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Single shot .22 conversion of Luger? For anyone who has heard the term, this "remodeling" by A.W. PETERSON & SON / DENVER was Steampunk before its time! Has anyone ever seen this one before? http://jamesdjulia.com/item/1564-396/

When my dad constructed a custom sign box, he studiously avoided showing fasteners and such from showing, to give the skin/case a clean external line. Otherwise, he said, it would look like a porcupine. A.W. or his son didn't seem to have the same concerns. All this pistol needs now is an Evinrude outboard engine!

Most interesting Dave. "Wild and crazy" is an accurate term. Additionally I don't often see pistols from "esteemed collections" of some expert very often. I don't move in those circles.

Thanks for sharing pics of that unique gun.

I don't know what "steampunk" is or was or why?
Maybe I'm better off not knowing- save me from my curiosity!;)

Here you go:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

It's basically a genre in which older (typically 19th century), real life items are mixed with futuristic technology. The movie Wild Wild West, starring Will Smith, is a good example.

Styling aside, this makes me wonder if an outboard rear sight assembly that can be clamped onto the lanyard loop, remains stable during shooting, and allows clearance for the rear toggle link to move, might be concocted.

I like it.

Steampunk, oh Don.... you poor dinosaur :D

Thanks , I watched the first "Wild, Wild West" on tv back in the day; I just couldn't get interested in remake.

So "steam punk" is the house I grew up in or maybe the one I live in today? I usually can't get my "futuristic" technology to work.:evilgrin:

Actually I think I have it, the original Nautilus of Jules Vern- the ultimate steampunk? Rivets and nuclear energy? ;)

Bob Conrad, the original West, was married to Caroline Schlitt, who gave one of those celebrity tours of their (Colorado?) house. In the wall separating the shower area from the rest of the bathroom were installed 3 brass-framed portholes, stacked vertically. Seems ol' Bob himself had a taste for Steampunk...before it was Steampunk.

I would say 'The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen' was more steampunk. The movie itself sucked but I liked the technology. :D

Two other movies with steampunk that I did like were the Robert Downey Jr 'Sherlock Holmes' movies. I forget the name of the last one (A Game Of Shadows?), but it was a precursor to WW I and was about arms dealers... :p

Another worthless movie with a bunch of interesting ideas was 'Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow', with things like submarine-P40-Warhawks, flying aircraft carriers, and more that I can't recall now...

Steampunk Art~ http://art.steampunk-pics.com/

This .22 conversion actually has some interesting and novel features...the vertically adjustable front sight, the external hammer, the tilting barrel...

Just getting the hammer to work with the Luger seartrain is a major accomplishment... :thumbup:

I like it. :)

Thanks for the pictures Eric, but it just looks like cartoon junk to me! ;)

Does the name Rube Goldberg ring a familiar note here? :D

Ingenius! But I DON'T like it. An irreversible Butcher of a Luger frame!

I always liked his 'inventions'. :) I liked the Spike Jones movies too, with his wacky musical permutations... :p

Oh? Tell me, what did John Martz do with the leftover Luger half-frames, when he made one out of two??? Or the Wyatt .45 single shot conversions, with the hogged-out magazine well blocked off and disabled??? :rolleyes:

This is no worse than many of the 1911 'customs' that are currently offered. :)

All the same to me. They all have made something different...Not necessarily better, and no conservation of resources either, but individual expression. :thumbup:

I bet A.W. PETERSON & SON could whip up a Type 94 Nambu 'artillery'... :evilgrin:

To get us back on luger track~ https://www.pinterest.com/VanDiemensLand/luger-p08/

The Origin Of The Man From Uncle Guns~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Hu5-CEISI

My First Gun, 1964~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPhZsauluXM Imagine bringing this to show and tell today!

Pinterest sucks big time if you (as me) dont have an account :(

I have been useing Pinterest for years and never had or knew I needed an account. Maybe to post your own page!! Maybe its different in Denmark? Eric

For Example~ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289145238547133925/

Something that may be of interest:

https://www.amazon.com/Manuel-Zamora.../dp/1508735603

I know the author.

That would be the Disney Nautilus. The original one from Jules Verne was "rivets and electricity". :rolleyes:

That's actually an huge improvement over the Type 94. :evilgrin:

Pete Ebbink dug up an old picture of Axel Peterson and his Ballard rifle...Notice the cue-ball palmrest... :D

Just another innovation by The Master... :thumbup:

Awesome!!!

What do you think made the electricity?:cheers:

Nature!

Steam! All same! :D

You made me go look up for my copy of 20000 leagues. :D

Captain Nemo was producing electricity with electrochemical batteries.

Thanks,
but as an aside- is there another kind of battery?:confused:

Forgotten Weapons has a video posted about the Peterson modified .22 Luger...

http://www.forgottenweapons.com/axel...james-d-julia/

I can't view it but maybe somebody who can will post their impressions... :)

Here she is in all of her glory... Now where is Kirk Douglas? He's got a whale of a tale to tell you, Lad!

A capacitor!
No use of chemestry and it still stores and releases electricity.

Just to gratify future generations, here is the pistol... :)

I've lightened the pics a bit to better see details...

The oldest battery~ http://gizmodo.com/the-first-ever-battery-1521247211

To get back to the Peterson Luger, I am impressed by the proportion of barrel to barrel extension...It just looks right... :thumbup:

However, I can't quite figure out how the trigger connects to the hammer...There doesn't seem to be any Luger sear bar... :confused:

Doesn't use a Luger sear bar. The trigger/hammer linkage is all custom lockwork internal to the frame.

A capacitor stores electricity, it does Not make electricity!

A battery converts chemical "energy" into electricity- they are in no way similar.

You got me there, as an electrician I'm a great plumber. :rolleyes:

Here's a video discussing this pistol and its history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMpjZdMu-I

Edit: The video is also in the auction listing; I didn't notice it originally. In any case, here it is for future reference.