P08 Luger, S/42 1938

[c33m0n3y]

I have been looking for a 9mm Luger for a long, long time. The prices I had seen were always super high and was resigned to keep looking for the foreseeable future.

I happened to be browsing an online dealer whom I just recently found out about, Checkpoint Charlie, and I ran into an S/42 (Mauser) example, 1938, with a bit of a worn finish. The price looked reasonable and when I looked at the description I saw that it was an all-matching gun, and it came with a matching magazine. I mulled it over a bit, then called and spoke with the owner, Charlie Justmann, who said he'd just posted it a day or so before. I asked about the bore, he went and got the gun, and said it looked great. I pulled the trigger and ordered it right there and then. That was Tuesday. Today, it came. I was not disappointed! The bore is bright and shiny, all parts that I could see are matching, including the wood grips, and the matching magazine was just a huge plus for me. The exterior bluing is mostly gone on the barrel and other wear-heavy areas such as the grip, but otherwise it appears to be in great functioning shape. I've ordered replacement springs from Wolff, so I'll be swapping them hopefully early next week.

Here are the pics after I field-stripped, cleaned and oiled it.

 

[BlackBart]

Beautiful.............. how mucho????

 

[Whitey]

Nice gun! I just recently bought my first Luger. Went bang with every pull of the trigger. I still have a lot to learn for sure. Enjoy it!

-Whitey

 

[KH195]

Very nice!!! I hope to take the plunge into Luger territory soon after lots of looking too

 

[TheRealJimDavis]

That's awesome man. A Luger in on my bucket list. I take it you're gonna shoot her? I don't own guns to not pull the trigger every once and a while. ;-)

 

[ted76]

Nice find, I have a all matching, except for the mag. 1918 Erfurt, that I picked up in 2013 for a decent price at a LGS.

 

[mcsurgeon]

very nice, congrats!

 

[Combloc]

Schweet!! Lugers are one of the few firearms I own multiples of. They are truly heirlooms.

 

[JamesH]

Damn, that looks nice!

 

[c33m0n3y]

Thanks for the comments. I do plan to shoot it but only after getting a replacement magazine and grips, as I don't want to damage the originals. I also want to swap the springs as the originals may be 70+ years old. Regarding pricing, PM me if you're interested. I would rather not post cost info here.

 

[drking2]

Damn, I need one of those

 

[BlackBart]

I was looking at one a couple months ago at a show wanted 1K, numbers matching BUT it was a 7.65 I really want a 9.

 

[AC MkIII]

Nice

 

[sxs]

I was looking at one a couple months ago at a show wanted 1K, numbers matching BUT it was a 7.65 I really want a 9.

I would have bought it....in fact I kinda did

A local gun store had a 1920s DWM Luger , all matching except magazine with decent blue still intact for 1K. I, too, preferred a 9mm rather than 7.65, but those guns in that condition are rarely encountered in prices under about 1400 - 1500. 7.65 ammo isn't hard to find online and is actually not bad to shoot

I did just acquire (a few weeks ago) a 2nd P08...1916 Erfurt all matching except mag and replacement grips, 9mm, decent blue, possibly needing springs for $850. the guy who had this one originally wanted 1K, but when I pointed out the grips were replacments, he came down in price.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Hard to go wrong on a luger