1910 German Luger - The Firearms Forum

dre67 · 10-19-2010, 08:37 PM

I would like the value of a Luger stamped BWM(Maker stamp, I think?) on the receiver. All the parts seem to match the SN of 9797 and 1910 is stamped on the top. The gun is in great condition with 95+% bluing and a clean bore. It has two mags (not original) and a holster that is in fair shape. My father brought in back from Europe at the end of WW2.

wonderwhippet · 10-20-2010, 10:34 AM

This gun has been reblued and it is a very poor unprofessional job. It has been heavily buffed and the corners and edges are badly rounded. It is now of value only as a shooter and worth around $600. The spare mag is worth an additional $125. I don't know the condition of the holster, but it may also add some value.

Jim K · 10-20-2010, 10:43 AM

All true, unfortunately. If it had been original, even if only in so-so condition, it would have brought a decent price with a premium for being the first year in which the guns were dated.

As is, the collector value is about nil and as wonderwhippet says, it is a shooter. FWIW, the gun was not like that when it was captured; it was refinished (and ruined) right here in the U.S.

BTW, the letters are DWM (Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken).

Jim

dre67 · 10-22-2010, 03:31 PM

Thanks for your help. I have no idea how the gun was handled or who did the work. I never remember my father having anything done to the gun and have trouble believing the work was done after he acquired the pistol so I'm thinking whatever happened to it must have been done in Europe b4 his return to the USA.

AngelDeville · 10-22-2010, 04:25 PM

what caliber is it? 9mm or .30 Mauser?

dre67 · 10-22-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AngelDeville

what caliber is it? 9mm or .30 Mauser?

It's a 9mm.

AngelDeville · 10-22-2010, 06:23 PM

definitely in the $600 shooter class, too bad about the refinish it could have been worth a lot more!

Jim K · 10-22-2010, 07:16 PM

It can't be .30 Mauser; it might be .30 Luger, but guns in that caliber were not used by the German army in either WWI or WWII.

Jim

10-19-2010, 08:37 PM	#1
dre67 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	1910 German Luger I would like the value of a Luger stamped BWM(Maker stamp, I think?) on the receiver. All the parts seem to match the SN of 9797 and 1910 is stamped on the top. The gun is in great condition with 95+% bluing and a clean bore. It has two mags (not original) and a holster that is in fair shape. My father brought in back from Europe at the end of WW2. Attached Images --> Last edited by dre67; 10-19-2010 at 09:02 PM..

10-20-2010, 10:34 AM	#2
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,586	Re: 1910 German Luger This gun has been reblued and it is a very poor unprofessional job. It has been heavily buffed and the corners and edges are badly rounded. It is now of value only as a shooter and worth around $600. The spare mag is worth an additional $125. I don't know the condition of the holster, but it may also add some value.

10-20-2010, 10:43 AM	#3
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: 1910 German Luger All true, unfortunately. If it had been original, even if only in so-so condition, it would have brought a decent price with a premium for being the first year in which the guns were dated. As is, the collector value is about nil and as wonderwhippet says, it is a shooter. FWIW, the gun was not like that when it was captured; it was refinished (and ruined) right here in the U.S. BTW, the letters are DWM (Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken). Jim Last edited by Jim K; 10-20-2010 at 10:46 AM..

10-22-2010, 03:31 PM	#4
dre67 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	Re: 1910 German Luger Thanks for your help. I have no idea how the gun was handled or who did the work. I never remember my father having anything done to the gun and have trouble believing the work was done after he acquired the pistol so I'm thinking whatever happened to it must have been done in Europe b4 his return to the USA.

10-22-2010, 04:25 PM	#5
AngelDeville Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 644	Re: 1910 German Luger what caliber is it? 9mm or .30 Mauser? __________________ Why don't guns go off "accidentally" when people aren't around?

10-22-2010, 06:23 PM	#7
AngelDeville Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 644	Re: 1910 German Luger definitely in the $600 shooter class, too bad about the refinish it could have been worth a lot more! __________________ Why don't guns go off "accidentally" when people aren't around?

10-22-2010, 07:16 PM	#8
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: 1910 German Luger It can't be .30 Mauser; it might be .30 Luger, but guns in that caliber were not used by the German army in either WWI or WWII. Jim