“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.