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NM, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 9:41:19 AM EDT
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TN, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 11:13:32 AM EDT
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Another beauty brought back to life.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 11:35:17 AM EDT
[#2]
I don’t own any Lugers but that’s really well done. I am always amazed at the quality of machining and grip work they did on them.
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NM, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 12:53:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Thor340]
[#3]
Thanks, this one was really lacking on bluing and they had turned it into a VOPO police pistol after WWII. Here is a look at the grip straps and Police Eagle marking when I got it. It had those East German Plastic grips on it.
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NM, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 12:58:35 PM EDT
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BEFORE condition of this Luger.
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Posted: 9/3/2019 1:25:39 PM EDT
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Very nice blueing job. It is interesting that the factory used two different styles of number "3" on the pistol. The 8231 serial number has a round topped "3", while the 31 stamped on other parts of the pistol have the flat top on the number 3.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 2:53:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Genin:
Very nice blueing job. It is interesting that the factory used two different styles of number "3" on the pistol. The 8231 serial number has a round topped "3", while the 31 stamped on other parts of the pistol have the flat top on the number 3. |
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NM, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 4:45:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Thor340]
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Good observation on the font types. Seems like a lot of work to change so many parts out on a VOPO Russian Capture Luger (that is what it was when it was sent to me) Here is a P38 Slide I salt blued and a Broomhandle Mauser I rust blued. I love this work.
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NM, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2019 4:49:56 PM EDT
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The Broomhandle did NOT show up in my last post. Trying it again.
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Posted: 9/3/2019 5:00:26 PM EDT
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Nice work.
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Posted: 9/5/2019 5:30:18 PM EDT
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Please don't get me wrong by my asking about the font difference.. I think the pistol is gorgeous, and love the deep blueing on it. I don't know enough about Lugers, or German manufacturing, and for all I know, the primary part could have come from one shop, and the pistol have been assembled at a second shop that stamped the last two numbers on all the other parts. Hence my question.
I would be absolutely thrilled to have a project turn out that well, or to own such a pistol. |
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NM, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2019 8:51:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Thor340]
[#11]
No problem, it was a great question I thought. I have worked on over 400 Luger pistols, and many other types of vintage firearms since I started this en devour in 2001. I have also worked on P.38s, PPKs, Broomhandles, Nambus, Tokarovs, Colt 1911s, etc But Lugers are my first love for this work,
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USA
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Posted: 9/17/2019 9:31:20 PM EDT
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One of the things I love about restorations like this is that the firearm looks exactly how it would have had I picked it up in 1930. And unlike a historically valuable collectors piece, I can take it out to the back yard and shoot it, and enjoy it’s use as a pistol.
Please keep up the good work! |
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