Old Ads I bought
 

I bought these off of e-bay, they are left and down and then right and down, from magazines he cut them from;

1933
1931
1933

1908
1911
1923 (a very cool one)


http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/image1_copy2.jpg

The 1923 by itself;

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

116 or 200 shots per minute????? I don't believe I could make the 4 or 6 mag changes in a minute needed for that rate of fire, much less take the time to aim and fire. Bob Benson

I wish there was a chance to by a brand new carabine today..

So do I !

For what you would have to spend for a brand new carbine manufactured today, you could easily have an original Luger modified and refinished for just a bit more

... but don't forget the $200 NFA tax for making a short barreled rifle if the barrel is less than 16"

Ed,

Wonderful find. I really like the old ads, makes the period come alive again.
I'm curently in the process of getting my hands on a couple of brochures from Manufacture Francaise D'armes et Cycles from St. Etienne.

Sadly no Luger stuff in them, but should prove to be interesting anyway.

Gerben, I saw them on e-bay and figured they would look nice matted and framed! Look good downstairs. I have one more I didn't scan in, from the early 60's, it is about 4x10 inches, will arrange most of these around it ;)

Hey, if you come across Simson literature, keep me in mind, looking for books, etc., I can get parts translated via Glen if I pay him in Alabama dollars :D

Ed

Ed,

Good idea. I've framed a reproduction Weimar/Imperial instruction card. For the cars (I play around with old benzes), I selected a couple of technical drawings from an old press kit, made a good quality copy on colored paper for some more contrast and had these professionally framed as well. Works quite well.

The last framed addition was a bit of a combination between both hobbies, a period (1930s) Mercedes-Benz poster which shows a dynamic overview of the military products they were involved with.

sounds nice, would love to see a picture? :)

Hi Ed,

Took some quick snapshots. Glass plate is always difficult to capture.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/frame1.jpg

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/frame2.jpg

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/frame3.jpg