coosbaycreep
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I just now found out that my dad even had this thing. He got it from his uncle, and says he shot it four or five years ago, so I know it works. It's just been sitting in a drawer this whole time and today's the first time he ever mentioned owning it to me.
There's not many markings on it. There's a "S/42" on the top of the slide (or whatever you call the thing you pull back on these things to cock them), so I'm guessing it's made in 1942, but really I have no clue. It also has a "75" on the top and rear of the slide. Under the barrel on the frame it has 9475, with a lower case cursive "l" under the serial number. On the left side of the frame right next to where the barrel connects to the frame, there is a capital "N" with what appears to be a crown or something on top of it. On the opposite side from the crown thing in the same spot is another weird symbol (can't tell what it is), with "W(unreadable)AGG" under it. The only german writing on the gun is on the safety switch (gesichert).
Is this even a real luger? Is 1942 when it was made? What is it worth? What is the button looking thing to the top front of the trigger? (I'm guessing it's to disassemble the gun, but it doesn't seem to want to move, and I don't want to mess it up by using a lot of pressure if I'm wrong). How good are these guns? Do they take regular 9mm? Isn't this what the nazis used? What's up with the funky action on this thing? How reliable and accurate were these guns?
I remember seeing these guns in old movies as a kid, and have always thought they look cool. My dad doesn't remember much about shooting it other than it was loud and had a crappy trigger pull, and he said he doesn't care if I shoot it or not. The gun looks to be in really good condition, is it safe to shoot standard pressure loads in it occasionally?
Any other info is appreciated, thanks.
