Lugers for Self Defense?

[HerbZ]

As an account of a Luger being kept for self defense, I think azlaw's scores at the Boon & Crockett trophy level. Though I imagine if some elderly Sam Elliott type character was to show up with such a Luger rig at a Cowboy Action Shooting event here in Ohio, he'd be disqualified as unauthentic by the local SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) members.

Gary, you must be some kind of photoshop wizard to produce what appears to me to be a custom poster of your Luger rig. For better study and identification though, it might be best to post them as several separate photos. I can only guess at what might be engraved on the receiver and bolt top.

And Jeff, I hear you about how "disconcerting" a handgun is without a hammer. My CC pistol is this old S&W Model 37. The only hammerless pistols I presently have are that Colt Model 1903 and a byf 42 P-08.

[Doppler1992]

HerbZ -

I plan to post individual photos later today. I now have better lighting available. Sometimes I get carried away in photo editing programs, but I never alter the guns. When I created the original composite I was not yet aware of the 195 KB 1110 x 1100 file size limits with the forum. In the large file version, details like the witness mark are viewable when zooming in.

Several months ago I scanned some images of the Luger and other guns on my flat bed scanner with the gun directly on the glass. The resolution is outstanding - particularly in large files - but shadowing can be a problem with a direct scan. Additionally, in some of my scanned images the gun appears unnaturally blue.

I'll upload a couple here and take some conventional photos today to post under Old Lugers. I'm a bit embarrased because the gun was dirty when the scans were created, and a scanner is the least flattering imaging technique because it shows the good and the bad.

Thanks for the feedback.

Gary -

[azlaw]

Originally Posted by HerbZ

... I imagine if some elderly Sam Elliott type character was to show up with such a Luger rig at a Cowboy Action Shooting event here in Ohio, he'd be disqualified as unauthentic by the local SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) members.

Ah, but I beg to differ, sir. Wild Bunch has officially arrived:

http://www.sassnet.com/WB-Main-001A.php

At our club, all full-sized period "foreign" autos are permitted. I have been running a Luger for about a year now, and just got a Broomhandle. Need to work out a Mexican Revolutionary costume, maybe with crossed bandoleros. Viva la Revolucion!

H