First Luger, help needed

Tonyt915 · 10-20-2020, 10:52 AM

Thanks for the add, was told there’s a plethora of knowledge here from an ARF member. Recently purchased my first Luger and trying to learn the history of it from the proof marks. The seller said it was inherited, and when he brought it to a gunsmith to get the value he was told it wasn’t numbers matching or original. So He listed it at 825 and I bought it thinking it was a shooter. Several of the members on ar forums agree it’s original numbers matching, so now I don’t know if it’s a collector or if I should shoot it. I did pull the firing pin out last night after watching Simpson LTD video on checking serial numbers and the pin doesn’t have have any markings, not sure if it’s supposed to be that way or it’s replaced.

10-20-2020, 10:52 AM	#1
Tonyt915 User Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	First Luger, help needed Thanks for the add, was told there’s a plethora of knowledge here from an ARF member. Recently purchased my first Luger and trying to learn the history of it from the proof marks. The seller said it was inherited, and when he brought it to a gunsmith to get the value he was told it wasn’t numbers matching or original. So He listed it at 825 and I bought it thinking it was a shooter. Several of the members on ar forums agree it’s original numbers matching, so now I don’t know if it’s a collector or if I should shoot it. I did pull the firing pin out last night after watching Simpson LTD video on checking serial numbers and the pin doesn’t have have any markings, not sure if it’s supposed to be that way or it’s replaced. Attached Thumbnails