Two near mint 1900

fausto · 11-18-2009, 05:54 AM

Hello! After a lot of gauges and accessories, some "real stuff". I would like to share with you my two 1900s. Both are virtually mint. One is in 1700 s.n. range and one in 1800.
They are identical, but one (on the bottom) has the rear sight "U" modified, the Swiss black extractor, a very thin shooters trigger spring and an unusually high front sight. Prepared for the range, indeed, but not used too much I would say...The bore has almost no wear.
The other lady, as far as I can see, it is just as it was when left the DWM on its way to Bern in 1901-1902. Two real beauties!
Thanks to you all.
fausto

Vlim · 11-18-2009, 11:03 AM

Fausto,

Very nice pair!

mauro · 11-18-2009, 01:41 PM

Congratulations for the "real stuff".

Ron Smith · 11-18-2009, 03:20 PM

A very elegant and beautiful pair of Classic Lugers.

Ron

MFC · 11-19-2009, 12:23 AM

To my eyes, the M1900 is the most beautiful pistol ever made.
Thank you for sharing these two beauties.

fausto · 11-19-2009, 06:40 AM

Thanks !
Thanks to you all. And..I agree, the Parabellum 1900 is the most elegant pistol ever made...
Fausto

Thor · 11-19-2009, 08:50 AM

Top views really show off the dished toggles well. hint....hint....hint

sheepherder · 11-19-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by thor

top views really show off the dished toggles well. Hint....hint....hint

+ 1

ErikXIV · 04-09-2010, 12:04 PM

Fantastic looking Lugers, congrats!!!

/Erik

wlyon · 04-09-2010, 12:21 PM

Very very nice. Thanks for sharing. Bill

cirelaw · 04-09-2010, 12:32 PM

Here a question that I should never ask? In todays market and in comprable condition, how much would one of these go for?? For now I can only really on pictures. Reminds me when I was younger!!

Ron Wood · 04-09-2010, 02:38 PM

Eric,
If you are asking about the gun in the photo you posted, it is a 1898 prototype, serial number 6 and is quite literally priceless. It is roughly in the same category as the .45 Luger that recently sold for just under $500K.

cirelaw · 04-09-2010, 03:39 PM

Boy You can spot them. I regret to say I lack the privalege to own one! Are they as accurate as a Swiss time piece?

Vlim · 04-09-2010, 03:46 PM

If you throw it at the target, yes

(just kidding, the Swiss Parabellums are extremely accurate)

cirelaw · 04-09-2010, 03:59 PM

Why is it seems that German Lugers gain more attention than lugers manufactured elsewhere? I could be wrong?

Vlim · 04-09-2010, 04:01 PM

If they built the Ford Mustang in Korea, it wouldn't be the old Mustang anymore, now, would it?

cirelaw · 04-09-2010, 04:09 PM

Good point. I wonder if the Luger works was bombed during either war?

Vlim · 04-09-2010, 05:05 PM

Eric,

Yes, Mauser was bombed twice during WW2 and even attacked during WW1. The WW1 airplane attack was a bit useless, during the 1st WW2 strike they missed the factory and accidentally bombed the town. During the 2nd strike, the Mauser power house and part of the old office building was hit.

DWM were never attacked nor hit as far as I know.

cirelaw · 04-09-2010, 06:58 PM

Thank for your insight. Gramps from who I bought my 1937 Kreighoff owns every year up until and including 1945. Obvously the bombing didn't interupt manufacture. There are so fine! No shooting for this cutie!

LUIS22 · 04-15-2010, 08:48 PM

I believe those Swiss 1900 models are the nicest looking of all the Lugers they have a certain Elegance that others lack...

11-18-2009, 05:54 AM	#1
fausto User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Two near mint 1900 Hello! After a lot of gauges and accessories, some "real stuff". I would like to share with you my two 1900s. Both are virtually mint. One is in 1700 s.n. range and one in 1800. They are identical, but one (on the bottom) has the rear sight "U" modified, the Swiss black extractor, a very thin shooters trigger spring and an unusually high front sight. Prepared for the range, indeed, but not used too much I would say...The bore has almost no wear. The other lady, as far as I can see, it is just as it was when left the DWM on its way to Bern in 1901-1902. Two real beauties! Thanks to you all. fausto Attached Thumbnails

11-18-2009, 01:41 PM	#3
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Congratulations for the "real stuff". __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

11-18-2009, 03:20 PM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	A very elegant and beautiful pair of Classic Lugers. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said... Last edited by Ron Smith; 04-09-2010 at 12:31 PM.

11-19-2009, 12:23 AM	#5
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	To my eyes, the M1900 is the most beautiful pistol ever made. Thank you for sharing these two beauties. __________________ Mike C.

11-19-2009, 06:40 AM	#6
fausto User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks! Thanks ! Thanks to you all. And..I agree, the Parabellum 1900 is the most elegant pistol ever made... Fausto

11-18-2009, 11:03 AM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Fausto, Very nice pair!

11-19-2009, 08:50 AM	#7
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Top views really show off the dished toggles well. hint....hint....hint __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email [email protected] ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

04-09-2010, 12:04 PM	#9
ErikXIV User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Falun, Dalarna, Sweden Posts: 31 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Fantastic looking Lugers, congrats!!! /Erik

04-09-2010, 12:21 PM	#10
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,636 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,559 Times in 955 Posts	Very very nice. Thanks for sharing. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

04-09-2010, 12:32 PM	#11
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Here a question that I should never ask? In todays market and in comprable condition, how much would one of these go for?? For now I can only really on pictures. Reminds me when I was younger!! Attached Thumbnails

04-09-2010, 02:38 PM	#12
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	Eric, If you are asking about the gun in the photo you posted, it is a 1898 prototype, serial number 6 and is quite literally priceless. It is roughly in the same category as the .45 Luger that recently sold for just under $500K. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

04-09-2010, 03:39 PM	#13
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Boy You can spot them. I regret to say I lack the privalege to own one! Are they as accurate as a Swiss time piece?

04-09-2010, 03:46 PM	#14
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	If you throw it at the target, yes (just kidding, the Swiss Parabellums are extremely accurate)

04-09-2010, 03:59 PM	#15
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Why is it seems that German Lugers gain more attention than lugers manufactured elsewhere? I could be wrong?

04-09-2010, 04:01 PM	#16
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	If they built the Ford Mustang in Korea, it wouldn't be the old Mustang anymore, now, would it?

04-09-2010, 04:09 PM	#17
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Good point. I wonder if the Luger works was bombed during either war?

04-09-2010, 05:05 PM	#18
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Eric, Yes, Mauser was bombed twice during WW2 and even attacked during WW1. The WW1 airplane attack was a bit useless, during the 1st WW2 strike they missed the factory and accidentally bombed the town. During the 2nd strike, the Mauser power house and part of the old office building was hit. DWM were never attacked nor hit as far as I know.

04-09-2010, 06:58 PM	#19
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Thank for your insight. Gramps from who I bought my 1937 Kreighoff owns every year up until and including 1945. Obvously the bombing didn't interupt manufacture. There are so fine! No shooting for this cutie!

04-15-2010, 08:48 PM	#20
LUIS22 User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I believe those Swiss 1900 models are the nicest looking of all the Lugers they have a certain Elegance that others lack...