-PJ
Posted on 05/05/2022 12:19:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I wonder if they ever found the original Elvis or Dale Earnhardt Sr. on black velvet. Fine art there.
-PJ
We are going through that process with Mom and Dad’s estate.
Everything has been evaluated and whatever the siblings wanted has been claimed. I don’t feel right about selling Dad’s WWII uniform and Japanese and Chinese souvenirs so we are donating them to a museum.
The Russians stole Schliemann’s treasure from Berlin in 1945—it’s now in Moscow. Of course Schliemann stole it from Turkey. I think it’s going to stay in Russia.
Since you know your stuff then you know the proper name is the Krieghoff. And the proof mark is a crown over an ‘N’.
The ones I have are DWM, Erfurt, and Mauser variants. Various barrel lengths from 3 5/8 out to 16 inches. The extractors are all GELADEN. A couple of them have scope mounts on the side. All in European rust blue. It’s a mix of pre-WW2 and a couple pre-WW1 with the small ‘a’ under the serial number. None of them have mixed numbers between parts and magazine. None of them have spare mags.
That’s about the extent of my knowledge on these pieces. I don’t fire them. I did get myself a commercial Luger for fun and it’s nice but finicky.
Check out Ian at Forgotten Weapons on YouTube.
He’s an absolute fountain of info on Lugers.
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“Check out Ian at Forgotten Weapons on YouTube. He’s an absolute fountain of info on Lugers.”
Thank you, I will!
I came into these back in 1996/1997 and at the time was wholly ignorant about Lugers. It was a couple of old Wehrmacht veterans I got to know through the Sacramento Turnverein who schooled me on these pieces.
There was a steep learning curve and those two old Krauts made me feel like a green recruit.
My personal focus has always been rifles. Pistols are not as interesting to me although I appreciate them.
I could do a whole post about the K98K I found with a Leica scope (not a Zeiss). It’s probably Swiss and the jeweling on the bolt speaks to that likely origin.
The Lugers and Broomhandle Mausers I had were works of German engineering art. I am a mechanical engineer, and I was amazed at the detail in the machining of the components when I took them apart.
The Lugers and Broomhandle Mausers I had were works of German engineering art. I am a mechanical engineer, and I was amazed at the detail in the machining of the components when I took them apart.
Lucky you! I’ve never even seen a broomhandle Mauser let alone own one! I’ve long wanted one with the Monte Carlo stock!
That was back around 1990. Shooter grade Broomhandles were around a gun shows, and not expensive. You could go to a big show back then and find Colt Pythons and Colt series 70 1911s all over the the place for about $400.
That was back around 1990. Shooter grade Broomhandles were around a gun shows, and not expensive. You could go to a big show back then and find Colt Pythons and Colt series 70 1911s all over the the place for about $400.
Wow.
That was also my response when I saw it.
Thanks nickcarraway.
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