InterArms
 

Any help would be appreciated on this one.

I just acquired an InterArms Luger in .30 Luger, S/N 10.0031xx, with a 6" barrel, stamped with a "Mauser" logo and "Made in Germany".

It has the American Seal stamped on the receiver.

A pic and more words can be found here at

Kim's Daily Rant

Can anyone tell me more about this gun?

It sounds and looks like a series 3 Swiss (29/70) and a match to mine. There were several thousand made. Great looking guns!

I buy my ammo from a local commercial loader for about $16.00/50. He does ship via UPS. His email is ammoman2@msn.com or call 503-390-9192. I do not have any tie except as a customer. They function mine perfectly.

If you can find it,get The Mauser Parabellum by Francis C Allan. Tom Heller on the forum has had them in the past.

Congatulations on a great gun!

And Kim, congrats on a great blog...I am a frequent reader.

Tom A.

Kim et al, I do still have several new copies of F.Allen's "The Mauser Parabellum" book available @$25 each postpaid. I also purchased all of Interarms Parabellum parts, years ago, should the need arise. Tom

Welcome to the Lugerforum Kim... glad you accepted my invitation. I am sure your Mauser Parabellum will only be the FIRST of the Luger pistols that you will own. Take you time and look around the site... (I did at yours)... there is much to learn here.

Hello Kim,
starting from 1969, the Mauser firm started again the production of the Parabellum pistol. The Mauser production was stopped after WWII, in the 1947. All tools were destroyed but Mr. August Weiss saved all blue prints from the destruction. The Mauser engineers evaluated quite impossible the utilisation of the WWII blue prints for the new production. Mauser firm management decided to buy the tools from the Berna Arsenal in Swiss. According to this, the first Mauser Parabellum produced are very close to the 1929 Swiss Parabellum. This parabellum is called by collectors 29/70 model. Starting from 1973, Mauser started the production of a new models very close to the 06 model. This models are called 06/73 models.

Mauser produced also a small number of Commemorative Models. The aim of these models is the commemoration of particular models, for example the Bulgarian contract, the Russian contract, the American Eagle models, the P08 models, the Navy models, the Arty models, the Carabine models and so on. The production of each commemorative models is limited at 250 exemplars.
The Parabellum production ended in the 1985-86 with the Commemorative Arty production.

These pistols are today quite difficult to find.

I hope these information can help you.

Welcome in the LugerForum.

Ciao

Mauro

Dear Kim,

Loved your website! You are obviosly some sort of delightful nut (takes one to know one), and I look forward to reading in depth the information on your site. Your "new" Luger is beautiful!!! I would have traded any number of 44's for it. 44 Magnums are a dime a dozen compaired to what you brought home. Enjoy it--glad to hear that you plan to warm the barrel up on it too. I see a lot of postings refering to "buying" .30 cal. ammo--can't this round be reloaded? I've been a reloader for 30 years and I know I've seen this cartridge covered in any number of reloading manuals. Although reloading is a definate, precise process--it is not rocket science. I would have no reservations at all about reloading ammunition in this caliber. Woking up a pet (and proper load) for a favorite gun is very rewarding and not usually too difficult. I've done it many times for many reasons over the years and have always been satisfied. Just a thought.

Congrats on your beautiful new Luger,

DougT

DougT

Reloading is a definite option. The only problem that I have had is finding bullets. I use a nice round nose from Sierra in my Mauser C96 but the lead tip hangs up in the Luger magazine. I need to experiment more on length and see if I can make it work. Reloading is fun in and of itself!