Secret of the stock lug
 

I have often wondered about stock lugs. Pondered it endlessly....

Now I know, thanks to an on-line auction.

"This is a rare model of DWM Military 9mm Luger without a stock lug. IT WAS ISSUED TO A HIGH RANKING OFFICER WHO DID NOT NEED A SHOULDER STOCK"

It was so simple, I just couldn't see the forest for the trees...:eek:


Boy! Do I feel stupid...or what?

Hahaha, brilliant description.

Oh man, the incredable brilliance of some folks never ceases to amaze me...

Too bad that fellow isn't a forum member. We could all learn so much!

It's just sad...

Very Good Ron!!

BTW HORSE PUCKY

:D

Ya'know... the old-timers on this forum.. like Frank and myself get a real chuckle out of the tongue and cheek you rookies like to print... but give the news guys a break and let them know that you are kidding or you will have a bunch of new collectors out there looking for those "high ranking officer" Lugers.. :D

Frank,

I get the sense that you're not completely convinced. :D

Ron, was it something I said? :D

Next I suppose you'll be telling me that Navy Lugers were chrome plated to prevent the salt sea air from corroding the metal parts!!!! :confused:


:cheers:

Frank,

You are all wrong about the chromed Navy Lugers...

It has been well documented by someone, somewhere, sometime on the Internet that the chrome-job was added to make finding a Navy Luger much easier in the low-light conditions aboard sub's and ships and at night under the moon-light...


;) ;) ;)

I think the chrome plating was done so as to be able to attach them to the gigantic front bumper of a 1950's Buick in order to make them handy to access...and to camoflage it as well with all the gleaming swirls and corners on the auto's "grin." Every returning GI had a car like that.

That's exactly what I'm saying!

The chrome plating worked so well, U-boat captains were known to chrome plate their faces:

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/navy_ed_copy1.jpg

As you can see, the plating was much more effective on the lugers. The U-boat captains went from "just plain grumpy" to "shiny and grumpy" :roflmao: .

Jack

Very good Jack, I'll buy that one!! :D

:cheers:

Wow ! ! ! ! If I were a new collector coming on this wealth of information, I'd be . . . . . dazzled? :-)

And here I thought the chromed ones were issued to German pimps!

No, Curly1, that was only the chromed ones with pearl grips!:roflmao:

LOL thanx for the correction Hugh I shuda known better

but it looks like Chromed lugers are way under valued, start stocking up on those factory chromed WWII pistols folks.

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=8155325