Okay, what in the world is this?
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzdFX6WXe-o oh ofrget it, the guy that made the 7.63X25 Luger

A baby Luger.

Herb Werle, German gunsmith, firing a "baby" Luger that he fabricated.

Looks like a "baby Luger", Gene. But wait! THERE'S MORE! http://www.youtube.com/user/HerbertWerle

The name sounds familiar...who knows about Herbert Werle? (oops, ron beat me to it)

web site for the german fellow.
www.waffen-werle.de

i like his combo carbine and cartridge counter features on this. (well maybe not quite a cartridge counter)
http://www.waffen-werle.de/index_htm_files/1191.jpg

He is also a member on this forum...

The most interesting part of Luger is the toggle. Probably that's one reason attracted many collectors (at least, initially). It works so differently from other pistols.

Are Borchardt and Luger the only two pistols mass produced applying a toggle mechanism?

alvin,

look up the volcanic pistol. precurser to the henry rifle.

they both had a toggle joint as part of their operating mechanics, the volcanic pistol as early as the 1850's

I guess that we should also consider that lever action rifle designs are also "toggle" actions, only manually operated. In addition, for those not familiar with it, the WW1 Maxim machinegun is based on a locked toggle design, but the moving toggle parts are internal to the receiver.

also there were some luger rifles. tho not in mass production. i also remember a photo in one of the old luger books (either datig or jones) with george sr. and george jr, and others standing out side their shop with some luger pistols and rifles.

http://www.forgottenweapons.com/earl...n-luger-rifle/

http://archive.heinessen.com/boards/...5364672039.jpg

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/images...1342599998.jpg

I sure would like to be him.