Hi All,
Back to the title of this thread... the 1975 Luger Mauser bullbarrel...
Well.... I had a chance to see this gun! I have to admit- it's a beautiful firearm! I rather like the bullbarrel... the real thing is different from the photos. The sights are VERY nice. The heavy barrel balances the weapon well- and gives it a very solid feel. I can imagine the recoil would be dampened significantly by that barrel.
Looking at the photos below, you can see a deep scratch in front of the sideplate. This went clear through the finish to the bare metal below. The scratches on the side of the forward toggle joint (just behind the extractor) were also deep; there were more points of wear on the top left side of that same joint which were not apparent from the photos. (finish removed exposing bright metal.) The engraving "Original Mauser" on top of the breech had no white paint as does the gun in the photos on the website:
https://www.1911addicts.com/threads/very-scarce-mauser-sport-parabellum.26696/
Having seen other Lugers, as well as my own, which have of course been shot in the past, such wear on the top and side of the joint just behind the extractor is completely absent. Makes me wonder again how those scratches got there.
The shop would not allow me to do a simple field strip, not even to simply remove the side plate to see the surface underneath. They said the owner would be willing to "adjust his price a little" from the asking figure of Eu 3.250.
I am really looking for a target gun to shoot. Good sights, and accuracy are my focus. Of course I am open for a collector grade gun, but this bullbarrel, as rare and beautiful as it is, is not a collector but rather a shooter. Even if he drops his price to Eu 2500 (the suggested max), it is ALOT to pay for a shooter with questionable wear.
So I think I will reply and pass. Really too bad....
Thanks for all the input!
I'm concentrating on that Sig P210-6.... I'll see it in just under three weeks.....
Cheers,
RShaw