Information Please

Coldbrook · 08-31-2015, 08:49 PM

I'm a new owner of a commercial Luger and ask for any help and info you experienced collectors can give me. I'm having problems getting more than 1 picture to load at a time so I'll post them separately.

Coldbrook · 08-31-2015, 08:51 PM

Second picture

Coldbrook · 08-31-2015, 08:52 PM

Third picture

Edward Tinker · 08-31-2015, 08:59 PM

posting more than one is pretty easy - advanced - then
Manage Attachments and you can post up to ten at once

Even if large photos - >2mb's it will make them fit

DonVoigt · 08-31-2015, 10:33 PM

Welcome and congrats on you Luger.
What kind of help or info do you want?

DavidJayUden · 08-31-2015, 11:37 PM

Looks like a .30 cal. alphabet commercial, original finish, non-original magazine. DWM mfg. Nothing else jumps out at me, but of course more photos will help.

Lugerdoc · 09-01-2015, 09:41 AM

CB, judging by the fit of your extractor in breech block, I would bet that it doesn't have the matching last 2 digits of the serial stamped inside, as it should to be matching. TH

FNorm · 09-01-2015, 12:47 PM

'M' block ran from very late 1923 to first 2/3rds of 1924

DavidJayUden · 09-01-2015, 01:26 PM

LugerDoc:
What part of the extractor fit raises concerns? There is a gap at the rear which I thought common, and slightly uneven gaps along the sides, but I'm not seeing the same red flags.
Thanks in advance for the lesson!
dju

rhuff · 09-01-2015, 02:13 PM

Congrats on your new Luger. As above, it appears to be an alphabet commercial Luger. They are fun lugers, and make good shooters if you decide to shoot it. Yours looks to be in very nice condition. The mag appears to be aftermarket.

Coldbrook · 09-04-2015, 06:01 PM

Thanks for the info, I didn't know the date of manufacture. It does a non-original magazine and it is chambered in 30 luger. Is it hard to find period magazines and do they help the value any. I also wondered if you can recommend any "required reading" for a new collector.

DonVoigt · 09-04-2015, 08:58 PM

Reading-
yes, read all the posts here, start with the ones in the commercial area and then move on to the rest!

Welcome and enjoy your luger.

08-31-2015, 08:49 PM	#1
Coldbrook New User Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 4 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Information Please I'm a new owner of a commercial Luger and ask for any help and info you experienced collectors can give me. I'm having problems getting more than 1 picture to load at a time so I'll post them separately. Attached Thumbnails

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Coldbrook New User Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 4 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Information Please Second picture Attached Thumbnails

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Coldbrook New User Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 4 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Information Please Third picture Attached Thumbnails

09-01-2015, 09:41 AM	#7
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	CB, judging by the fit of your extractor in breech block, I would bet that it doesn't have the matching last 2 digits of the serial stamped inside, as it should to be matching. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

08-31-2015, 08:59 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	posting more than one is pretty easy - advanced - then Manage Attachments and you can post up to ten at once Even if large photos - >2mb's it will make them fit

08-31-2015, 10:33 PM	#5
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Welcome and congrats on you Luger. What kind of help or info do you want?

08-31-2015, 11:37 PM	#6
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Looks like a .30 cal. alphabet commercial, original finish, non-original magazine. DWM mfg. Nothing else jumps out at me, but of course more photos will help.

09-01-2015, 12:47 PM	#8
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	'M' block ran from very late 1923 to first 2/3rds of 1924

09-01-2015, 01:26 PM	#9
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	LugerDoc: What part of the extractor fit raises concerns? There is a gap at the rear which I thought common, and slightly uneven gaps along the sides, but I'm not seeing the same red flags. Thanks in advance for the lesson! dju

09-01-2015, 02:13 PM	#10
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,270 Thanks: 2,686 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	Congrats on your new Luger. As above, it appears to be an alphabet commercial Luger. They are fun lugers, and make good shooters if you decide to shoot it. Yours looks to be in very nice condition. The mag appears to be aftermarket.

09-04-2015, 06:01 PM	#11
Coldbrook New User Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 4 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks for the info, I didn't know the date of manufacture. It does a non-original magazine and it is chambered in 30 luger. Is it hard to find period magazines and do they help the value any. I also wondered if you can recommend any "required reading" for a new collector.

09-04-2015, 08:58 PM	#12
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Reading- yes, read all the posts here, start with the ones in the commercial area and then move on to the rest! Welcome and enjoy your luger.