First Luger!

[Golddollar]

OK, this is definitely not a collector piece. Apparently a lot of Lugers got chrome plated after the war. And it came with an aftermarket magazine. But all the other numbers match. It has "byf" on the toggle and "41" on the chamber, so my reference source said it was made by the boatload by Mauser in 1941.

I had a collector grade Luger once upon a time but when I lost my job in 2009 I sold it through the local auction house. Come years later I'm working again and this gun turned up in the same auction house. I like shiny guns anyway, and I wanted to have a Luger I wouldn't be afraid to shoot, so it came home with me. So now I have a shooter and hopefully my old Luger is somebody's safe queen. I can probably shoot it all I want and probably always get out what I paid for it.

 

[2152hq]

Good Shooter Luger..
One of the 'Black Widow' Lugers. A collectors moniker for the original combination of the black hotsalt blue/black finish, the black plastic grips and the black plastic magazine bottoms.
No straw colored small parts,,everything was that same black color hot salt blue.
Ralph Shattuck came up with the phrase in his Luger buy/sell business.

My first Luger I ever bought is a byf/41 . Came with holster, loading tool, 2 mags,,one matching.
Bought it in 1971 for $100. My Sgt was selling it and a late 60's BHP also $100.
I took the Luger,,my buddy took the BHP,,which he still has last time I spoke to him.

The next Luger I bought was a 1908 Commercial. It had a Haenel Schmeisser magazine in it.
I had to pay $200 for that one.
I was shocked,,Shocked I tell you

 

[farrell]

Inspect the holster and loading tool very closley for markings some of the tools and holsters are very high doller.

 

[shil]

Lugers are neat!

 

[Golddollar]

Today I decided it was time to take my 80 year old Luger up to the indoor range and put some rounds through it. For your perusal I have attached the two targets. The orange target is two magazines of mixed brands of ammunition, more of a function test. I was pleased that I only had one stoppage and I just pulled back on the toggle and got back to shooting. The black target is of 5 rounds of a single brand of shells with no stoppages. Both targets were shot two-handed with 6 o'clock holds.

Considering that the chrome put some glare on the front sight I am pretty pleased with how this old gun with an old shooter did.