1914 Military

ithacaartist · 04-07-2015, 05:43 PM

How does this one stack up? The description is a little crazy, but I guess every dealer sees Nazis behind the bristles of his toothbrush...
http://www.gunauction.com/buy/13323637/

DavidJayUden · 04-07-2015, 06:10 PM

Don't look half bad for being 100.
That wooden mag. bottom looks too good to be true, and I'd want to re-learn if the stamping is correct for a WW1 military mag. bottom. I assume that is the primary mag. with no + sign?
Overall I like it and will be interested what the hammer falls at.
dju

JTD · 04-07-2015, 06:20 PM

David, the mag looks fine to me. Pistol looks good after a quick look, also.

Geo99 · 04-08-2015, 02:42 AM

I was looking at bidding this one too. The wood grip panels are nice!

I think sometimes the seller will just stick the word Nazi in the description to drum up interest.

In the end, it's just another common 1916, and pretty dry inside with some rust starting. And what happened to the back of the toggle, where the serial # is? I don't think I have ever seen so much wear/damage in that spot - it looks like it was sanded down. But it wouldn't surprise me to see it go for $1900 or more.

- Geo

John Sabato · 04-08-2015, 08:07 AM

I think there was rust on the rear of the toggle that was rubbed off with something really abrasive... like sandpaper. The pistol looks like a bringback trophy that was neglected in a dresser drawer for decades. All-in-all, I would say a nice genuine piece of history.

Geo99 · 04-11-2015, 04:11 PM

$2255 and still one day left - Some one is going to end up paying retail+ price for this one!

BTW, I did not mean to disparage 1916 Lugers - I have two. It's just that I see them all the time.

Geo-

04-07-2015, 05:43 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,292 Thanks: 7,059 Thanked 2,485 Times in 1,325 Posts	1914 Military How does this one stack up? The description is a little crazy, but I guess every dealer sees Nazis behind the bristles of his toothbrush... http://www.gunauction.com/buy/13323637/ __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

04-08-2015, 02:42 AM	#4
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 398 Thanks: 102 Thanked 125 Times in 74 Posts	I was looking at bidding this one too. The wood grip panels are nice! I think sometimes the seller will just stick the word Nazi in the description to drum up interest. In the end, it's just another common 1916, and pretty dry inside with some rust starting. And what happened to the back of the toggle, where the serial # is? I don't think I have ever seen so much wear/damage in that spot - it looks like it was sanded down. But it wouldn't surprise me to see it go for $1900 or more. - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

04-08-2015, 08:07 AM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,152 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	I think there was rust on the rear of the toggle that was rubbed off with something really abrasive... like sandpaper. The pistol looks like a bringback trophy that was neglected in a dresser drawer for decades. All-in-all, I would say a nice genuine piece of history. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-11-2015, 04:11 PM	#6
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 398 Thanks: 102 Thanked 125 Times in 74 Posts	$2255 and still one day left - Some one is going to end up paying retail+ price for this one! BTW, I did not mean to disparage 1916 Lugers - I have two. It's just that I see them all the time. Geo- __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

04-07-2015, 06:10 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Don't look half bad for being 100. That wooden mag. bottom looks too good to be true, and I'd want to re-learn if the stamping is correct for a WW1 military mag. bottom. I assume that is the primary mag. with no + sign? Overall I like it and will be interested what the hammer falls at. dju

04-07-2015, 06:20 PM	#3
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 424 Thanks: 217 Thanked 407 Times in 148 Posts	David, the mag looks fine to me. Pistol looks good after a quick look, also.