I posted last week that my LGS called me and said he just got in a SW PC 357. Some of you said let us know if he gets any good or rare guns in. He call me at 5 pm today and said he just bought a old Luger 9mm. Wanted me to go look at it. I'm taped out. I don't even want to go look at it. I don't want to just post his number or if that's even allowed ? I'm not into old guns......

Ruger and Luger don't go together. Ruger's original "Std." was not made in 9 mm. I wonder if he knows what he has.

Ruger Luger? A one of a kind!

Actually, I believe Ruger produced a 9mm revolver. I think it was the SP101.

Ruger never made a Luger. Rugers first gun was a .22 semi auto pistols that looked like a Luger but vastly different. Lugers were the German carry weapon in WW1 and 2.
I've always wanted a Luger but these days the prices they are going for quells that notion.

Let me call him. Get right back...
mauser 9mm - I was able to call one of the workers there. I fish with him so i had his cell and he said
it's a Mauser 9mm luger. I dont even know if i'm spelling right.
He must of said Luger not Ruger. That's all i know and want to know. I can't start getting into old guns.

I just have to wonder about the credibility of a gunshop employee or even worse, an owner, that would use the term "Ruger Luger".

Funny you say that.. 5 years ago -he didn't know what he had in stock. I got a Sig P226x5 that he had in the back room were i use his bathroom. I ended up buying that -- If i sold it today -i can 3 or 4x my money.

Just for the record...****ger did chamber an SP101 in 9MM Luger. It used the same moon-clips as the S&W 940. Never saw one, but when you go to purchase moon-clips, you can find them listed as being interchangeable between the 940 and the SP101 9MM.

None-the-less.....a Mauser is a far cry from a Ruger.

Did I miss something here? Where in the first post does it say anything about a Ruger Luger? I've read it over several times, it ain't there! I hate it when people interject erroneous information like that. I don't know, maybe the op edited the first post and I just didn't see it.

So how much does the guy want for the "Luger"?

I think Ruger jumped-in on post #2. I believe the whole point here is that the seller did not know what he had....maybe still doesn't.

Well, actually, Germany never used a Luger. They DID use a P.08, however. If you call a P.08 a "Luger" to a German, he will think you are an idiot. I had this pointed out to me some time ago while I was in Germany!

The P.08 is generically referred to as the Luger by many. I had the privilege of shooting one from WWI. The barrel looked awful but it was one of the most comfortable and accurate pistols I've shot. It is an old pistol well worth considering I'd suggest.

Now the next question. A Mauser manufactured P.08 from the early 1940's or a commercial manufactured version from the 1970's? Both can be worth some coins.

I edited the first post. It is a WW2 Luger P.08. I had to go and get bait for fishing this morn --its the same store-- Sells fishing & bait on one side & Guns r/s. He wants $1199 --
It's so UGLY !!!
He told me this morn. I'm getting in SW 637 PC. 38 plus Gun Smoke revolver. I looked it up on SW site. I think this will be a gun for my daughter. I'm so screwed with money right now with these guns.

Maybe you should have clarified it (made the edit) in a reply. As it is it made my post #2 look like I'm an idiot.

No harm done, but Just sayin...

GYpsm, I'm a semi senile old man, and I was able to quickly figure out what the "edit" was for in the O/P's opening post. As for looking like an idiot, oh hell never mind.

Let's start this thread over again with everybody on the same page.

No such thing as an ugly Luger. You must have actually looked at a Ruger.

Lugers are very interesting pistols. They can be ammo finicky as all the German WW 2 handguns. Do not shoot +p or hotter ammo out of it. Do not install after market springs thinking it will shoot the hotter ammo it will break somewhere else. Mild loads only.

I purchased a stoeger luger in 22lr. That's as close to a 9mm luger as I'll ever get. I have enough 9mm pistols to plink with.

Lugers are fine pistols. I picked up one in a trade and just had to shoot it. Wow!

If this wasn't collectible I would love to carry it. Except for those tiny little sights.

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A real sucker for the J-frames

Even old, slightly ratty mismatched serial number Lugers have a significant collectors interest these days. They are elegant and fun to shoot. Getting them TO shoot can be interesting, they are fussy about what you feed them. I shot a IDPA match a while back with a 1920 commercial .30 cal Luger. Got some strange looks but the little sucker even knocked over the steel poppers. The .30 is not IDPA legal so it was strictly NFS (not for score) but it was fun.