I went into the local pawn shop to look around and came across a WWI Lugar, DWM 1918, excellent bore, overall very good condition. I know nothing about Lugars or thier prices but this one is listed at $349.00. Anything in particular to look for with this gun? Thanks for any info.
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WWI Lugar
- Thread starter sarge83
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Hi, Sarge,
Entire books have been written on Lugers (note spelling; Lugar is a Senator from Indiana), so it is not easy to say from a brief description if the price is good or not. Obvious things to look at are the percent of original finish, whether numbers match, amount of rust or pitting if any, and the overall wear. There are few 1918 pistols with good bores or with high percentages of original finish, so it is possible that the one you saw is reblued and/or rebarrelled.
Nevertheless, that is not a bad price (by standards in this area) so it might be worth going for anyhow if the gun appears to be tight and not obviously buffed to heck and back.
Jim
Entire books have been written on Lugers (note spelling; Lugar is a Senator from Indiana), so it is not easy to say from a brief description if the price is good or not. Obvious things to look at are the percent of original finish, whether numbers match, amount of rust or pitting if any, and the overall wear. There are few 1918 pistols with good bores or with high percentages of original finish, so it is possible that the one you saw is reblued and/or rebarrelled.
Nevertheless, that is not a bad price (by standards in this area) so it might be worth going for anyhow if the gun appears to be tight and not obviously buffed to heck and back.
Jim
Many refinished Lugers are coming out of Russia right now. $350 seems to be the standard price for "arsenal refinished" ones in "Gun List" newspaper.
It is a good buy if it is not a refinish. The advertised ones say all matching numbers.
But, cheap or expensive, a Luger belongs in every gun collection.
Nothing else looks as "gunny."
It is a good buy if it is not a refinish. The advertised ones say all matching numbers.
But, cheap or expensive, a Luger belongs in every gun collection.
Nothing else looks as "gunny."
Yup, those Russian capture/VOPO Lugers are out there, I bought one, and once I did some work on it, it's one of my favorites. Here's a picture of it, too big to post here without shutting down the topic. I rebarreled it, put new springs in it, and re-gripped it. A mutt, but a kick in the pants to shoot! I'm gonna have somebody restraw the parts that should be strawed next.
http://www.geocities.com/gew98.geo/lugerleftsmallplonk.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/gew98.geo/lugerleftsmallplonk.jpg