Help with this Luger

Hey oldcolts. After making my initial comments I realized that I was breaking a major rule. That is if you can't hold it and examine it in person let it pass. James K is right on the mark. If it is a shooter that you want and it is priced as a shooter then that is one thing, but paying top dollar and getting a shooter is quite another thing. Photographs of Lugers on the Internet can be deceiving and misleading. Possibly the guys at the luger gun boards coul help but such a purchase is risky to begin with.

I recently helped a good friend acquire a 1918/1920 DWM Police reissue. We were able to examine the gun in person and do the research necessary to determine that the gun was 100% what it appeared to be and was priced appropriately. Act in haste, repent in leisure. My initial comments were made without those considerations and contrary to my strong advice to my buddy: buy in person.
 
One other thing. The first thing that you need to determine is whether you want a collector's gun or one that you will shoot. Just because a Luger is a shooter doesn't mean that it can't be a very nice gun, but shooting a collectable gun that cost a steep premium can result in a considerable loss with the breakage of one numbered part.
 


Tell you what, if all you are looking for is a nice looking shooter Luger, you buy that one, and I'll trade you this one for it! :D:rolleyes: I'll even pay the shipping on my end!;):rolleyes:

Its a 1936 S/42, and a nice gun, although not fully matching#s and according to the guy I got it from "reblued during the war" (riiiight). Gun looks new, all markings are sharp and crisp. I'll throw in a repo holster, too!

My new "shooter" Luger is "all matching", and has 100% of the original finish, and while I've only put a box through it so far, I plan to shoot the heck out of it. Its also stainless steel, and was made in Texas! :D
 
Or, almost as good as Hitler's initials, blood pitting :rolleyes:

I almost pulled the trigger on an Aimco/Mitchell/Stoeger Luger. If I had already had my 1938 Mauser I would have snatched it up at $550. What a great shooter it would be and it's downright pretty in stainless. I'm wondering whether these guns may have their own collector's value some time down the road. As it turns out the seven round Aimco mags work best in my 1938.
 
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