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Your probably not going to have much luck finding a reasonable priced nice condition Luger at a NJ shop. I have gotten lucky a few times but the problem I encounter the most is that they are consignment guns and the seller wants $500 or more than what it is worth. I would recommend contacting Legacy Collectibles in PA.They sell lots of Lugers and usually have a few in your price range. They are good to deal with and you can haggle on the price sometimes.

1.WW1- WW2 Lugers especially artillery, police, and black widows. They need to be all matching and good condition. If they have at least one matching mag that's a big plus. 2. WW2 or before Walther PPK or PP 3.WW2 FN Hi power regular or tangent sight 4. WW2 P38 very early or very late models 5. Polish Radom Prewar- early war and very late war 6.Femaru Mod 37m .32acp with 1 or 2 matching mags 7. Broomhandle Mauser 8. WW1-WW2 1911 or 1911a1 pistol 9. Papered Vietnam bringback pistols like TT33 10. WW2 TT33 or TT30 11. Mauser 1934 model military marked pistol

If you soak it in gas it will get all of the grease in the areas you can't get to without 100% disassembly. The purple cleaner will not remove that.

I personally would not use purple degreaser on that pistol. I think it will damage the finish. We use the Zep version of that stuff at my job and it is pretty nasty stuff. It is very corrosive to some metals and can cause chemical burns.It does not come ever close to the degreasing power of gasoline or safety kleen even when not diluted with water. If you must use it spray and wipe or you will be sorry.

That certainly looks like cosmoline to me. It is meant to preserve a weapon for long term storage and not act as a lubricant to make it work. Most surplus rifles that come from long term storage are covered in it when you buy them. The best way to get the grease off is to soak it in gas just remove any parts that will be damaged by the fuel like the grips. It should not damage the bluing if it is hi polish or not as long as you don't leave in there forever. You will need to soak it for 24-48 hrs in a chemical proof tray or metal pan.

Is the pistol covered in cosmoline? It looks like it is and that could very well be your issue.

I wouldn't worry about the dings unless they affect the function(pics would help). If you need to fix the dings, you will need a good diamond file designed for hardened steel. A regular metal file will not cut hardened steel.

Check and make sure it has the ejector spring and it is properly installed.

Looks like a nice example but the grips look a little too new to me. The 1936 model usually have unnumbered grips but they could be good reproductions or very nice originals. I would join Jan Still Luger Forum and add your luger to the list of missing mags. It might turn up one day and make your pistol nearly double in value. They could also give you a better opinion on the grips. Your pistol would have had 2 mags with it. The mag body will be nickel on earlier letters blocks and blued on later letter blocks. 1 serial with letter block and droop eagle 63 proof 1 serial with + and letter block and droop eagle 63 proof

Nice manual, I have a US Mil. Remington Model 11 riot model and US Mil. Savage 720 riot model. Thanks

I whited out his service number but it appears he died quite a while ago. I even found a picture of his tombstone. Name: Clyde E Brasher Birth: 1 Mar 1945 Death: 23 Apr 1986 Location: Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA

I read a few articles and from what I read bringing home weapons was stopped after Vietnam War. It seems you can only bring home useless junk and need to do a lot to do it. Here is a link to the Vietnam policy http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/Personnel_and_Personnel_Readiness/Personnel/444.pdf

I am still working on getting a papered 1966 SKS from a friend who bought it back from Vietnam. His rifle has all of the copies of the war trophy certicate (3 or 4) and the original envelope the permanent copy was mailed home in.I guess I have to live with my non import marked 1969 SKS until then.

You will see bringback papers mostly with weapons that came home from WW2 Europe. After the Vietnam War it became almost impossible to bring home any weapon as a war trophy legally.

I picked this up last night after waiting months for my permits and multiple handgun purchase exemption.The pistol is all matching numbers with the exception of the magazines which are the correct type. These pistols are really difficult to find with bringback papers so I thought I would share some pics.

I applied for the permits first. My local PD or State police lost the exemption paper work the first time I gave it to them. When they got the forms the second time it took about a month to get it but that was during Christmas and New Years.

I am finally picking up my exempted items tonight. I can't wait.

Yes and you need to have the ffl or private seller fill out the other form.

You do not have to turn them at the same time at least my PD didn't make me. You do have to give the exemption to your PD to send in, you can not send it in yourself anymore.

The GSG 5 is a pain to clean and on the newer ones look horrible. I have an early one and the screw always came loose until I used higher grade versions. I like the GSG STG44 better but never tried a 15-22.

It is a tough situation. I usually won't let people try my stuff without knowing them and without seeing them handle a firearm. When I was member at Range 14 years ago I disappointed hundreds of people when I used to bring my Ohio Ordnance BAR and only let a handful of people try it.

I was there today. I would highly recommend the place.They have an excellent variety of weapons.

I don't know what they are asking for it but it might be worth it to research the mag some more. I know the PPK mags like that with the brown Bakelite bottoms go for a premium when they pop up for sale. Maybe you should post this on the p38/PPK forum.

That pistol was most likely put together with left over and sometimes earlier rejected parts like the c block and later AC45 p38s pistols and late serial numbered Sauer 38h pistols. The mag is an oddity and I'm not sure about that. It is not a standard mag but they did make special mags like that either before or after the war.

I resubmitted my OGAM exemption paperwork again to my PD again today. I will be keeping track of how long it takes and will be checking with the NJSP in a few days to make sure they got it. I can't wait to get it back so I can get all of my new toys.