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9/25/2025 10:14:24 AM EDT
I bought this a number of years ago and the Luger thread in GD made me think of it again.  It's clearly been re-blued and most of the markings scrubbed off.  This has left me unable to date it using conventional methods nor able to ID the specific model.  It's chambered in 9mm, shoots well, and is still very tight.  I've taken pics of any remaining markings I could find.  I would appreciate any insight the hive has.

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"Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." - Col. Jeff Cooper
9/25/2025 10:15:12 AM EDT
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"Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." - Col. Jeff Cooper
9/25/2025 12:05:14 PM EDT
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I'm going to take a minor stab at it until the real Luger experts chime in. Unfortunately, the important markings have been completely machined off, making identification impossible, IMO. However, I'd say it's a 1908 or 1914 pattern, probably commercial, with some matching parts. While it looks really nice, I don't believe it would be a collector item due to so much machine work sanitizing it. Still, it looks like the work was done very well.
USAF-retired, GOA, FPC
9/25/2025 12:33:47 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By CarlosC:
I'm going to take a minor stab at it until the real Luger experts chime in. Unfortunately, the important markings have been completely machined off, making identification impossible, IMO. However, I'd say it's a 1908 or 1914 pattern, probably commercial, with some matching parts. While it looks really nice, I don't believe it would be a collector item due to so much machine work sanitizing it. Still, it looks like the work was done very well.
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Your thoughts mirror my own.  I knew when I bought it that there would be no collector value due to the refinish.  I suspect that the exterior was in really bad shape for them to have scrubbed most of the markings during the refinishing process.  That said, I'm very happy to have it in the collection.  It's a good shooter, and a nice companion to my CMP 1911A1.
 
"Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." - Col. Jeff Cooper
9/25/2025 12:41:24 PM EDT
[#4]
Good shooter with a nice finish.

The ones that I have shot seem to good shooters, but I've had to do spring replacements. Wolff/Gunsprings has a good kit.
"If women knew how good they looked in the dash light of oversized pickup trucks, they'd never get out of them." - Walt Longmire
10/6/2025 12:22:40 PM EDT
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It's a Bulgarian contract Luger imported by Interarms in the 1960s. Lift up the extractor, I bet the writing on the side is cyrillic.

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