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A shooter Luger, is just that, a shooter. Mismatched, East German or Russian reworks(these are beginning to rise above "shooter" catagory), a pitted or "Bubba" re-blued example, or one that you assembled yourself from parts.
This is a 1914 Erfurt that I got from a crooked dealer on Auction Arms. He had photos of a very nice Luger. Obviously not this one. The description was a " Professionally re- finished 1914 Erfurt , all matching." I contacted him for more photos and he offered to sell it off auction for $700, on the grounds that he had to sell it as soon as possible for the first reasonable offer. This is what I got. He refused to take it back and refund my money. Since I bought it off auction, I couldn't get any support from the auction admin. So, I reported him as a crook and took my lumps. I haven't seem him post anything since under the name that he was using. I have it completely stripped and in process of re-finishing it. ![]() ![]()
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My shooter is this artillery; I paid $350 for it in Honolulu, Hawaii in about 1985, it was my first Luger, and I knew it was buffed bad and reblued when I bought it (I owned Datig since I was in High School), and she shoots very nice. Really likes those solid core through an engine block 9mm
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My shooter .30. Assembled from parts that I bought on-line, parts that I bought from members, and parts that were kindly donated by members.
The upper half I bought from Tom Heller, and sent off to Ted Green. The bead blasted and re-blued unit marked early Imperial frame, I won on auction. The small parts were either donated or I bought them from forum members. All together, it cost me just under $600 for a nice shooter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ron ![]()
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Heck I can even afford to shoot a Navy, kinda. This is my favorite shooter.
![]() ![]() A 1937 S/42 with a turned and shortened artillery barrel and an original Navy rear sight. I bought it from forum member Richie Shavel about 2 or 3 years ago for $1500. A lot of money for a shooter, but if you consider that an original Navy in this condition would cost $4000+, it's not really all that bad, and I can shoot it. ![]() Ron
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The Luger which I shoot primarily is a 1936 S/42. Its all-mataching, but the finish is pretty poor. I paid $700 for it back when that amount was really too much. Sorry about the picture quality, its what I've taken of it.
![]() This is a Luger I shoot sometimes. It is a 5" barrel parts gun (swapped parts around of two different guns), salt blued by Thor back when he was doing that, the grips are honest-to-pete smooth ivory. It probably has $1,100 into it right now, subtracting the price of the remainder parts gun I sold. It put me off of "project guns" forever. Ivory grips are an extreme pleasure to shoot with. ![]() I also shoot this 1900 AE sometimes. It is reblued and hard used, the Eagle is buffed almost completely away, the barrel is shot smooth. When I shoot it it is often with the Ideal stock rig. I paid $600 for it when that was way too much--but it was my first Luger! The Ideal stock and grips I got by very advantageous trading. ![]() ![]() I used to have a 1917 LP-08 which I shot, it was actually a low-end collection quality gun but I shot it anyway. I'm not including a picture because its not mine anymore. Cost me $1,200. --Dwight |
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Around 2001 I was looking for a good shooter and found a Russian capture 1937 S-42 in excellent mechanical condition. It was all "matching," but a couple of the numbers had been forced. The barrel had a gross import marking on the bottom.
I sent the gun to Hugh Clark who fitted it with a new 6" barrel and made the beautiful grips you see in the pictures. Then, Hugh forwarded it to Ted Green (Thor) who refinished it. GT took a Mec-Gar magazine and fitted it with a new wood bottom to match the rest of the gun. In the pictures the barrel appears to have flat sides, but this is just an artifact of the scanning process. I didn't have a digital camera in those days, so I scanned it on a flatbed scanner. I fired this Luger about 20 times and put it away. Just don't shoot Lugers much any more; I prefer to shoot 22 rifles these days. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Pete,
Good looking shooter, but is that some lettering on the left rear side of the barrel? if so what? Tim |
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Holy Crap! You guys have some nice shooters so here are mine ..
This one is a 1916 dated one owned by my best friend, I bought it from his estate ... I was there the day he bought it at a gun show in Marboro, MA. ![]() and my mismatced 6" barrel which Hugh Clark helped out installing the barrel and recheckering the grips. ![]() I restrawed the small parts on the guns. Mark |
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Okay, I'll play...
![]() Mismatched 1917 Artillery. The top is all one number and the bottom is all one number but they just don't match each other. Finish isn't too bad at about 85% but the straw isn't great. I picked it up here last month, a Christmas present to myself. I paid $850 for it but had to drive three hundred miles round trip to get it. ![]() ![]() Here's another one I got here a couple of months ago, this one from Hugh. It's a 1917 Erfurt that he assembled from parts he had laying around. It's got a shiney reblue and is well buffed. It shoots great. ![]() ![]() This is a scrubbed Bulgarian I got from the father of an online acquantance. Funny how you meet some people... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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This was my second pistol but was the first I ever paid for{$350) and was a pitted wreck. It had a great bore and shot unbelievable so I decided to take the restoration on myself. It came out OK considering its condition when I started and is without a doubt my favorite shooter.
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Clint,
During your restoration work, you must have shrunk that luger...it is tiny... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Dont know how I did that to that pic,if you want it screwed up on a computer Im your man
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Tim,
Sorry I missed your earlier question...the marking on the left side of the barrel is "Germany"...stamping through the bluing. |
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Pete's been drinking again...
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Nope...my old stuttering problem from my youth just comes back now and then...
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Heres my new shooter, thanks to Hugh.
![]() I just had to show what some people missed out on not buying when he made up what he called a few junk parts shooters. ![]()
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David,
You couldn't run fast enough to give me that Luger. Well okay.... I'll take it, if you insist. Purty Neat! Almost a mate to my Navy shooter. What kind of "junk" parts is it made up of?
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Give you a genuine Dillo special?
You would have to beat me to death to get it. When Hugh said he would put together some junk for us poor guys. I expected a lot of rust , pits and something that looked like the cat drug it in. I never expected one that looks this good. I sent him a barrel I had laying around, only to find out it was an after market navy. He offered to swap with me, but I liked the idea of a Fake Navy. So,I contacted LugerDoc ( also great to deal with) and he sold me a rear sight that Hugh generously agreed to install. Anybody that didn't get in on one of these-- eat your heart out. Cause I'm keeping my shooter !!! BTW Hugh and LugerDoc are class acts that deserve the good reputations they have around here.
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