What got you into lugers?

318is_Parabellum · 03-22-2014, 05:11 PM

Being a younger guy that grew up in the 70's and 80's, my fascination with the P. 08 stems from watching all the war movies I watched as a kid. The luger has always had a certain cachet and mystique as portrayed by Hollywood, especially in the movies made in the 25 years after war's end.

I remember vividly, in a scene from "Where Eagles Dare", where the SS sturmbannfurher bursts into a conference room where Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood had taken some German officers hostage, and the SS man proceeds to hold them at gunpoint with his luger pistol. I remember thinking that "wow, that pistol is cool...I'll have one of those someday!".

I finally acquired a byf 42 in 2005 or so.

As a military veteran, and having had relatives who fought in both theaters of operations in WW2, I have since gained a real appreciation for the fact that I can acquire these weapons of our defeated enemies, and marvel at the role they played in history and making the world as it is today.

View Poll Results: Peaked interest of Lugers
One of the first widely adopted automatic pistols	1	1.27%
Craftsmenship, engineering, function	27	34.18%
Beauty, apperance, style	14	17.72%
Romanticized/connotion to WWI	5	6.33%
Connection to the Weimer Republic	2	2.53%
Romanticized/connection to Nazi Germany & WWII	9	11.39%
Other (explain)	21	26.58%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

03-22-2014, 05:11 PM	#11
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	Being a younger guy that grew up in the 70's and 80's, my fascination with the P. 08 stems from watching all the war movies I watched as a kid. The luger has always had a certain cachet and mystique as portrayed by Hollywood, especially in the movies made in the 25 years after war's end. I remember vividly, in a scene from "Where Eagles Dare", where the SS sturmbannfurher bursts into a conference room where Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood had taken some German officers hostage, and the SS man proceeds to hold them at gunpoint with his luger pistol. I remember thinking that "wow, that pistol is cool...I'll have one of those someday!". I finally acquired a byf 42 in 2005 or so. As a military veteran, and having had relatives who fought in both theaters of operations in WW2, I have since gained a real appreciation for the fact that I can acquire these weapons of our defeated enemies, and marvel at the role they played in history and making the world as it is today. Last edited by 318is_Parabellum; 03-22-2014 at 06:09 PM.