Alternative Artillery Barrel Fabrication
 

Some time back, someone posted a link to the site of a German barrel manufacturer, who offered repro Artillery barrels...I believe in both 30 cal & 9mm...

The PC I had at that time crashed and I lost the link/site URL... :crying:

Could some kind soul please post a link to that site??? :)

(This is one of the 9mm barrels)

Herbert Werle

http://www.waffen-werle.de/

Thank You! :thumbup:

I didn't see anything on their site, so I emailed them. ;)

Thank you both! I am debating the merits of buying one finished or making my own...My time spent vs $$$ for production-made... :)

If anyone has a blueprint for an artillery barrel please post it here for download. That is the one blueprint I am asked for most often, and not one in my possession. Thanks.

My time is limited as my employer decided to downsize...so the people left are forced to work days off, overtime, holidays etc...Leaving me very little time for projects...

It looks like i will have to make my own, as i got emails from both companies mentioned above...

Subject:
Re: 7.65 Luger Artillery barrels
From:
"Woody Woodall" <lotharwalther@mindspring.com>

Rich,

No, they are not stock. It could be done but the cost of 1 would be very high.

Woody Woodall

And -

Subject:
AW: Reproduction Luger Artillery barrel?
From:
"Waffen Werle Dudenhofen/Speyer" <info@waffen-werle.de>

Hello!

sorry I have only a few Luger Artillery barrels in the original
caliber 9 mm Luger.I think you will have some problems to get a
Luger Artillery function in the cal. 7,65mm or .30 Luger because
of the heavy barrel weight.

Best regards,

Herbert Werle

So, if I have to make my own (again), I'll use the Mauser C96 rear sight [shortened] again, in a homemade sabot, and a Luger 1900 style front sight base with a Finnish front sight blade...but it'll take a while... :(

OK, I burned a vacation day...Not finished yet, but I'm starting to feel groggy...9+ hours on this... :rolleyes:

This won't be an exact clone...I'm going to use a Broomhandle rear sight (shortened 3/8") and I like the Luger 1900 front sight base with a Finnish style front sight blade.. ;).

Wow

Nice work!

A bit more today...

More...

I am in awe of guys who can do this!!

Me too! :p

I often wish I didn't have to sell my Bridgeport mill and South Bend lathe...and Miller Shopmaster TIG...and Harley XR1000...and AutoMag...and...and... :crying:

Wow and Double Wow! I wish I could have learned how to do this when I was younger. Such talent takes my breath away.

Charlie

...Sorry Rich... that sounds like a divorce to me... too bad!

Rich,

Thanks for continuing to post your progress and pictures.

My grandfather was a Swedish machinist, and I was always so impressed with his resourcefulness and ability to visualize and plan projects.

Sounds like your work situation is difficult with the downsizing, but it's noteworthy that you do have customers continuing to demand work in this economy. My grandfather made commercial sewing machines, and worked continuously during the depression in the 1930s.

Too few young people are becoming machinists today!

What level of tolerance are you working to on this project?

Marc

Anxious to see how you finish reaming with the receiver on. I'm about at the same point, don't really want to spend $40 or so for a one off. Upside down 3/8 extension too big.

Doctors & hospital bills...The divorce came later... :D

Clymer's sold an extension, fits between that floating reamer holder in the pic and the, er, reamer...but as you pointed out, it won't fit in the Luger extension...So I bought a 6" Craftsman 3/8" extension and turned it down to fit...(Carbide cutter)... :D

Aha! Back to the grinding wheel. I had planned to try and hand ream that last couple of thou. Do you think it's necessary to use the lathe with a piloted reamer? Bill