Gunbroker: EXCEPTIONAL DWM 1908 9MM LUGER W/EXTRA MAGAZINE, HOLSTER & TOOLS FULL RIG - Page 3

sdmark777 · 09-08-2020, 04:40 PM

All I can add to this discussion is this. At least some original minty 1908 commercials have survived. I posted mine here some time ago. Including just a couple pics (along with magazine) here for comparison.

briskspirit · 09-08-2020, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Norme

Hi Igor,
You will probably get many different answers to your question but here's something we can all agree on, CUT HANDLING TO A BARE MINIMUM. I've been a serious Luger collector for over 50 years and my routine is as follows:
1/ Each new addition to my collection is stripped down, inspected, cleaned and lubricated.
2/ During this process I take lots of detail photos, like those below.
3/ I reassemble the gun and wipe it down carefully with a silicon cloth and then place it in safe storage.
4/ If in future I need to re-examine the gun, for example if someone asks me if 1908 Navies have numbered hold-opens, I simple refer to my photo file.
5/ I re-inspect occasionally and wipe down with the silicon cloth.
This routine has served me well and I can honestly say that all my collectible guns are in as good shape as the day I bought them.
Norm

What do you do with wood? Oil or silicone?

briskspirit · 09-13-2020, 10:18 PM

This lot was sold for $8,326.00
Wow!..

Lyn Islaub · 09-15-2020, 08:45 PM

WOW indeed.

Doug G. · 11-22-2020, 08:48 PM

I will add to the photo's. Here is my 1908 Commercial rig without the hold open. Not 100%, but is 100% unmessed with.

09-08-2020, 04:40 PM	#41
sdmark777 User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 288 Thanks: 695 Thanked 672 Times in 174 Posts	All I can add to this discussion is this. At least some original minty 1908 commercials have survived. I posted mine here some time ago. Including just a couple pics (along with magazine) here for comparison. Attached Thumbnails

11-22-2020, 08:48 PM	#45
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	I will add to the photo's. Here is my 1908 Commercial rig without the hold open. Not 100%, but is 100% unmessed with. __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain Last edited by Doug G.; 08-30-2021 at 12:20 AM.

09-13-2020, 10:18 PM	#43
briskspirit User Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 58 Thanks: 80 Thanked 28 Times in 12 Posts	This lot was sold for $8,326.00 Wow!..

09-15-2020, 08:45 PM	#44
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	WOW indeed.