G date Luger with 1935 dated Holster

Lloyd in Nevada · 08-07-2004, 08:03 PM

Well, it has been my good fortune to find and acquire a beautiful G date Luger with a very nice 1935 dated holster. The dark brown leather holster is WaA142 acceptance stamped and maker marked C. Heinichen Dresden 1935. This rig came out of a 40 year old collection that the collector has been liquidating for the last six months.

This G date Luger serial is 1772c and is what Jan Still in "Third Reich Lugers" classifies as a Subvariation 1 W154 and S92 acceptance stamped. The Luger is all matching with the exception of the two type 1 Army nickel plated magazines. One magazine is droop E/154 marked and the other is droop E/63 marked. It also came with a W154 acceptance stamped loading tool.

The pistol rates about 98% rust blue and 98% straw or thereabouts. The wood grips are in beautiful condition and fit very tight with no movement when grips screws are secured. They are neither marked to serial or acceptance stamped. All interior surfaces are polished bright. Bore is in pristine/smooth/bright condition with no frosting or pitting evident with prominent definition between lands and grooves. Breech block surface/face and chamber show very little evidence of much shooting.

I have a few other later dated German Army Lugers but this one is just a little better in terms of finish and fit. I am very impressed wtih the metal to metal fit and the overal finished condition of this G date--very impressive metal to metal contact and fitting is clearly evident as I examined all the parts under magnification as I took it down for cleaning and inspection.

Anyway, on to the pictures...............

Imperial Arms · 08-07-2004, 08:25 PM

Gorgeous rig and all the 'comfort zones' I like to see! Well done and make sure that you treasure that 'sleeper' for a long time.

Cheers,
Albert

drbuster · 08-07-2004, 08:40 PM

Lloyd, Just to echo what Albert said, it's a beauty! One just went on Auction Arms for about $1800, Phoenix Investment Arms is asking $2400 for one not as nice as yours. Would love to see this rig. Are you ging to the Reno show next weekend?

RockinWR · 08-07-2004, 10:29 PM

Lloyd,
* Geez! If this one has 2% blue loss...half of it has got to be under a grip screw!!
* Flat stunning. I'm STILL IMPRESSED!
* If the Forum's lead page needs a poster pic, I'd vote for the Rig shot in a heartbeat.
* Thanks for sharing.
Bob

Pete Ebbink · 08-08-2004, 03:24 PM

Hi Lloyd,

What a stunning rig !!!! Makes me re-think my lack of WWII Mauser interest...

Congratulations...

p.s. If this collector is off-loading Swiss items, could you pass on my email : "pebbink@pacbell.net"

Thanks !

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Lloyd in Nevada · 08-10-2004, 09:15 PM

Thanks all you gentlemen for your nice comments and input on my G rig. Hope to see some of you in Reno this weekend for the show. Lloyd in HOTTER than HELL Las Vegas.

08-07-2004, 08:03 PM	#1
Lloyd in Nevada User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	G date Luger with 1935 dated Holster Well, it has been my good fortune to find and acquire a beautiful G date Luger with a very nice 1935 dated holster. The dark brown leather holster is WaA142 acceptance stamped and maker marked C. Heinichen Dresden 1935. This rig came out of a 40 year old collection that the collector has been liquidating for the last six months. This G date Luger serial is 1772c and is what Jan Still in "Third Reich Lugers" classifies as a Subvariation 1 W154 and S92 acceptance stamped. The Luger is all matching with the exception of the two type 1 Army nickel plated magazines. One magazine is droop E/154 marked and the other is droop E/63 marked. It also came with a W154 acceptance stamped loading tool. The pistol rates about 98% rust blue and 98% straw or thereabouts. The wood grips are in beautiful condition and fit very tight with no movement when grips screws are secured. They are neither marked to serial or acceptance stamped. All interior surfaces are polished bright. Bore is in pristine/smooth/bright condition with no frosting or pitting evident with prominent definition between lands and grooves. Breech block surface/face and chamber show very little evidence of much shooting. I have a few other later dated German Army Lugers but this one is just a little better in terms of finish and fit. I am very impressed wtih the metal to metal fit and the overal finished condition of this G date--very impressive metal to metal contact and fitting is clearly evident as I examined all the parts under magnification as I took it down for cleaning and inspection. Anyway, on to the pictures...............

08-07-2004, 08:25 PM	#2
Imperial Arms Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malta, EU Posts: 579 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Gorgeous rig and all the 'comfort zones' I like to see! Well done and make sure that you treasure that 'sleeper' for a long time. Cheers, Albert

08-07-2004, 08:40 PM	#3
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Lloyd, Just to echo what Albert said, it's a beauty! One just went on Auction Arms for about $1800, Phoenix Investment Arms is asking $2400 for one not as nice as yours. Would love to see this rig. Are you ging to the Reno show next weekend?

08-07-2004, 10:29 PM	#4
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Lloyd, * Geez! If this one has 2% blue loss...half of it has got to be under a grip screw!! * Flat stunning. I'm STILL IMPRESSED! * If the Forum's lead page needs a poster pic, I'd vote for the Rig shot in a heartbeat. * Thanks for sharing. Bob

08-08-2004, 03:24 PM	#5
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Lloyd, What a stunning rig !!!! Makes me re-think my lack of WWII Mauser interest... Congratulations... p.s. If this collector is off-loading Swiss items, could you pass on my email : "pebbink@pacbell.net" Thanks ! Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

08-10-2004, 09:15 PM	#6
Lloyd in Nevada User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks all you gentlemen for your nice comments and input on my G rig. Hope to see some of you in Reno this weekend for the show. Lloyd in HOTTER than HELL Las Vegas.