. I had a 1921 Naval Commercial that was stolen from me. You know the old addage, you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family. Well, anyways, that's how I knew how to field strip it because of the 1921.

Anyway,
It's a battlefield pickup from WWII that unfortunately the uncle wanted to make it into a cowboy gun so he changed the grips. Now it looks almost as gaudy with these grips as what Patton carried. Besides that, excellent condition, two small holster rub marks, not on the muzzle. 98% bluing. No pitting. Rifling excellent. One original clip that matches the serial number on the weapon. All matching parts. The camera's with Dad in Washington right now. All I have is my phone camera and I don't think I can get high enough resolution with it. I'd be interested in an evaluation for insurance purposes. This weapon will continue to be passed down.

As my father used to say, "if this weapon could talk and sing, it'd tell us one hell of a story".

Thanks
Mike
P.S. What would original grips cost me? And are reproductions okay? Also it has this really gaudy Western holster to go with the gaudy grips.

DavidJayUden · 11-27-2010, 09:20 AM

Mike;
Sounds interesting but I don't even want to comment until I see a bunch of photos...
Having said that for insurance purposes I'd give $1000 valuation. Nice round figure.
Yes the grips will hurt you a bunch. Maybe some un-numbered originals might be the best way to go if you can find them. Good repros. would beat what is on there now however.
dju

11-27-2010, 12:09 AM	#1
mike714 New User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: tucson az Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Questions if you would please: a 1917 DWM WWII pickup Hi all, My dad inherited it from one of his uncles. Well, as soon as I saw it I screamed at him because it was dry, no oil anywhere. I immediately field stripped it in front of him and lubricated it. AT that point he said, I guess it's yours. I had a 1921 Naval Commercial that was stolen from me. You know the old addage, you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family. Well, anyways, that's how I knew how to field strip it because of the 1921. Anyway, It's a battlefield pickup from WWII that unfortunately the uncle wanted to make it into a cowboy gun so he changed the grips. Now it looks almost as gaudy with these grips as what Patton carried. Besides that, excellent condition, two small holster rub marks, not on the muzzle. 98% bluing. No pitting. Rifling excellent. One original clip that matches the serial number on the weapon. All matching parts. The camera's with Dad in Washington right now. All I have is my phone camera and I don't think I can get high enough resolution with it. I'd be interested in an evaluation for insurance purposes. This weapon will continue to be passed down. As my father used to say, "if this weapon could talk and sing, it'd tell us one hell of a story". Thanks Mike P.S. What would original grips cost me? And are reproductions okay? Also it has this really gaudy Western holster to go with the gaudy grips.

11-27-2010, 09:20 AM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Mike; Sounds interesting but I don't even want to comment until I see a bunch of photos... Having said that for insurance purposes I'd give $1000 valuation. Nice round figure. Yes the grips will hurt you a bunch. Maybe some un-numbered originals might be the best way to go if you can find them. Good repros. would beat what is on there now however. dju