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Posted: 10/9/2019 7:47:30 AM EDT

Update: Did the upload images "thingie" the younger members said is right at the bottom of the screen when posting and page 2 has pictures of the holster also.

Last week Uncle John's surviving daughters told me he had a bring back Luger from WWII where he was a paratrooper who's main battles were in North Africa and Italy.

I brought it home to soak in Ed's Red for a couple of days, strip and clean all the parts.

Here it is all cleaned up and lubed...….(it looks like it was fired very little, the lands and grooves in the barrel are very sharp). It was made in 1937 and carried by an officer. The officer was killed and Uncle John took the Luger home with him. The ammo is UK manufactured and I have no idea why that ammo was in the magazine. The ammo was made in 1943 with a couple from 1942. Why British ammo and not German ammo remains unknown. We assume Uncle John got some at a later date when in England waiting to be sent home once and for all.

Uncle John passed away in 1980.

Why the daughter's waited over 50 years to tell me about this pistol is unknown to me.

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Posted: 10/9/2019 7:48:54 AM EDT

[#1]

SONOFABITCH!! That Luger is amazing and beautiful!!

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:49:13 AM EDT

[#2]

Sweet.

Probably got the ammo from the Brits (Sten Gun, P-35)

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:50:20 AM EDT

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Thanks.

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:50:27 AM EDT

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Wow

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:50:41 AM EDT

[#5]

Amazing

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:53:10 AM EDT

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Can you post some pics without the photo bucket stamp on them?

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:55:03 AM EDT

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How do I do that...…..I was disappointed that I couldn't get rid of that crap???

Posted: 10/9/2019 7:57:06 AM EDT

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Sweet.

Probably got the ammo from the Brits (Sten Gun, P-35)

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Posted: 10/9/2019 8:00:08 AM EDT

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... nice, a keeper

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:05:32 AM EDT

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Use the sites upload feature.

Gorgeous pistol though. Are you gonna shoot it?

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:06:00 AM EDT

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For starters stop using photofucket, it is crap.

You can upload pictures straight off your computer. Use the "select file" button at the bottom of the reply screen. Then hit the "upload" button.

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photofucket really destroyed a lot of great diy stuff on the internet when they pulled their shit a couple years ago. Putting that huge watermark on everything now is just an extra little kick in the balls.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:09:38 AM EDT

[#12]

Very nice!

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:12:21 AM EDT

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That is a nice looking Luger.

Are those original numbers matching magazines? I thought the magazines had the floorplate made out of the same material as the grips?

I am by no means a Luger expert though.

Is there anyplace online to run the numbers on them?

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:16:54 AM EDT

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Thats a crazy awesome piece of family history, actual history, and a beautiful gun. Damn id love to own one like that.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:19:17 AM EDT

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A buddy has one he got from his dad. It is in really nice shape too. It had some old ammo with it, forget the details right offhand. We shot it and it was fine. Although we did find that the bullets actually had some steel in them, only an issue because the range we were at doesn't allow steel rounds.

I had done a little internet searching and it seems like these are fine with regular 9mm, but not +P stuff.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:21:05 AM EDT

[#16]

Very nice

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:21:51 AM EDT

[#17]

Nice.....Is it a reblue?

A quick and dirty way to tell is to check under the safety lever and see if Gesichert is still painted white.

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Also the angle bit of metal you see that is marked 49 in my pic should be in the white.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:22:17 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2019 8:22:52 AM EDT

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Incredible piece. Thanks for sharing.

Your uncle could have shot the original German ammo and acquired more from the Brits(since they also issued 9mm for their pistols and SMGs).

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:22:53 AM EDT

[#20]

What a spectacular find. Did she give it to you, or did you buy it from her? Or are you just cleaning it up and checking it out for her?

Do all the numbers match?

Please directly upload the pics to the site.

Wow!

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:25:39 AM EDT

[#21]

Very nice pistol, always wanted a luger.

