Commercial pre-war luger

Daniel76 · 06-03-2023, 09:53 AM

Finally was able to pick this up. It was much nicer than even the pictures show, with just mild wear on the front grip strap. Commercial pre-war with no import or export markings. No stock lug or hold open. Un-numbered magazine, grips and unfluted firing pin. Searched the most recent version of Dwight's data base (6?) and it is not listed. Just a really nice pre-war luger.

JTD · 06-04-2023, 09:20 PM

Nice one for sure, thanks for photos. John

tomaustin · 06-04-2023, 11:17 PM

previous owners have had it put away in a protected location....

looks great from where I am sitting......

Daniel76 · 06-05-2023, 08:47 AM

No history on it. There is a local long time luger collector that I have bought/sold guns with for well over a decade. He's probably still got nearly 100 lugers and every once in a while he'll turn one loose. This is one of them.

It has clearly sat protected from the elements and (humans) for most of it's life.

Coincidentally, I just bought another pre-war luger that I find even more fascinating that should be arriving next week. Five digit SN, police use (mag/sear safety), '1920' property stamp and matching Weimar era magazine. It has two odd stamps on it that I was not able to identify in the photos.

My luger collecting is kinda a weird niche for me. I really like the unusual, or uncommon of the WW1/Weimar/early NS period. I have several police guns, and could easily stay in that rabbit hole perpetually.

Dwight Gruber · 06-05-2023, 12:21 PM

Does it have a holdopen?

--Dwight

Daniel76 · 06-05-2023, 04:48 PM

The one pictured above does not. The second one I discussed does not show evidence of one, but I have not had it in hand.

06-03-2023, 09:53 AM	#1
Daniel76 User Join Date: May 2021 Location: Texas Posts: 41 Thanks: 76 Thanked 116 Times in 30 Posts	Commercial pre-war luger Finally was able to pick this up. It was much nicer than even the pictures show, with just mild wear on the front grip strap. Commercial pre-war with no import or export markings. No stock lug or hold open. Un-numbered magazine, grips and unfluted firing pin. Searched the most recent version of Dwight's data base (6?) and it is not listed. Just a really nice pre-war luger. Attached Thumbnails

06-04-2023, 11:17 PM	#3
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	do you have any history on this piece ?... previous owners have had it put away in a protected location.... looks great from where I am sitting......

06-05-2023, 04:48 PM	#6
Daniel76 User Join Date: May 2021 Location: Texas Posts: 41 Thanks: 76 Thanked 116 Times in 30 Posts	The one pictured above does not. The second one I discussed does not show evidence of one, but I have not had it in hand. Attached Thumbnails

06-04-2023, 09:20 PM	#2
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 425 Thanks: 217 Thanked 408 Times in 149 Posts	Nice one for sure, thanks for photos. John

06-05-2023, 08:47 AM	#4
Daniel76 User Join Date: May 2021 Location: Texas Posts: 41 Thanks: 76 Thanked 116 Times in 30 Posts	No history on it. There is a local long time luger collector that I have bought/sold guns with for well over a decade. He's probably still got nearly 100 lugers and every once in a while he'll turn one loose. This is one of them. It has clearly sat protected from the elements and (humans) for most of it's life. Coincidentally, I just bought another pre-war luger that I find even more fascinating that should be arriving next week. Five digit SN, police use (mag/sear safety), '1920' property stamp and matching Weimar era magazine. It has two odd stamps on it that I was not able to identify in the photos. My luger collecting is kinda a weird niche for me. I really like the unusual, or uncommon of the WW1/Weimar/early NS period. I have several police guns, and could easily stay in that rabbit hole perpetually.

06-05-2023, 12:21 PM	#5
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,317 Times in 431 Posts	Does it have a holdopen? --Dwight