Borchardt

SteveM · 10-12-2013, 12:13 PM

Here ya go.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=369621262

drbuster · 10-12-2013, 12:34 PM

Wow, very optimistic asking price, considering I've seen several of these in their original cases for less than half the price. Check the auction houses.

Ron Wood · 10-12-2013, 12:44 PM

Thanks for the link. It is a new serial number for the data base!

It is a lovely piece but his buy now price is a bit optimistic.(I type too slow...that's what Herb said

)

alanint · 10-12-2013, 01:13 PM

The leather holster is in less than stellar shape for even half that price.

Ben M. · 10-12-2013, 02:55 PM

what is the number on the gun? only the number of magazines is mentioned.

and what would the seller mean with this sentence in the ad? does it mean a reline job?

Bore is very good and was preserved 25yrs ago

Ron Wood · 10-12-2013, 06:04 PM

The seller was reluctant to give me the full serial number but he trusted me to just use it to add to my data base. The statement about the bore is just some awkward wording, it has not been relined. The magazine #553 evidently went with a Borchardt that was parted out years ago as some parts of it have been reported but not the whole gun.

Doug,
If you find a Borchardt holster in better condition it is either extremely rare or a reproduction. Borchardt holsters are notorious for their poor condition. The soft patent leather did not hold up well at all.

SteveM · 10-12-2013, 06:35 PM

Ron, I figured that you would contact him about the serial number. That was nice of him to give it to you.

Ron Wood · 10-12-2013, 06:49 PM

Steve,
Folks are generally pretty decent about giving out serial numbers if you treat them with courtesy, In all the years I have been gathering serial numbers on Borchardts and Lugers, I have only had one individual that refused to give out the number. That is a pretty good record and a favorable commentary on the collector community.

tudorbug · 10-13-2013, 10:57 AM

Ron, good work, once again!

Davi

10-12-2013, 12:13 PM	#1
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Borchardt Here ya go. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=369621262

10-12-2013, 12:44 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Thanks for the link. It is a new serial number for the data base! It is a lovely piece but his buy now price is a bit optimistic.(I type too slow...that's what Herb said ) __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-12-2013, 01:13 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	The leather holster is in less than stellar shape for even half that price. Last edited by alanint; 10-12-2013 at 03:48 PM.

10-12-2013, 06:04 PM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	The seller was reluctant to give me the full serial number but he trusted me to just use it to add to my data base. The statement about the bore is just some awkward wording, it has not been relined. The magazine #553 evidently went with a Borchardt that was parted out years ago as some parts of it have been reported but not the whole gun. Doug, If you find a Borchardt holster in better condition it is either extremely rare or a reproduction. Borchardt holsters are notorious for their poor condition. The soft patent leather did not hold up well at all. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-12-2013, 06:49 PM	#8
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Steve, Folks are generally pretty decent about giving out serial numbers if you treat them with courtesy, In all the years I have been gathering serial numbers on Borchardts and Lugers, I have only had one individual that refused to give out the number. That is a pretty good record and a favorable commentary on the collector community. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction Last edited by Ron Wood; 10-13-2013 at 12:14 PM.

10-12-2013, 12:34 PM	#2
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Wow, very optimistic asking price, considering I've seen several of these in their original cases for less than half the price. Check the auction houses.

10-12-2013, 02:55 PM	#5
Ben M. User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Retired to Naples, FL. Posts: 474 Thanks: 82 Thanked 117 Times in 79 Posts	what is the number on the gun? only the number of magazines is mentioned. and what would the seller mean with this sentence in the ad? does it mean a reline job? Bore is very good and was preserved 25yrs ago

10-12-2013, 06:35 PM	#7
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Ron, I figured that you would contact him about the serial number. That was nice of him to give it to you.

10-13-2013, 10:57 AM	#9
tudorbug Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 387 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	Ron, good work, once again! Davi