Turkish Police rig
 

Opinions on this Turkish rig? http://forum.lugerforum.com/ifupload..._002_copy2.jpg

Herb, got a link??

Herb, I have been spending almost hours trying to post my pictures. I also haven't had success on Still's Forum, which is supposed to be easier! I have followed the instructions for Still's Forum (and have been able to post pics successfully in the past), but get those red "x's". With this Forum, I can't seem to "cut and paste". I have this wonderful Turkish Police rig to post pictures of and I'm frustrated. I can feel for Tom Armstrong! Perhaps I can e-mail some to you?

drbuster,

I see the photocurse has you also. The cure is simple:

1. Pour a glass of the best bourbon you can buy into your computer
2. Don't worry about them steenking pictures
3. Install new motherboard
4 Send pix to Ed or John S and humbly ask for help
5. Get second glass of bourbon, consume and chill out.

Been there, got the T-shirt, and have the bourbon.

Tom A

Tom, For one (and presumably you too) who was brought up before the computer revolution, I am stumped about "links", "cut and paste", "URL's", etc. Your advice #4 seems to be the most reasonable and the wife won't be able to detect any offensive odors!

There is no way you can cut and paste on either forum for the pictures.

The links you should be able to cut and paste at the top on the Address line. You highlite, copy and paste it here in the reply section...

To make the "link" show as a picture you have to add img at the front and /img at the rear of the link. No spaces and [] on each side. If you think it through logically, it all makes sense. The computer sees the [img ] and what is in between (ie the link) and the [/img] and it knows, oh a picture is located here, make it show.

Computers are not difficlut, it is just hard remembering the "correct" things to do to make them work. That and vodka or bourbon.

To copy and then paste a picture, you right click, save to your hard drive, naming and remembering where you put it. Then you "upload" it here...


Ed

Ed, I get lost somewhere between right clicking and saving to my hard drive. I don't get far enough to remember where I put it, although I would probably have trouble there too. As Tom A. suggests above, can I e-mail you some photos of this really nice (and rare) rig so YOU can post them for me?

Here is more:
http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload..._004_copy1.jpg

And more:
http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload..._003_copy1.jpg

Right side:
http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload..._013_copy1.jpg

Mag
http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload..._010_copy2.jpg

Whoa Doc! That is VERY nice. Is it yours? Must have spent it's entire career in a desk.

Never knew Thompson-Center made Lugers. ;)

Ron

Yes, Ron, it IS mine!

looks very nice!

I know nothing about these types, as they are very rare!


:)

Doc,

In the words of the late lamented Frank Zappa, Wowie-Zowie!! That is one heckuva nice rig, many many congratulations on your acquisition and as many thanks for sharing it with us.

Who is the holster maker?

--Dwight

Akah he told me.

;)

Ed

Thanks for your comments, Dwight. Ed is right, the maker is AKAH. The firm made holsters for several commercial contracts by Mauser. Of interest, the magazine pouch is sewn on separately, in the WW1 style...very well made. I don't know how the pistol got out of Turkey in such good shape (witness #101 on Pheonix Investment Arms), but it obviously did. Mike Krause knows a collector who has one in TOTAL mint condition. Apparently the sear bar was defective and, believe it or not, it was just discarded and NEVER used!

More pics.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload..._011_copy2.jpg

Very beautiful!
Mauro

Ya done good Doc! Those things are as scarce as chicken molars, and you found a dandy. Way out of my era of collecting but a thing of beauty can be appreciated by all. Congrats.

Thank you Mauro and Ron..two real experts who recognize and appreciate the fine ones! Ron, I have to e-mail you pics of my "new" 1906 Russian #377, but have to take pictures first.

Sweet rig! When I have troubles with phots is is usually because my images are to big in terms of kilobytes. The very detailed beautiful pictures you have posted suggest that may have been you initial problem.

You are correct, Heinz. Ed Tinker was kind enough to walk me through my posting problem over the telephone. They are now solved!

Hi Doc,

Congratulations on the nice Turkish rig ! Stunning gun and wonderful leather. Does it have any markings on the back of the holster ?

Sorry I was away and did not get back to you on the photo posting help...I see Eddie got you squared away just fine.

Pete, Thanks for your comments. The holster has most of the name AKAH buffed out on the back between the belt loops. The edges of the word can be deciphered. AKAH was the well-known maker for this contract. The holster is hard shelled (thus protecting wear on the muzzle as it was suspended between the front and back piece on the inside), burgundy colored and fashioned with a police type flap closure. Also, the magazine pouch is sewn on separately in the manner of WW1 holsters. And of course, the markings on the top flap. It came with perhaps the original tool inside, coded DE/63, consistant with the proof on the right side of the receiver. Too bad it didn't have an extra mag but how good can things get?

Thanks, Doc...

Does "Ates" appear one one side or both sides of the extractor...?

Only on the right side, Pete. I believe that ONLY Dutch lugers had markings on both sides of the extractor.

Hi Doc,

Does yours have a "v" suffix on the front of the frame ? And no "v" on the barrel ?

I have seen photos of TC holsters with # 411, # 655, and Mauro B. posted photos of a friend's holster # 688.

If this is the pistol number on the holster, it would give creedance to the fact that this TC contract went over 688 lugers and maybe up to 1,000 as some speculate.

p.s. It might just be the PIA photos on their site, but # 101 does not seem to have a "v" on the front frame...I have even lightened up the one photo looking at the front of the frame and just do not see a "v" on # 101...:confused:

Pete, It does have a "v" on the front of the frame but no "v" on the barrel, typical of Mauser Lugers.

I remember Sam Buscemi posted some time ago that he owns TC # 100...wonder if his has a "v" suffix...???

Pete, despite the preciseness of the German mentality, it is possible for things to get out of the factory not exactly the way they were supposed to. Witness those lunchbox guns that surface from time to time. One cannot be certain that inspectors were looking on 100% of the time. As for Sam Buscemi's #100, I guess we'll have to ask him, but my guess is that it does have the "v" on the frame front.

FYI...

Sam confirmed in an email that TC # 100 does not have a "v' suffix, either.