First Luger

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Took it to Krause Werke this afternoon. As I get it, Mike says it is a 1920 rework for police use after which it probably saw service in the Third Reich military minus the sear safety. Not all the parts are numbered.

Also, as I hear him, the five digit serial # continued through the 9xxxx and was later dropped in favor of four digits plus a letter suffix. Makes sense when you are producing hundreds of thousands of guns for a major war.

Now one starts to think about the skeletons. How many European and American soldiers as well as innocents might it have been used to take out?

I got my holster and take-down tool from Mike. He has several fine looking Lugers including an Artillery piece I especially like. The finish is superb and the ramp-sight has all of its teeth. He has a few C96 Broomhandles including a Red 9 he is readying for sale. The shop is full of all manner of rifles and pistols and relic revolvers. There are lots of other militaria to browse. What a candy store!

Before I left I made sure I could fieldstrip and re-assemble properly. I am actually beginning to get comfortable. Most of the credit goes to contributers to this forum. Thanks again for your warm welcome.

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Russell