Great Grandad's not-so-long-lost Luger

Rob · 03-15-2003, 07:17 PM

My Dad had always said that his grandfather had a German Luger, but he thought it was stolen in 1947 from his house in Marysvale, UT. Well, last year my dad's cousin was moving and told my dad that he wanted him to have this "old Luger that Grandpa had". I had never seen my Dad so excited! We retrieved the Erfurt-made Luger, put in a missing locking bolt spring, and it shoots perfectly after almost 60 years of rest. It has "Germany" stamped on the frame above the locking bolt and the date that is usually on the top of the frame seems to have been ground off (nicely done). From the info we have gathered, this seems to be an import that may have been sold in the US in the 1920s for around $20-30(?). Anyway, a nice shooter that that provided my Dad some great pleasure before his passing in December.

03-15-2003, 07:17 PM	#1
Rob User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great Grandad's not-so-long-lost Luger My Dad had always said that his grandfather had a German Luger, but he thought it was stolen in 1947 from his house in Marysvale, UT. Well, last year my dad's cousin was moving and told my dad that he wanted him to have this "old Luger that Grandpa had". I had never seen my Dad so excited! We retrieved the Erfurt-made Luger, put in a missing locking bolt spring, and it shoots perfectly after almost 60 years of rest. It has "Germany" stamped on the frame above the locking bolt and the date that is usually on the top of the frame seems to have been ground off (nicely done). From the info we have gathered, this seems to be an import that may have been sold in the US in the 1920s for around $20-30(?). Anyway, a nice shooter that that provided my Dad some great pleasure before his passing in December.