Nice arty for sale

Roadkill · 06-26-2002, 10:37 PM

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=4399861

RK

Big Norm · 06-28-2002, 01:47 AM

RK,
the side plate looks like the gun might have a light pitting problem on it. Pitting always worries me. The locking bolt looks rounded like an amatuer did some restrawing. Its supposed to be flat with champhered edges. I can't remember if the bore quality was mentioned. Replacement grips. Original mag, but that doesn't matter on a range gun.
Not a collector, tough year to get, but maybe at a tad over a thou, it might be a good gun for the range. Sent your limits at a little over a thou and stick to it or wait for the more common years of 1916 or 1917 with British proofs and try for better quality for the same money.
Big Norm
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Building a Luger collection for $1000 to $3000 at a time.

Big Norm · 06-28-2002, 02:34 AM

RK,
I took another look at the gun. Maybe I concentrated too much on the grips, side plate and the locking bolt. The guy said that the barrel was clean. The 209 serial number along side the side plate looks OK (not buffed). The toggle top appears OK. Only two proof marks. Hard to tell much more from the photographs. The pitting might be restricted to the side plate. More photos are needed. Say, the proof marks, serial numbers on the front of the receiver and on the barrel, the straps and the barrel itself. This will tell you if the gun has been reblued and if there is more pitting.
Big Norm

06-26-2002, 10:37 PM	#1
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Nice arty for sale http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=4399861 RK

06-28-2002, 01:47 AM	#2
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	RK, the side plate looks like the gun might have a light pitting problem on it. Pitting always worries me. The locking bolt looks rounded like an amatuer did some restrawing. Its supposed to be flat with champhered edges. I can't remember if the bore quality was mentioned. Replacement grips. Original mag, but that doesn't matter on a range gun. Not a collector, tough year to get, but maybe at a tad over a thou, it might be a good gun for the range. Sent your limits at a little over a thou and stick to it or wait for the more common years of 1916 or 1917 with British proofs and try for better quality for the same money. Big Norm _________________________________________________ Building a Luger collection for $1000 to $3000 at a time.

06-28-2002, 02:34 AM	#3
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	RK, I took another look at the gun. Maybe I concentrated too much on the grips, side plate and the locking bolt. The guy said that the barrel was clean. The 209 serial number along side the side plate looks OK (not buffed). The toggle top appears OK. Only two proof marks. Hard to tell much more from the photographs. The pitting might be restricted to the side plate. More photos are needed. Say, the proof marks, serial numbers on the front of the receiver and on the barrel, the straps and the barrel itself. This will tell you if the gun has been reblued and if there is more pitting. Big Norm