Greetings sirs, I had an impulse buy today.

Yogurt · 01-13-2005, 03:31 PM

Hello everyone, I've been a fan of the Luger for a long time and I'm a relatively young collector. My plan of recent was to rid myself of the two WWII pistols I own so I could own a nice new firearm without worrying about hurting anything. So I stopped by a local gun & pawn today to look at a Sig Sauer and while I was waiting to be helped I saw a Luger sitting in the safe. So I own a Luger now. I apologize for any gaps in the info, but this what I get to pick up in 10 days. I was wondering if I could have some help ID'ing it!

It's a DWM Luger, marked so on the toggle. There are no dates or markings on the frame above the breech. The bottom rear of the grip has the raised metal part but it isn't milled to accept a stock.

Marked 5043a on the frame and on the barrel. On the barrel, the number 884 is underneath the serial. On the front of the frame where the serial is located, there is a small X mark in the upper right corner, similar to the big large ones on some imported P.38s, etc.

I field stripped the pistol and removed the grips, here are the numbers I found.

43 is present on the trigger plate, locking bolt, sear bar, safety bar, extractor, the rear of the rear toggle, and trigger. The rear toggle axle is marked 89 or 68 on the left. I may have missed one or two, but all of the small part numbers I found except for the 89/68 are 43.

The wooden grips are very very worn, dirty, and unmarked. The magazine is an fxo with tiny 37 Waffenamts. The base looks like dark brown bakelite. The spine of the magazine is electropenciled with the number 5043. There are no import marks on the pistol.

(I apologize for neglecting to make note of the proofs. I dont' recall a series of proofs on the right side of the frame or anything.) There may have been a nitro proof on the barrel and on the frame near the locking bolt.

The condition of the pistol is pretty good. It has very light pitting on a few parts but what I believe to be the original finish is probably 70% there. The bore is dark but crisp.

Any ideas? I'll say how much I paid after my stomach settles down. Thank you!

01-13-2005, 03:31 PM	#1
Yogurt User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Greetings sirs, I had an impulse buy today. Hello everyone, I've been a fan of the Luger for a long time and I'm a relatively young collector. My plan of recent was to rid myself of the two WWII pistols I own so I could own a nice new firearm without worrying about hurting anything. So I stopped by a local gun & pawn today to look at a Sig Sauer and while I was waiting to be helped I saw a Luger sitting in the safe. So I own a Luger now. I apologize for any gaps in the info, but this what I get to pick up in 10 days. I was wondering if I could have some help ID'ing it! It's a DWM Luger, marked so on the toggle. There are no dates or markings on the frame above the breech. The bottom rear of the grip has the raised metal part but it isn't milled to accept a stock. Marked 5043a on the frame and on the barrel. On the barrel, the number 884 is underneath the serial. On the front of the frame where the serial is located, there is a small X mark in the upper right corner, similar to the big large ones on some imported P.38s, etc. I field stripped the pistol and removed the grips, here are the numbers I found. 43 is present on the trigger plate, locking bolt, sear bar, safety bar, extractor, the rear of the rear toggle, and trigger. The rear toggle axle is marked 89 or 68 on the left. I may have missed one or two, but all of the small part numbers I found except for the 89/68 are 43. The wooden grips are very very worn, dirty, and unmarked. The magazine is an fxo with tiny 37 Waffenamts. The base looks like dark brown bakelite. The spine of the magazine is electropenciled with the number 5043. There are no import marks on the pistol. (I apologize for neglecting to make note of the proofs. I dont' recall a series of proofs on the right side of the frame or anything.) There may have been a nitro proof on the barrel and on the frame near the locking bolt. The condition of the pistol is pretty good. It has very light pitting on a few parts but what I believe to be the original finish is probably 70% there. The bore is dark but crisp. Any ideas? I'll say how much I paid after my stomach settles down. Thank you!