Imperial Lugers in WWII

Edward Tinker · 08-27-2009, 09:07 AM

yes, very common, several ways it was done.

Many just stayed in service
Many were stored / hidden away until needed
Officers and senior NCO's usually owned their own, many had either served in WW1 or their father , uncle, etc had

If refurbished by the gov't, it would have been correctly strawed, although unsure what they did for refurbs after 1937 (when the making of lugers switched from strawed to all blued)

Look on the inside where the feed ramp is, is the bluing there too? Thats a definate sign of a non-factory / armory reblue....

Ed

acc1007 · 08-28-2009, 06:59 PM

I have a 1918 DWM that was captured by the Red Army.

Ingvarg · 08-28-2009, 07:29 PM

My 1909 was in German sevice in Danmark in late WWII were it ended in the hands of the Danish resistance in the last days of the German ocupation there.
The German who carried it did not live to tell the story.

08-27-2009, 09:07 AM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,980 Thanks: 2,080 Thanked 4,614 Times in 2,127 Posts	yes, very common, several ways it was done. Many just stayed in service Many were stored / hidden away until needed Officers and senior NCO's usually owned their own, many had either served in WW1 or their father , uncle, etc had If refurbished by the gov't, it would have been correctly strawed, although unsure what they did for refurbs after 1937 (when the making of lugers switched from strawed to all blued) Look on the inside where the feed ramp is, is the bluing there too? Thats a definate sign of a non-factory / armory reblue.... Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

08-28-2009, 07:29 PM	#3
Ingvarg User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Iceland Posts: 103 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	My 1909 was in German sevice in Danmark in late WWII were it ended in the hands of the Danish resistance in the last days of the German ocupation there. The German who carried it did not live to tell the story. __________________ Regards: Ingvar

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08-28-2009, 06:59 PM	#2
acc1007 User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: OH Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a 1918 DWM that was captured by the Red Army.