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Posted: 10/9/2019 8:28:29 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2019 8:31:18 AM EDT

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outstanding

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:33:56 AM EDT

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Did they give it to you, or did you clean it and give it back to them?

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:37:34 AM EDT

[#25]

Very cool OP!

A few years ago my dad gave me his dad's bring back Luger with one serial matched magazine and leather holster.

I didn't get a story with it which is unfortunate but it's still a great piece of history.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:38:10 AM EDT

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https://postimages.org

I use this, no account needed, you can put an expiration time on the picture, it's real simple.

Great looking pistol, I've always wanted a Luger.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:41:14 AM EDT

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Beautiful but I honestly thought this thread was about beer, a lager.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:42:47 AM EDT

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Nice Mauser Luger. Mauser was transitioning from rust blue/Straw blue to salt blue in 1937. It appears yours was made later in 37.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:43:54 AM EDT

[#29]

Who's Uncle John? Mine? Or was it your uncle? You never said.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:45:56 AM EDT

[#30]

The nickel plated mag is a police mag and should have a 1 or 2 above or below SN. # and a police mark on the spine. Nice looking great shape Luger.

Edit to add: these older pistols are not recommended to shoot. Lugers have if I remember right have 17 matched numberd parts and if one breaks, you about cut the value in half if all matching to start with.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:47:30 AM EDT

[#31]

OP is one lucky SOB.

Posted: 10/9/2019 8:53:26 AM EDT

[#32]

Very cool thx for sharing I would definitely keep that ammo with it but I would want to fire it with some light ammo.

Posted: 10/9/2019 9:11:52 AM EDT

[#33]

It's a beauty. You should check with your cousins for bring back paperwork to go with it.

Posted: 10/9/2019 9:31:36 AM EDT

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My Father who passed away in 94 gave me his Luger. He was with the 38th mechanized cavalry with also attached to the 102 mechanized cavalry, V Corp. During the early days of the Battle of the Bulge in the area of Monschau, he captured some Germans (7) one night trying to infiltrate the line. He took the Luger , belt and buckle off one and kept it and sent it back home the next day. He said the German he took it off of had it on a lanyard which hung around his neck and the barrel was plug with mud. He cleaned it up and sent it home and to this day is a damn nice luger. The following night he was hit by long range machinegun fire. He told me he crawled quite a long ways to an aid station fearful of running into Germans cause they were not taking prisoners and were killing them. Monschau was a northern point of the Bulge which wasn't penetrated.

Posted: 10/9/2019 9:35:11 AM EDT

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Really op?

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Posted: 10/9/2019 9:42:21 AM EDT

[#36]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Posted: 10/9/2019 9:44:36 AM EDT

[#37]

Waffenawesome, OP.

Posted: 10/9/2019 9:46:37 AM EDT

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tag

Posted: 10/9/2019 9:48:29 AM EDT

[#39]

If that gun could talk...........

Posted: 10/9/2019 10:05:02 AM EDT

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Looks like a reblue but I'm not a Luger collector but are not the controls usually straw color?

Posted: 10/9/2019 10:08:17 AM EDT

[#41]

I wouldn't shoot that ammo. Wartime ammo maybe loaded hot. Nor would I shoot the pistol unless it turns out to be a re blue. Even then it's a nice piece of history.

Posted: 10/9/2019 10:09:24 AM EDT

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Mauser transitioned to all salt blue in 1937, so it's possible it's orignial

As far as shooting the pistol. Use 124 gr or lighter ammo. 115 gr is good for it.

Posted: 10/9/2019 10:10:36 AM EDT

[#43]

I can't believe how perfect the blueing is, I wonder if your uncle had it refinished in the states when he got home? That is a beautiful Luger.

Posted: 10/9/2019 10:10:44 AM EDT

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Luger's are sweet. I've always wanted one. Years ago a buddy let me shoot his grandfathers bring-back from WWII; I was very grateful and a little jealous.