Then I am going to post a picture of the Stoger .22. What the hell, I might as well.

Heres one of those little Mausers with homemade stocks on it. I don't know anything about the gun in general or this specific one. I don't really think it is military ??? I guess now that I think about it, I don't even know what cartridge it is chambered for.

Then, the P38. It is marked  KAC 44. It does have import marks. One of the stocks was broken when I got it. I got another set from somewhere that don't have the screw inserts. I dont' know how to get the original ones out to put in the new ones. Included in last picture is the P1.

here is a pic of my 1917 Erfurt all matching w/ original mag

pic was taken when I bought it

I just got a 1936 S/42 Mauser Luger. It's a good 70% with some thinning on the bbl and straps and high edge wear. Minor wear to the grips. Bore looks perfect. Some faint freckling on the left side flat above the grip. Top and toggle looks new. Strong action and tight. The only part besides the mag that's not matching seems to be the take down side plate. How much more does that detract from the value? It came with an original 1941 P38 hardshell holster and belt, both pretty rough, but with the standard buckle in good to very good shape. I'm giving the guy $400 for all of it. His stepdad brought it back from WWII, and recently shot it once to put himself out of his medical misery, so it's understandable why he wants to part with it. Overall value on this setup (my last Blue Book is from '95)??? We know the thing works.............

Mine.

^ Above: My 1922 Artillery Luger (nonmatching #s), 1916 Erfurt Luger (matching, except trigger plate), 1942 Walther P38 (all matching).

It's either chambered in .25 ACP or in .32 ACP.

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg191-e.htm

I can't believe no one asked about these... What the heck are they? And where did they come from??? I want a 45 P38!!

The frame is a American Eagle gun that was built for the US Army to test. Any serial numbers or date marks?

Am told this is a 1917, SN 8. Any suggestions for confirming?

I know its a pic thread, but where can I find barrels for these type of guns. My boss has his dads gun that was taken from a dead german soldier during the war and the barrel has a bulge in the middle of it and he wants to replace it so he can shoot it. Not sure of the exact make but is there a place that specializes in these barrels.

check with Hugh Clark, he does all my barrel replacement work for me.   He can adjust chamber to be inspecs and also has the right wrenches to help eliminate twisting the receiver too much during removals.  His email is [email protected]    He also is a master at Luger grip restorations.  None better, a grip wizard!

My P38, byf44 'z' block


Sadly it is a Russian capture (I hate import marks) but it is all matching, and a good shooter.
The background is an original, 1943 production, Luftwaffe Fliegerbluse (Flier's Blouse) with Fallschirmjaeger Unteroffizier (Paratroop Junior Sergeant) insignia, all original to the blouse...

And my Prewar Commercial C96, 1912 Old-tpe Safety.


It is all matching, with no import markings, and the original stock.

-RH

some real beauties shown here!

Inherited this from my grandfather. 1936, all matching original parts with 2 mags.

C96, approximately 1912 manufacture. Pretty much exactly what rainierhooker has. All original with a nice bore; I'm pretty happy with it.

It's a mix-master and has just about zero historical value, but I love Broomhilde very much and I find her to be quite beautiful.

Mauser 1934

Very nice.





 

Forgot I posted with a promise to show a pic.  Anyway, here it is.  A 1911 DWM and it has all matching numbers.  And I'm not sure about the grips, they seem to be bone or something.  And I'm not good with a camera, either.

All matching 1918 DWM early Nazi training Luger. Shame that it's pitted. I love it though. Can't wait to get my second Luger

'65 P1 I love these Walthers! This ones a shooter. Very fun range gun.
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k581/hummsale/walt001.jpg

Just found this one in the back of the safe.   Bought close to 20 years ago at a local gun show for $300, it was missing its lanyard ring and grips.  This was one of the flood of brooms that were imported and refinished during that time frame.  This one, now pretending to be a “Red 9 Bolo”, no doubt started out as a standard C96 in 7.63x25mm Mauser.  Since most of the bores were toast (all Mauser C96 types are a minimum of 74 [and up to 115] years old), this one was bored out to 9mm Luger.  Pitting was mostly buffed out and almost NONE of the parts match.  I have always liked the looks of the broomhandle and its history.  From Mad Magazine, Clint Eatwood westerns, to Star Wars movies, brooms have been “seen” in both original and modified forms.  
As a kid I ordered a full size solid cast aluminum version for $4 of $5 out of the back of a comic book.  I have had a few real ones over the years and all had the butt stock/holster, either original or repros.  This one has obvious repro grips.  It is actually a decent shooter since all original springs have been replaced.  

...and the trifecta:

The K98 is new(byf41). The P08 and the P38 have posted before.

Attached File

very nice pics guys

P.08 1942 byf
P.38 byf 43

I have stories about our two Lugers.  First, the Luger was a gun my wife always wanted - so my Luger purchases have always been made for my wife, not me.





