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Richard Simmons
05-30-2017, 04:57 PM
I've been seeing Lugers popping up at a few pawnshops lately. Most are priced around $1000 on up to $2,500. All I know is they all appear to be 9x19 and that's about it. I have no way of knowing if they are reworks, commercial, military, etc. I do seem to recall that the Germans liked to serial number just about every part so I guess I can at least see if they are all matching.


I'd like to get a Luger as its one of those icon firearms like the 1911, SAA, S&W M&P, etc., but I have no idea what to even begin looking for or what prices are for them?

Helen Keller
05-30-2017, 05:22 PM
i got mine 1915 i think for under $500 last year . 9mm. you have to really shop around, some models fetch no less than $1k but others and arsenaled guns bring a bit less.


if it's in 7.63 you're going to pay.

Schuetzenman
05-30-2017, 07:46 PM
Luger collectors are seriously nuts when it comes to paying for them. Some Russian captured P08 Lugers came in back around 2004. Those were going for $375 to $500 ish depending on condition and markings. If it is Nazi era it will have the Waffenamts the little Nazi ealge thing stamped on the parts.


http://proofhouse.com/cm/ger_ord_codes.htm A link to German Ordnance / Arsenal codes.

Richard Simmons
05-30-2017, 08:26 PM
Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll start looking over the ones I see locally and start doing some research.

ltorlo64
05-30-2017, 09:07 PM
A Luger is on my wish list as well (as is a Broomhandle Mauser!) but the price scares me. I would like a gun to shoot and they just don't look shootable to me, at least not the ones I could afford. Too bad I missed the Russian captures. That is how I got the a P-38. The SN don't all match but it shoots great.

Helen Keller
05-31-2017, 05:39 AM
C-96 are fun until they break down.

will cost me about $60 to get mine running again after last month.

rci2950
05-31-2017, 10:23 AM
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4267/34202732493_6e83efd8fe_b.jpg

Krupski
06-02-2017, 01:02 AM
I've been seeing Lugers popping up at a few pawnshops lately. Most are priced around $1000 on up to $2,500. All I know is they all appear to be 9x19 and that's about it. I have no way of knowing if they are reworks, commercial, military, etc. I do seem to recall that the Germans liked to serial number just about every part so I guess I can at least see if they are all matching.


I'd like to get a Luger as its one of those icon firearms like the 1911, SAA, S&W M&P, etc., but I have no idea what to even begin looking for or what prices are for them?


I've got an Erfurt Luger P-08 with a 1913 date and all numbers match (many component parts are stamped with the last 2 numbers of the serial number)


(click any pic for full res)
http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger1.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger1.jpg)



http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger2.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger2.jpg)



http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger3.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger3.jpg)



http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger4.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger4.jpg)

Schuetzenman
06-02-2017, 05:56 AM
1913, that's a nice one. The WWII war era ones can be a bit unfinished.

Richard Simmons
06-02-2017, 07:14 AM
I've got an Erfurt Luger P-08 with a 1913 date and all numbers match (many component parts are stamped with the last 2 numbers of the serial number)


(click any pic for full res)
http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger1.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger1.jpg)



http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger2.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger2.jpg)



http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger3.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger3.jpg)



http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/luger4.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/luger4.jpg)

Very nice! That's what I'm looking for though the finish looks a little too nice for my wallet. I'll need to find one with a good bit more wear and tear but that's what I want. A nice sound, shoot able example that might hold its value.

alismith
06-02-2017, 07:39 AM
C-96 are fun until they break down.

will cost me about $60 to get mine running again after last month.

What part broke?

Helen Keller
06-02-2017, 09:00 AM
the lock frame's front end broke off.

alismith
06-02-2017, 05:03 PM
the lock frame's front end broke off.

Ok. Thanks.

Krupski
06-04-2017, 12:40 AM
Very nice! That's what I'm looking for though the finish looks a little too nice for my wallet.


What part broke?


the lock frame's front end broke off.


Speaking of breaking parts, here's some advice about Luger P-08's:

(1) NEVER dry fire a Luger. The striker is made of VERY hard, brittle steel and can shatter if dry fired (see #3 below)

(2) NEVER use +P or +P+ ammo in a Luger.

(3) To safely decock a Luger, do the following:
(3a) Insure the pistol is unloaded and not chambered. Check it twice. Keep it pointed in a safe direction.
(3a) The safety must be in the up (fire) position (i.e. the word "gesichert" is covered up). BTW, "gesichert" means "secured" or "safe".
(3b) Pull up on the toggle until it encounters the resistance of the mainspring (about 1/3 of the way up).
(3c) Hold the toggle and pull the trigger. You will hear a faint click and feel the striker spring force on the toggle.
(3d) Carefully return the toggle down to it's resting position. The striker spring will also safely unload and prevent shattering the pin.

(4) If you get an all-numbers-match Luger, and you plan to shoot it, be sure to first buy a vented striker:

http://luger.gunboards.com/uploaded/vlim/2006101795558_firing_pins.jpg

The top striker in the photo is a newer "vented" type and the bottom one is the original "non-vented" type.

The striker inserts into the rear of the breech block and is like a piston in a cylinder. IF you have a blown primer, the pressure will back up through the firing "pin" hole and put thousands of pounds of pressure on the striker, pushing it rearward and fracturing something (usually the groove in the breechblock that locks the striker in place).

The vented one allows the gas to blow past the striker and prevents a blown primer from destroying the (numbered!) breech block, which would ruin the value of an "all numbers match" pistol.

The idea is you buy a vented striker and use it for shooting while the original is stored away. If you ever sell the pistol, you have an intact, correctly numbered striker and a breech block that is not shattered.

Good luck finding a nice Luger!

ltorlo64
06-04-2017, 08:56 PM
Roger, that is a nice pistol!