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[Akabaron]

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new guy needing help. Recently bought this luger and know nothing about it. Is it commercial? anyone know what year? I do know it looks like the barrel has been changed due to different serial number. Any history on this firearm would be grateful. I know nothing about lugers. Thanks

[HerrKaiser]

It looks like it was an artillery Luger at some point and went into police service. Maybe the date was removed at that time, as it has a lot of military style numbering and military proofs on the upper receiver. Makes for an interesting shooter if nothing else. Welcome to the forum!

[Edward Tinker]

Welcome to the forum - it is interesting that the receiver had the date scrubbed off, because it started as a military pistol. After the war it went into police service, you can tell by the sear safety and the magazine safety (see the FAQ for further info on those).

[Akabaron]

Im suprised you both can tell by looking at it. I have no clue. Would like to know what the year was born in and everything else people can tell me by the pics. I havent shot it yet but the guy i got it from said he shot it probably 30 yrs ago. What would something like this go for price wise? Thanks for the replies so far.

[HerrKaiser]

As a shooter that shoots, $900-$1100 or so. I can tell you the upper receiver was born sometime between 1913 and 1918 or so. Anything beyond that would be a complete guess due to the re-work scrubbing a date off.

[Akabaron]

Any reason they would remove the date?

[HerrKaiser]

Re-work into a commercial style gun post-war, part of the conversion process into a police gun maybe? If it were not for the mismatched barrel as a value killer, this would be an interesting gun in several respects. And to pre-emptively answer, no, a rework would not place a mismatched barrel on it this way.