The first Luger I bought was a papered bring back war trophy, the soldier who brought it back apparently had it refinished - and according to the gun shop... the man shot it often.  The papers were almost an afterthought - as in "oh here, these papers go with that gun... you might as well take them too".





That Veteran died and his widow brought it to a gun shop for cash.  I paid $800 for it.  Most everyone who saw it claimed it to be a $300 gun due to the refinish job - but this gun had more... the original papers.  Some say war trophy bring back papers can easily be created, however these papers were so complete and linked to the service man that they are unlikely false.  In addition, who would make up papers for a refinished gun?





As we did more research on the gun, it appeared to be rebarreled from .30 Luger to 9mm.  The gun likely saw WWI, WWII, and ended up being captured in Viet Nam.   The papers actually show that was 1 of 2 guns brought back by that soldier - and are as complete as they get.





I received unsolicited offers in excess of $3,000... My wife made the decision to sell it (as I had bought it for her anyway) - and we sold it to a man who specializes in Viet Nam papered trophys.  We sold it for a couple reasons.  First, with offers like we received it was apparent it shouldn't be shot - and my wife wanted a Luger to shoot.  Second, it joined a group of guns that together were worth more than separate - and to man who seemed sincere.





So here is the pic of her first Luger, which turned out to not be worth the $800 we paid - "because it was refinished..."  - and not worth the $300 a refinished Luger would bring "because of the papers..." - but worth at least $3200 shipped and unshootable anyway.











A few months later, I saw this second Luger which had just come into another gun shop from an Estate.  They asked $800 and took less - as a shooter.  Wasn't much later than that, when now most any decent Luger like this brings $1000 minimum.  So overall we did okay.  She has her Luger, I feel $750 was reasonable.











I played a trick on my wife.  See, everyday she packs my lunch in a small blue cooler - and every night I bring that cooler home and set it down, where she picks it up... empties it, and sets it aside for the next day.  The day I bought Luger number 2, the shop had placed it in a zippered gun rug which just fit in that cooler.  I came home and left the cooler where I normally would... then went into my bed room to wait for her reaction.  I heard her open the cooler, and she made an pissy kind of remark loud enough for me to hear that she "found the new gun I tried to sneak home"... I replied "damn, you're right - you caught me" - "you might as well go ahead and unzipper it" - when she opened it... she realized it was for her - and that I wasn't such a bad guy.





I'm glad my Luger buying experience is over, I'm no expert - but it seems everyone else is.  I made a decent profit, although accidentally on the first one... and my wife ended up with one that she can shoot, and has shot.  





They are nice guns, works of art.  One is enough for us.




 

I bought these two a few years back in a lot at the Rock Island Auction.  They were both described as mismatching.  As such I bid appropriately for mismatched guns.  

The 1916 DWM P08 is a mismatching gun.  All lower parts match and all upper parts match but they don't match each other.  The gun is also wayyy overfinished with extensive buffing and a deep blue.  

The 1918 DWM artillery was the surprie.  It is all matching excepting of course the grips and the magazine.  Although not depicted the package did include the correct magazine but it does not match.  The finish on the artillery is also original and untouched with a visible halo on the barrel and strawing evident on the trigger and safety.

These are photos from when the guns arrived.  The artillery now has nills grips.  The P08 is still the same as I kind of like the pimp look with the deep bluing and white grips.

1935 G and a 1938......both from an estate sale. They were inside a trunk, sealed since 1946. The G code was wrapped in the Nazi flag they are displayed on. 8th Armored Division

Wow,

that has to be translated with a chinese translation program...

Come on, I know there are some more Lugers out there! Post'em up!

First Luger of my life. Military, all number matching, Mauser S42 1936 dated, WWII.







 

nice looking stuff in this thread

A few of mine playing nicely together:



1943 FN Browning M1922 (captured by uncle), 1936 P.08, 1944 BYF P.38, and 1916 "Austrian Contract" C96. All matching and non-import.
I love these old things!!!

Took another pretty picture inside an old box bought in England:

Ok, ill play


42 byf marked all matching
Theres some minor pitting on the exterior finish (i've heard it reffered to as "blood pitting", not sure if that is supposedly what caused it)
Bore is nice and bright and it shoots well



Given to my by a very close friend of mine and fellow arfcommer after his father passed

My Grandfather's WWII bring backs....

- Clint

A Mauser BYF43 h block made late July 1943

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Here is a mauser HSc from September 1941

Here is My latest acquisition a BYF44 Dual tone

All matching, including magazine, Nazi marked.

Here is the luger ..... refinished.... total time I spent about 12 straight hours. Okay from the original the outside was cleaned up mostly and touched up, with old gun like this didn't want to do to much to its age. On the inside this thing was rusted top to bottom, I spent 7 hours hand sanding, polishing, every part in there. The action is nice and crisp, replaced a lot of worn springs, etc...