Luger needs some TLC
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What sort of work does your luger need?
caribou
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Is it an all matching peice, or a "shooter"?
Just a thought full suggestion;
If all matching in serials you might rethink the re-finish on the blue, but replacing springs and a front sight, saving the originals that you could put back in place to sell , later, for a much better price than if you had it reblued.
If your going to use it, then a refinish cant hurt a bit.
I sometimes carry a 1917 Erfurt, and shoot it alot. Theres not many pistols that can beat a luge, 'cept in mag capacity, and thats about it.
Got picts??
Just a thought full suggestion;
If all matching in serials you might rethink the re-finish on the blue, but replacing springs and a front sight, saving the originals that you could put back in place to sell , later, for a much better price than if you had it reblued.
If your going to use it, then a refinish cant hurt a bit.
I sometimes carry a 1917 Erfurt, and shoot it alot. Theres not many pistols that can beat a luge, 'cept in mag capacity, and thats about it.
Got picts??
Total mixmaster, a shooter. Overall finish is ok for an old surplus pistol, but what bothers me most is the front and scoring around the muzzle end of the barrel. Looks like someone held it with vice grips when they were replacing the sight blade. Might be able to touch it up with some cold blue and call it good enough and save some money. But feel like exploring my options
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Patocazador
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The receiver looks to be from a Finnish (Finland) Luger and the barrel looks like it's Portuguese. Too bad it's not matching.
Since it's a shooter only, any local gunsmith who does rebluing should be able to handle your needs. Original parts will be expensive but Wolff makes replacement springs.
https://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?page=items&cID=1&mID=38
Look at the videos on YouTube and you should be able to replace the springs yourself.
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caribou
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You have a very nice Finnish Army Luger.
Being Finn, I dont see anything wrong with it as a piece, except that dang front sight certainly isnt a Luger Front sight, and the rebarreling was most likely done by the Finns from a 7.65mm to 9mm, and swakensmacked with an SA sometime after 1942. The T in a triangle in a circle is the stamp of Tikkakoskoi,, AKA: 'Tikka', who made the barrel for the Finnish army. Thats what happend to the Militray owned Lugers, while a private purchase by an officer could have just as easily been a 7.65mm, prewar.
Tikka also made barrels for Mosin's that are stamped T ina triangle in a circle and then barreled at the Military factorys of VTK AkA 'Valmet', the military arms makers, while SAKO made barrels and weapons for Finland's Civil Guard
The Finn army "Suomi Armee" (SA) would repair any and all weapons with any part they could and to heck with the serial numbers if it worked.
Mixmatched parts and numbers are the way they kept what few weapons their little army had up and working to keep the Soviets at bay, for as long s they could.
They did the most with the least and fought the Soviets to a standstill....twice.
Anything average "Finn" has a bit higher collector value than "Average" German Lugers. This would be of more interest to collectors of things "Finn" and not necessarily a Luger collector, who would see it as a variation to their huge collectings.
Lugers were purchased from Germany by the crate load after WW1, when Finnland was forming its army and purchasing used weapons anywhere they could get them.
They were very popular and many were updated and rebuilt for further service the entire time the Finns used them.
If its a shooter, cleaning up that front end and replacing the sight with a "real" one wouldnt be bad at all.
The springs and such should be fine, but new ones wouldnt hurt.at all.
Lugers with wooden grips of get a chip on the thin upper near the safety, sometimes near the mag release or bottom screws .
Being Finn, I dont see anything wrong with it as a piece, except that dang front sight certainly isnt a Luger Front sight, and the rebarreling was most likely done by the Finns from a 7.65mm to 9mm, and swakensmacked with an SA sometime after 1942. The T in a triangle in a circle is the stamp of Tikkakoskoi,, AKA: 'Tikka', who made the barrel for the Finnish army. Thats what happend to the Militray owned Lugers, while a private purchase by an officer could have just as easily been a 7.65mm, prewar.
Tikka also made barrels for Mosin's that are stamped T ina triangle in a circle and then barreled at the Military factorys of VTK AkA 'Valmet', the military arms makers, while SAKO made barrels and weapons for Finland's Civil Guard
The Finn army "Suomi Armee" (SA) would repair any and all weapons with any part they could and to heck with the serial numbers if it worked.
Mixmatched parts and numbers are the way they kept what few weapons their little army had up and working to keep the Soviets at bay, for as long s they could.
They did the most with the least and fought the Soviets to a standstill....twice.
Anything average "Finn" has a bit higher collector value than "Average" German Lugers. This would be of more interest to collectors of things "Finn" and not necessarily a Luger collector, who would see it as a variation to their huge collectings.
Lugers were purchased from Germany by the crate load after WW1, when Finnland was forming its army and purchasing used weapons anywhere they could get them.
They were very popular and many were updated and rebuilt for further service the entire time the Finns used them.
If its a shooter, cleaning up that front end and replacing the sight with a "real" one wouldnt be bad at all.
The springs and such should be fine, but new ones wouldnt hurt.at all.
Lugers with wooden grips of get a chip on the thin upper near the safety, sometimes near the mag release or bottom screws .
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If it was me, I'd just stone the really bad gouges off a little to smooth them out - and do some touch up with cold blue. The age and dings to me are part of what makes having an old something worth having. I'd go with working first, you can hem and haw over the finish, but shooting is where it is at IMHO
Patocazador
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Aha, I could see a triangle but couldn't make out the T. A plain triangle was the mark of Portugal.
I agree with Caribou on just cleaning up the front end of the barrel and changing the front sight blade. Those early DWM pistols were rust blued and it is a time consuming process but something that a hobby gun smith can do himself for an investment of under $50.
As to the Suomi fighting back the Russians, an uncle of mine fought on the side of the Finns in the winter war and was full of praise of their valor.
As to the Suomi fighting back the Russians, an uncle of mine fought on the side of the Finns in the winter war and was full of praise of their valor.
Thanks for the info.
Looks like I'm going to find a local gunsmith to install a front sight. Try to stone off the gouges myself, and hit it with cold blue. HVAC went out and repairs will use up my gun funds...
I have done a lot of work on guns and would recommend to not use stones but wet/dry sandpaper. It will be much easier to keep the round profile with that approach. The front sight should be removed during that process.
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