Luger Variety
 

Several My Favorites!

A few of mine :)

not many "repros" in there Ron

But is a Borchardt really a Luger Ron?

No variety...All Slick-backs.

You are all spoiled~ God Bless!

Pretty
 

Debby Says Enough!

I have to respectfully disagree with Debby... :D

For Mauser lovers.
K date to 1942. All 12 major military variations present.
1939-42 Police and Commercial Banners added.

Methinks you are missing about 5 that I can see... Banner police, 1938 through 1942.... They say "Mauser" on them. Time to search out more guns...It's OK. Tell your wife I said so.

Some mind blowing collections, simply amazing!!

Here are two Variety Six Packs:

1. 1900 DWM AE 7,65mm
2. 1906 DWM AE 9mm
3. 1908 DWM Commercial 9mm
4. 1917 DWM Artillery 9mm
5. 1929 Swiss Bern (3-1940) 9mm
6. 1935/06 Mauser GNR 7,65mm

1. 1937 Mauser S/42 9mm
2. 1939 Mauser S/42 9mm
3. 1940 Mauser Police E/L 9mm
4. 1940 Mauser Swedish Commercial 7,65mm
5. 1941 Mauser BYF 9mm
6. 1970's Mauser AE Swiss Style Frame 6" Barrel 9mm

sdmark- Excellent!

Must be talking years for all these collections. All of them- beautiful!

Assorted
 

Mostly Mine!Most From My Past~ Forgive Me ERIC

Only 64 years for me.
Ron

Ron,.you have always been my Idol AND LUGRER MENTOR!!!!!!!!!

What was your first?
 

Twenty years I bough my first from Ralph Shattuck as I had speny 2 summers in Bayonne France

I believe that it was Mike Reese in his "Luger Tips" who mentioned that a collection of 7 lugers could include all calibers, barrel lengths and manufacturers. TH

Neat recollection Tom. Now there is a challenge...does anyone want to list 7 Lugers that prove the point? :)
Ron

I will give it a go on a possible combo...

1. DWM Luger Carbine model 1900 (caliber 7.65 mm, 12" barrel)
2. Erfurt LP.08 (caliber 9mm, 8" barrel)
3. 1906/29 W+F Bern (caliber .30, 4.75" barrel)
4. Krieghoff P.08 (caliber 9mm, 4" barrel)
5. Vickers LTD Luger (9mm, 4")
6. Simson P.08 (9mm, 4")
7. Mauser Parabellum 06/73 (9mm or 7.65, 6" barrel)


The hangups I ran into are whether or not to count the carbine, much less to include super rare items like the .45 US 1907 Test Luger or or the "baby" Lugers, and how to account for a 6" barrel as only post-war Mauser Parabellums and DWM Navy guns (commercial or military) came that way from the factory as I recall.

Quintin,
Now you know why I didn't try to come up with a list! :)
Ron
P.S. Not sure Reese thought it all the way through either :)

DWM = 3
Navy (6-inch)
LP08 (8-inch)
Alphabet Commercial (3 ¾-inch)

Erfurt = 1
P08 (4-inch, 9mm)

Simson = 1

Mauser = 1

Berne = 1
(4 ¾ inch, 7,65mm)


Total = 7

If you include Vickers it stretches to 8.

--Dwight

Dwight,

If you include Krieghoff, it goes up to 9. But Erfurt could just be the LP.08 and drop it back down to 8 again.

Imperial Navies - back in 2014

I need to update it.

Ya'll forgot Spandau.

1) 1900 AE
2) Navy (6" or 8")
3) Swiss Alphabet
4) Simson
5) 41, 42 or byf
6) LP.08
7) 1970s Mauser

My personal goal was 8 different banners or chamber stamps.
Thanks to some of you here, I have one of each of these now.

The varieties and accessories for the Luger is what continues to fascinate me.

Wow... (drooling) Impressive display!!! (slobbering, barely coherent) :bowdown:

-Jason

Filled in some missing Banner variations in my first post on gunbugs recommendation.:)

Years AGO

My hero! I love a Banner for some strange reason.

Absolutely fantastic! My heart skips a beat. 6" navies are the prettiest, in my opinion.

Gunbugs, I agree 100%.

Ron, At least 4 DWMs would be required for the barrel lengths of 12"(300mm), 8"(200mm),6"(150), 4&3/4"(120mm); so the DWM carbine, Artillery, Navy and M1900 would cover one manufacture, 4 barrel lengths, both calibers and 4 differ rear sight variations. So one pistol each from Erfurt, Simson, Mauser and Kreighoff will cover the remaining manufactures and the 4" (100mm) barrel length for a total of 7 pistols. TH

Ron, At least 4 DWMs would be required for the barrel lengths of 12"(300mm), 8"(200mm),6"(150), 4&3/4"(120mm); so the DWM carbine, Artillery, Navy and M1900 would cover one manufacture, 4 barrel lengths, both calibers and 4 differ rear sight variations. So one pistol each from Erfurt, Simson, Mauser and Kreighoff will cover the remaining manufactures and the 4" (100mm) barrel length for a total of 7 pistols. I see the Cirelaw shows a photo of all of them above. TH

You'll still need a Swiss Bern made gun, for a mfg.

And Erfurt can still satisfy the LP.08 requirement.

Differnt barrel lenghts

I believe there are two different barrel lengths in the Alphabet commercial lugers, a 3 7/8 inch and a 3 3/4 inch. At least that is what I have observed.

I am confused - Maybe it is my math

4 DWMs for lengths
- 12in
- 8in
- 6in
- 4 3/4
5 additional manufacturers
Erfurt
Simson
Kreighoff
Mauser
Bern

(Makes 9 with my math
Unless Erfurt/Simson/Kreighoff count as 1 set of machines)