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cirelaw 11-08-2011 11:54 AM

Luger stocks, when did some become illegal
 
The joining of a stock a a large portion of lugers remain illegal. When did the law become inacted? What about individual state laws? When were stock lugs introduced? I read that they remained on for the lugers manufacturing. An easy way to grasp the gun during the blueing.

alanint 11-08-2011 12:21 PM

The National Firearms Act of 1934 established most of the firearms restrictions that exist today. This includes restrictions on Machineguns, silencers, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, hideout guns, destructive and explosive devices, etc.

It was enacted largely due to the Prohibition era gang wars and the use of submachine guns, grenades, etc. that were employed.

The Luger with stock issue comes from restrictions on Short Barreled Rifles.

cirelaw 11-08-2011 12:28 PM

Party poopers!
 
Are there any firearms that are totally outlawed like heroin or lsd?

cirelaw 11-08-2011 12:39 PM

Are all stock interchangeable? Like putting a navy on an artillery?

Ron Wood 11-08-2011 02:14 PM

Technically it would be possible to put a navy on an artillery since the stock lugs and irons are identical (with slight hand fitting required in some cases as was necessary on originals). However, I am sure you have read enough posts on this subject to be aware that such a combination is illegal.

Stock lugs were introduced on the 1902 Carbine and the 1903/04 Navy (there is some evidence that lugs were incorporated on certain experimental versions of the Model 1900, but I do not know the particulars). The lug was eliminated on the 1908 Army military contract, but resurrected in late 1913 and remained a feature of Lugers from that date on.

cirelaw 11-08-2011 03:13 PM

1 Attachment(s)
My 1937 Kreighoff has a stock lug. In fact in Gibsons' book the 1945 has a stock lug yet nowhere in his book is picture an attachment anywhere! Here is my 1937 as an example never used!

alanint 11-08-2011 05:06 PM

There is some evidence to support that the stock lugs were left intact so that they would serve as an assembly fixture at the factory. The frames could be placed in a jig while assembling or other activities. The cost of leaving it intact I imagine was minimal

cirelaw 11-08-2011 05:09 PM

Thats what its looking like!

Lugerdoc 11-11-2011 08:44 AM

Except for Carbines, Navys and a few experimentals in the 10,000B range at DWM, the stock lug was not standard until Dec 1913. TH PS: See the For Sale section for a 1913 Erfurt mit lug, in my postings.

MikeP 11-12-2011 06:46 PM

I had to give up a mint matching C96 rig in 1966 over this.

I was 18. going into the army and was allowed to "abandon" it without being charged.
I had to 'splain this later when getting a security clearance.
A bunch of Lugers got ruined a some believed the lug itself was a violation and ground them off.


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