Candidate for Thor?

Tim · 06-30-2002, 02:48 PM

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=4438873
How much would this be worth as a "pricey fixer upper"? <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
Cheers,

Kyrie · 06-30-2002, 03:04 PM

Hi Tim!

Assuming it is mechanically sound, the same as any other mechanically sound shooter Artillery Luger - about $600 to $700. ItÃ¢??s a pity that its most interesting feature (the left grip panel marked with the Ã¢??9Ã¢?Â) is a later addition.

Warm regards,

Kyrie

Thor · 06-30-2002, 04:05 PM

Hugh does a nice job on the red 9 grip refurb too!

wterrell · 06-30-2002, 05:31 PM

Good Luck, Tim. Nice pistol. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

Big Norm · 07-02-2002, 01:43 PM

Very nice specimen for the price. It either a 1917 or 1918 by looking at the front fixed sight. I would love to have those "Red Nine" grips. They don't belong on a 1917-18.
Big Norm

George Anderson · 07-19-2002, 04:29 PM

Big Norm, Regarding the Red Nine grips, if not a 1918 or 1917, what then would be correct?

Herb · 07-19-2002, 09:33 PM

George, my info says 1920.

Jan C Still · 07-19-2002, 10:41 PM

Herb
What is the basis for the 1920 date. I have only observed them on a couple of 1917 dated artilleries. They were marked in the field so they wouldnt be mistakenly loaded with 7.63 mauser ammo used in the 7.63 caliber brooms.
Jan

George Anderson · 07-20-2002, 10:15 AM

I was just curious because I bought the pistol in question. The left grip is misnumbered to the pistol and the form of the nine is not consistent with those seen on brooms or that on the right which is numbered to the gun.

Other than the left grip, the pistol is right as rain though the bluing is all but gone. No pitting and no rust.

Don · 07-21-2002, 04:57 PM

George, I'd say this would be a perfect candidate for Thor. I bought an arty from a gun store over a year ago that was all white metal. All matching except for mag and trigger bar. Bore was mediocre. I always intended for it to be a shooter and to have Thor refinish it. After firing a few boxes of ammo, the breechblock broke, so I shipped it to Tom Heller and had him install a new barrel and an armorer's breechblock. Then shipped it to Thor. With Thor's artistry, and new Nill grips, it's a truly magnificent gun! Thor does outstanding work, and his prices are dirt cheap!

06-30-2002, 02:48 PM	#1
Tim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Great North Woods of Wisconsin Posts: 100 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Candidate for Thor? http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=4438873 How much would this be worth as a "pricey fixer upper"? <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> Cheers, __________________ The intent of the second amendment was not to allow the private ownership of firearms. If it had been it would have said something like "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"...

06-30-2002, 04:05 PM	#3
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Hugh does a nice job on the red 9 grip refurb too! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

06-30-2002, 05:31 PM	#4
wterrell User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,096 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Good Luck, Tim. Nice pistol. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> __________________ Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo, wes --------------------

07-19-2002, 09:33 PM	#7
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	George, my info says 1920. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

06-30-2002, 03:04 PM	#2
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Hi Tim! Assuming it is mechanically sound, the same as any other mechanically sound shooter Artillery Luger - about $600 to $700. ItÃ¢??s a pity that its most interesting feature (the left grip panel marked with the Ã¢??9Ã¢?Â) is a later addition. Warm regards, Kyrie

07-02-2002, 01:43 PM	#5
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Very nice specimen for the price. It either a 1917 or 1918 by looking at the front fixed sight. I would love to have those "Red Nine" grips. They don't belong on a 1917-18. Big Norm

07-19-2002, 04:29 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Big Norm, Regarding the Red Nine grips, if not a 1918 or 1917, what then would be correct?

07-19-2002, 10:41 PM	#8
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Herb What is the basis for the 1920 date. I have only observed them on a couple of 1917 dated artilleries. They were marked in the field so they wouldnt be mistakenly loaded with 7.63 mauser ammo used in the 7.63 caliber brooms. Jan

07-20-2002, 10:15 AM	#9
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	I was just curious because I bought the pistol in question. The left grip is misnumbered to the pistol and the form of the nine is not consistent with those seen on brooms or that on the right which is numbered to the gun. Other than the left grip, the pistol is right as rain though the bluing is all but gone. No pitting and no rust.

07-21-2002, 04:57 PM	#10
Don User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	George, I'd say this would be a perfect candidate for Thor. I bought an arty from a gun store over a year ago that was all white metal. All matching except for mag and trigger bar. Bore was mediocre. I always intended for it to be a shooter and to have Thor refinish it. After firing a few boxes of ammo, the breechblock broke, so I shipped it to Tom Heller and had him install a new barrel and an armorer's breechblock. Then shipped it to Thor. With Thor's artistry, and new Nill grips, it's a truly magnificent gun! Thor does outstanding work, and his prices are dirt cheap!