Luger Pistols

[916Plinker]

Who has Luger Pistols in Nor-Cal???

[thefifthspeed]

I just picked up a 1920's commercial from Rivercity gun exchange in Sacramento for 950. Looked to be about 90% original blue with a crisp unpitted barrel. At the time they had at least 1 more for sale.

[zinfull]

Where are you located?

Jerry

[vf111]

I just picked up a 1920's commercial from Rivercity gun exchange in Sacramento for 950. Looked to be about 90% original blue with a crisp unpitted barrel. At the time they had at least 1 more for sale.

Ahh, so you did pick up that Luger! Good score!

[thefifthspeed]

Ahh, so you did pick up that Luger! Good score!

I couldn't walk away from a 90 year old luger that still has a clean, bright, unpitted barrel. Waiting on grafs to ship me some 30 luger and see how she shoots.

[916Plinker]

More specificly a 1940 Luger -Code #42 with eagle over swastika markings.

[locktime]

There are frequently consignment Lugers in the Turners online used gun listing.

It wasn't at Turners, but I just found a private party 1940 Code 42, 96%, matching numbers, matching serial magazine, black grips with capture papers.

It is no longer for sale.

[zinfull]

I under stand that the best place up north is Krausewerk Collectibles in San Mateo.

Jerry

[916Plinker]

Thanks zinfull for the heads up.

Your killin me locktime!!!! How much did it go for?? Any pics

[locktime]

It is still in 10 day lockup.

I'll post some pics after it comes home. It was expensive, but worth it. If I can't borrow money on my house, maybe I can get a mortgage on this.

It also included another mag, a black bottom fxo. Also a holster. I didn't think the holster was German but I looked up a few yesterday and it appears to be. I was searching for marks on it, and found some very faint writing on the inside. After much inspection under a magnifier I could read most of a name, most of an eight digit number, and the four digit serial number of the Luger.

After some sleuthing I was able to identify the WWII American soldier who wrote his name and serial number inside the holster. Took a while because I only had partials of both, but I got a positive match. WWII enlistment records are available online. It was not the same name as on the capture papers, but from the stories I got about the guy who brought it home, he was a rear echelon guy who probably won it in a poker game or otherwise scammed it.

I found the whereabouts of the soldier who's name was written in the holster, unfortunately it was a Naples Florida obituary dated June 6, 2008. (He had unusual name, with the same birth year so it had to be him.) I would have liked to have gotten his story about this pistol first hand.

[zinfull]

Here is one for you.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=124122095

They just do not come up very often.

If you want I know of a 1918 all matching including both mags with holster and take down. It is 60-75% due to some rust on the side from storage.
Jerry

[5hundo]

Mitchell's Mausers carries some but I think that they're pretty pricey...

[Mark One]

Mitchell's Mausers carries some but I think that they're pretty pricey...

No one should ever do business with those lying pr*cks.

Everything they sell is marked way up and labeled as something different to take advantage of new comers to the surplus market.

[5hundo]

No one should ever do business with those lying pr*cks.

Everything they sell is marked way up and labeled as something different to take advantage of new comers to the surplus market.

Wow..!!!

Having never done business with them, I wouldn't have known. I've just looked at their products from time-to-time. Sorry if I mislead anyone...

[916Plinker]

They got some nice looking Mausers with dead head logos on them. They are very pricey, really pricey on their lugers and walthers. But they are perfect.