So a buddy of mine inherited this luger not knowing anything about it. He asked me if I could find some information it, so here I am asking you guys. If anyone has any ideas or information about this gun then I, and my friend, would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
Resized or larger jpegs would probably help members help you.
1920's commercial Luger embellished with some sort of engraving and fancy grips. 'Bout all I can see, now.
Tell your friend to insist the grips are fossilized whale bone or walrus ivory or even fossilized camel bone. Do not want to get stuck in that recent Elephant ivory ban.
One photo of the right grips enlarges a bit to see a unique face in the grip cravings.
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There were a bunch of German military consultants working for Chiang in 1930s, from high command, all the way down to regiment level. That could be one possibility. All of them returned back. Some were even historical figures, e.g. von Seeckt, and another man, I forgot the name, he was appointed as governor of Belgium by German in WWII. Of course, more officers are less known.
The 1920 is in the expected position and is the date the pistol was mfg. A few were made by DWM and dated 1920 and 1921 for the "new" Weimar Reichsheer(Army), some did go to the police(before DWM was forbidden military production under the IMKK).
The significance of the date is that the engraving could not have been done before 1920.
Engraving is a art, some are masters and some are mediocre. My personal opinion is yours are rather crude. Sorry I can't tell you that you have a desirable collectible worth a great deal of money.
Some people find Luger's like this very desirable..The grips are actually a very short fit. Looking close you can see the edges of the frame all the way around. They must be quite thin on these edges.
The gun itself is a common one and likely lost little collector value by being engraved. Any value now is to be found in someone who likes this type of Luger. It's desirable to someone.
I thought I was seeing a rendering of one of the Marx Brothers on that Luger grip panel...
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