Posted: 9/27/2013 7:12:30 PM EDT
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Hello, I have just inherited this P-08. I am told it was given to my great uncle by a British sailor sometime during the war after my great uncle saw to it that the sailor got a shower after he had been without one for some time. It was then given to my grandpa who later gave it to my dad who has now given it to me. I am very excited to receive such a special gun. If anyone could provide info about it I know there are some very knowledgeable people on this site. It came with a worn holster one matching magazine and one unmarked magazine. I have shot it and it functioned well with the matching mag and had a few hangups with the other one.
Thank you in advance 
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thanks for the input gentleman, my dad is still around, he just ended up passing it to me sooner because he knows how much I enjoy shooting. Why would you suggest that I not shoot it? I actually put about 3 magazines through it today and it functioned well except for the brass coming down on my head a few times 
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I say don't shoot it as a collector. G dates aren't rare, but they are more uncommon to find. Yours looks pretty good, and the strawing " the gold colored parts" is still very good; It will wear off with continued handling.
I am guessing it's a matched numbered gun, and has a pretty good monetary value. Post more photos on Jan Stills Luger forum for more opinions. But I wouldn't want to risk breaking any parts on a family treasure like that. Plenty of mismatched Lugers around for shooting. |
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I say don't shoot it as a collector. G dates aren't rare, but they are more uncommon to find. Yours looks pretty good, and the strawing " the gold colored parts" is still very good; It will wear off with continued handling. I am guessing it's a matched numbered gun, and has a pretty good monetary value. Post more photos on Jan Stills Luger forum for more opinions. But I wouldn't want to risk breaking any parts on a family treasure like that. Plenty of mismatched Lugers around for shooting. Thanks for the input, that makes sense, id be fairly disappointed if something on it broke How is a "g code" different from others? |
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The "G" was a code used to hide the year of manufacture. After WWI the Germans were limited to what and how many arms they could manufacture. The letter codes were meant to deceive. After the Nazi's took power they didn't care about he restrictions. They started back putting the year date back on the chambers.
It is a good Idea to check out the Luger forums. The information is amazing. Well worth looking at. |
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The "G" was a code used to hide the year of manufacture. After WWI the Germans were limited to what and how many arms they could manufacture. The letter codes were meant to deceive. After the Nazi's took power they didn't care about he restrictions. They started back putting the year date back on the chambers. It is a good Idea to check out the Luger forums. The information is amazing. Well worth looking at. Thanks for all the info MGVINCE 
I will check out the Luger forums |