New to Me 1900 AE

Kyrie · 08-19-2018, 08:58 PM

Found it on Gun Broker at a price I liked:

DonVoigt · 08-19-2018, 10:19 PM

Looks like the one you posted last month?

Rick W. · 08-19-2018, 10:37 PM

Nice ole gun for sure. I think it will clean up nicely, will take some work but it will be worth it.

I have never owned a 1900, always looked over the fence at them, probably the most graceful of the Lugers to me.

enjoy it.........

Kyrie · 08-20-2018, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Looks like the one you posted last month?

Only because it is. Sorry - senior moment.

alanint · 08-21-2018, 03:43 PM

A prime pistol for a Thor restoration!

Kyrie · 08-31-2018, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

A prime pistol for a Thor restoration!

It's on its way to Thor. He does outstanding work and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does with this one!

Ron Wood · 08-21-2018, 05:26 PM

Congratulations on your acquisition. To my eye the 1900 is the most elegant of all Lugers.
Ron

Hugo Borchardt · 08-22-2018, 01:21 AM

Nice 1900!!!!!! Good choice!

Sergio Natali · 09-02-2018, 03:52 PM

Very nice acquisition, especially if you got it at the right price as you said, congrats.

Edward Tinker · 09-02-2018, 04:23 PM

Never can go wrong with a 1900

Kyrie · 09-03-2018, 11:21 AM

I have to agree with the comments concerning the model 1990 Luger. To my eyes one of, if not the most, elegant of Luger variations. Never had one, always wanted one, so when this one came up at $900 I was captivated.

HerrKaiser · 09-03-2018, 12:35 PM

For that price, yeah you’d be hard pressed to find better even if it’s just a shooter.

Kyrie · 09-03-2018, 04:44 PM

That was pretty much my thought. This Luger is matching, to the extent that parts have numbers. Its bore shows wear, but isn't ravaged by corrosive ammunition without prompt cleaning. Mechanically, it's sound. But the remaining finish is just ugly. Doubt I'll ever shoot it, as I don't want to chance breaking some impossible-to-replace part. And I already have shooter 7.65 P Lugers.

DonVoigt · 09-21-2018, 11:25 PM

I wondered , as I understood you had put new work on hold from a post you made a while back.

Since Kyrie just bought the 1900 and you were on it, I thought maybe you were caught up; that is what made me ask.

Kyrie · 10-07-2018, 09:49 AM

Magnificent!

Kyrie · 10-09-2018, 05:22 PM

I cannot get over what an outstanding job Ted does. That's just beautiful work. Of course I'm now going to have to fit a new set of grip panels, relieved for the grip safety, but that's hopefully still within my skill range...

DavidJayUden · 10-09-2018, 07:37 PM

Why new grips? Usually cleaning them and re-cutting the checkering makes them look very nice.
dju

Kyrie · 10-09-2018, 07:54 PM

Hadn't thought of trying to clean up the original grip panels.

Hmmm.... I haven't seen my checkering tools in over a decade, and they were all for cutting checkering on rifles. Even if I can find them they may be the wrong angle cutter head. Anyone know the correct angle for cutters to point up the grips on a 1900 Luger?

DonVoigt · 10-09-2018, 10:42 PM

Could be 18 or 20 lpi.

Kyrie · 10-10-2018, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Could be 18 or 20 lpi.

I was thinking it looked more like 22 or 24 lpi. Let me see if I can dig up a checkering gauge.

08-19-2018, 08:58 PM	#1
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	New to Me 1900 AE Found it on Gun Broker at a price I liked:

08-19-2018, 10:19 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Looks like the one you posted last month? __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

08-21-2018, 05:26 PM	#7
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 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Congratulations on your acquisition. To my eye the 1900 is the most elegant of all Lugers. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

08-22-2018, 01:21 AM	#8
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 340 Thanked 133 Times in 47 Posts	Nice 1900!!!!!! Good choice! __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

09-02-2018, 03:52 PM	#9
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Very nice acquisition, especially if you got it at the right price as you said, congrats. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

08-19-2018, 10:37 PM	#3
Rick W. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 339 Thanks: 81 Thanked 359 Times in 198 Posts	Nice ole gun for sure. I think it will clean up nicely, will take some work but it will be worth it. I have never owned a 1900, always looked over the fence at them, probably the most graceful of the Lugers to me. enjoy it.........

08-21-2018, 03:43 PM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	A prime pistol for a Thor restoration!

09-02-2018, 04:23 PM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	Never can go wrong with a 1900

09-03-2018, 11:21 AM	#11
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	I have to agree with the comments concerning the model 1990 Luger. To my eyes one of, if not the most, elegant of Luger variations. Never had one, always wanted one, so when this one came up at $900 I was captivated.

09-03-2018, 12:35 PM	#12
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	For that price, yeah you’d be hard pressed to find better even if it’s just a shooter. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

09-03-2018, 04:44 PM	#13
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	That was pretty much my thought. This Luger is matching, to the extent that parts have numbers. Its bore shows wear, but isn't ravaged by corrosive ammunition without prompt cleaning. Mechanically, it's sound. But the remaining finish is just ugly. Doubt I'll ever shoot it, as I don't want to chance breaking some impossible-to-replace part. And I already have shooter 7.65 P Lugers.

09-21-2018, 11:25 PM	#14
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	I wondered , as I understood you had put new work on hold from a post you made a while back. Since Kyrie just bought the 1900 and you were on it, I thought maybe you were caught up; that is what made me ask. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

10-07-2018, 09:49 AM	#15
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Magnificent!

10-09-2018, 05:22 PM	#16
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	I cannot get over what an outstanding job Ted does. That's just beautiful work. Of course I'm now going to have to fit a new set of grip panels, relieved for the grip safety, but that's hopefully still within my skill range...

10-09-2018, 07:37 PM	#17
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Why new grips? Usually cleaning them and re-cutting the checkering makes them look very nice. dju

10-09-2018, 07:54 PM	#18
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Hadn't thought of trying to clean up the original grip panels. Hmmm.... I haven't seen my checkering tools in over a decade, and they were all for cutting checkering on rifles. Even if I can find them they may be the wrong angle cutter head. Anyone know the correct angle for cutters to point up the grips on a 1900 Luger?

10-09-2018, 10:42 PM	#19
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Could be 18 or 20 lpi. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie