luger

coltstudd · 10-30-2013, 12:51 PM

does anyone have any inside on this luger,does it look good,any info will help?

SteveM · 10-30-2013, 01:37 PM

Looks like your typical EG police Luger. Do you have better pics? Do the numbers match?

coltstudd · 10-30-2013, 02:38 PM

the guy says its a all matching number 1939 s-42 mauser the barrel has the crown proof,any idea what it would be worth?

alanint · 10-30-2013, 02:42 PM

About $800 bucks in this condition. The extra mag might add a little, say $900.

A Crown proof on the barrel would indicate that it has been replaced and renumbered.

Make sure this is not being represented as an original, un-messed with Luger. This Luger was captured by the Russians, refinished and issued to the East Germans for their police force. There is a collector nitch for these pistols, but it is not as it left the factory.

coltstudd · 10-30-2013, 02:46 PM

would this be better then a inter arms mauser import,seems like you know a lot do you have a contact number my email is coltstudd@aol.com

alanint · 10-30-2013, 05:16 PM

A good Interarms Mauser is fetching more than I quoted for the DDR Luger you posted. It all depends on what you are looking for. An Interarms pistol in the same price range that I mentioned would be of more interest to me than a redo shooter.

coltstudd · 10-30-2013, 05:28 PM

would the inter arms mauser be just as good a shooter?

SteveM · 10-30-2013, 06:15 PM

I wouldn't dismiss this Luger as only a "shooter". It has a pedigree; issued in WW2, captured, then reworked by a government arsenal in East Germany(probably Ernst Thalmann) and then reissued again. That pistol tells a story. Couple pics of mine below. BYF41, all matching, no replaced parts with the exception of grips and mags. SARCO import around '90,'91.

coltstudd · 10-30-2013, 06:21 PM

nice is the barrel crown proofed?

SteveM · 10-30-2013, 07:00 PM

Original barrel. Replaced barrels are C/N marked. It is not unusual to see these EG pistols with replaced barrels.

coltstudd · 10-30-2013, 09:04 PM

this one has a 3 digit serial number with nothing etched out,looks like a all matching gun except the crown proof barrel.

Lugerdoc · 10-31-2013, 09:08 AM

IMHO these DDR reworks are perfered over the Mauser Parabellum as shooter, since they are used and don't drop in value as much as shooting a NIB Para. Also PO8 parts are more readily available and less expensive than original Para parts. Tom

mystical_tutor · 10-31-2013, 09:38 AM

My inclination would be for the DDR. I like to think I'm holding a piece of history when I look at or shoot my Lugers.

Tom has the most knowledge on repairs though and if something breaks on the newer Lugers there can be a parts problem--or at least expense.

Gary

sheepherder · 11-24-2013, 10:02 AM

I hadn't looked close at the DDR Luger in the first pic/first post here...Now I see that the plastic (or maybe Bakelite) grips are brown...I've only seen black 'bullseye' VoPo/RC grips...

Are the brown bullseye grips as common as the black ones???

alanint · 11-24-2013, 10:23 AM

That's curious. EVERY set of these bulls-eye grips I have ever seen were brown.

Sergio Natali · 11-24-2013, 10:50 AM

IMHO I think that VOPO grips can be black or brown, although I've seen more black ones.
My 2 cents.

sheepherder · 11-24-2013, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

That's curious. EVERY set of these bulls-eye grips I have ever seen were brown.

Even in pics on this site???

This is the first set of brown Luger VoPo/RC grips I've seen pics of here...

SteveM · 11-24-2013, 11:32 AM

The grips that are on the pistol I posted are a very dark brown..

Dwight Gruber · 11-24-2013, 11:42 AM

The colors of DVP bullseye grips in photographs vary greatly depending upon the lighting used.

--Dwight

10-30-2013, 12:51 PM	#1
coltstudd User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	luger does anyone have any inside on this luger,does it look good,any info will help? Attached Thumbnails

10-30-2013, 02:38 PM	#3
coltstudd User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	luger the guy says its a all matching number 1939 s-42 mauser the barrel has the crown proof,any idea what it would be worth?

10-30-2013, 02:46 PM	#5
coltstudd User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	luger would this be better then a inter arms mauser import,seems like you know a lot do you have a contact number my email is coltstudd@aol.com

10-30-2013, 05:28 PM	#7
coltstudd User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	luger would the inter arms mauser be just as good a shooter?

10-30-2013, 06:15 PM	#8
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	I wouldn't dismiss this Luger as only a "shooter". It has a pedigree; issued in WW2, captured, then reworked by a government arsenal in East Germany(probably Ernst Thalmann) and then reissued again. That pistol tells a story. Couple pics of mine below. BYF41, all matching, no replaced parts with the exception of grips and mags. SARCO import around '90,'91. Attached Thumbnails

10-30-2013, 01:37 PM	#2
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Looks like your typical EG police Luger. Do you have better pics? Do the numbers match?

10-30-2013, 02:42 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	About $800 bucks in this condition. The extra mag might add a little, say $900. A Crown proof on the barrel would indicate that it has been replaced and renumbered. Make sure this is not being represented as an original, un-messed with Luger. This Luger was captured by the Russians, refinished and issued to the East Germans for their police force. There is a collector nitch for these pistols, but it is not as it left the factory.

10-30-2013, 05:16 PM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	A good Interarms Mauser is fetching more than I quoted for the DDR Luger you posted. It all depends on what you are looking for. An Interarms pistol in the same price range that I mentioned would be of more interest to me than a redo shooter.

10-30-2013, 06:21 PM	#9
coltstudd User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	luger nice is the barrel crown proofed?

10-30-2013, 07:00 PM	#10
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Original barrel. Replaced barrels are C/N marked. It is not unusual to see these EG pistols with replaced barrels.

10-30-2013, 09:04 PM	#11
coltstudd User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	luger this one has a 3 digit serial number with nothing etched out,looks like a all matching gun except the crown proof barrel.

10-31-2013, 09:08 AM	#12
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	IMHO these DDR reworks are perfered over the Mauser Parabellum as shooter, since they are used and don't drop in value as much as shooting a NIB Para. Also PO8 parts are more readily available and less expensive than original Para parts. Tom __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

10-31-2013, 09:38 AM	#13
mystical_tutor User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 230 Thanks: 32 Thanked 39 Times in 25 Posts	My inclination would be for the DDR. I like to think I'm holding a piece of history when I look at or shoot my Lugers. Tom has the most knowledge on repairs though and if something breaks on the newer Lugers there can be a parts problem--or at least expense. Gary

11-24-2013, 10:02 AM	#14
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,181 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,438 Times in 2,327 Posts	I hadn't looked close at the DDR Luger in the first pic/first post here...Now I see that the plastic (or maybe Bakelite) grips are brown...I've only seen black 'bullseye' VoPo/RC grips... Are the brown bullseye grips as common as the black ones??? __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

11-24-2013, 10:23 AM	#15
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	That's curious. EVERY set of these bulls-eye grips I have ever seen were brown.

11-24-2013, 10:50 AM	#16
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	IMHO I think that VOPO grips can be black or brown, although I've seen more black ones. My 2 cents. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

11-24-2013, 11:32 AM	#18
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	The grips that are on the pistol I posted are a very dark brown..

11-24-2013, 11:42 AM	#19
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,281 Times in 423 Posts	The colors of DVP bullseye grips in photographs vary greatly depending upon the lighting used. --Dwight