Luger caliber?

[Justahobby]

i am looking for some help finding out what caliber this luger is i think it is a 1916 american eagle and my friend wants me to sell it for him (his father passed away) and left it to him and i no nothing about them.

[XDRoX]

Lugers were chambered in 7.65mm or 9mm. Can't really tell by the pics. Most Lugers are 9mm.

[Justahobby]

More pics

here is the chamber

[JAGGUY]

Does the muzzle have a 30 cal hole or a 9mm hole? The chambers are the same from that angle.

[westcoast362]

It appears to be a 1906 American Eagle, made by DWM. If I am correct it is in 7.65mm, and there were about 8000 made. If all of the numbers match and it has not been refinished it is worth quite a bit of money.

[InGrAM]

Nice looking gun! I always wanted one. But, I still think the best pistol the German's used was the browning hi power ;P

[redcliff]

Nice looking gun! I always wanted one. But, I still think the best pistol the German's used was the browning hi power ;P

German marked Hi-power for your viewing pleasure

[zinfull]

The 9mm and 30 cal use the same mag. Try to put a No.2 pencil in the bore. If it fits it is a 9mm. Very nice gun and it does look to be a 30 cal.

jerry

[XDRoX]

The 9mm and 30 cal use the same mag. Try to put a No.2 pencil in the bore. If it fits it is a 9mm. Very nice gun and it does look to be a 30 cal.

jerry

Yes, it's very hard to tell from the picture, but in my opinion I think it looks like the 30cal myself. But very hard to tell. Post when you find out what it is so we know if we were right.

[ElvenSoul]

Just get a dummy 9mm and see if it fits.

[ElvenSoul]

Buy it before he apraises it!

[Justahobby]

The number 2 pencil does fit with no problem so does that mean for sure that it is a 9mm? dont want to list it on gun broker unless im sure. oh and he left it up to me to find out the value.
The 9mm bullet i have doesnt seem to fit into the end so it must be 7.65 and i also think it is a 1906 american eagle.

[NapaCountyShooter]

Like it was said before, get a dummy 9mm round and see if it fits. If it does, it's a 9mm. If it's too big, it's a 7.65. Once you find out, search accordingly on gunbroker for the value and go from there.

[zinfull]

If you want a good opinion about your gun check out this forum.

http://luger.gunboards.com/index.php

Be sure to take high quality pictures and they would like to see the markings and serial number.

If you want to find a price check this out. It is a commercial site so if you sell take about 30% off there price.

http://www.simpsonltd.com/index.php?cPath=179_190&osCsid=c0a4cb782cf39af46680879b8f7f4413

jerry

[Justahobby]

Thank you for the links.