Well â?? I finally have most of my work done, and just about finished installing the hardwood floor on the first floor. And the kitchen cabinets are now hung â?? so I have the afternoon FREE!!!
Anyway - I get asked quite a bit off this Forum why I donâ??t post pictures here of any of my Kriegs.. Well the truth is â?? I donâ??t have a lot of time (and Iâ??m not especially great with a digital camera). Anyway, since today is a slow day â?? below is a picture of one of my Krieg RIGS I thought you may enjoyâ?¦
Itâ??s a â??36â? Krieghoff with itâ??s 1936 dated â??HKâ? proofed shoulder holster. While I know there is a lot of controversy about whether shoulder holsters were ever issued, this one definitely came from the factory. Who the original recipient was, we can only imagine. And why was a shoulder holster â??proofedâ? by the factory? Weâ??ll probably never know.
A little about the Luger (I could write a LONG note about Kriegs - but won't bore you all is that HK â??36â? chamber dates were produced at the beginning of the 1936 production year â?? and the reason, some believe, that there is only a â??double digitâ? rather then the full year, is that the dies were not ready for â??1936â? at the factory. So, it appears that the first 500-600 1936 produced Krieghoffs may have been hand engraved by the factory as only â??36â? until the full â??1936â? dies arrived (the previous year HK produced the â??Sâ? date â?? rather then having the numerical chamber date).
This piece is one of those double â?? digit â??36â? in 99%+ condition. There is a slight wear mark on the muzzle end from carrying in a holster â?? but otherwise, it is a perfectly matched "36" Krieghoff in almost â??as newâ? condition. The strawed parts still retain their â??goldenâ? hue and are very good as well. To note, this particular Krieghoff has the â??course brownâ? grip pattern rather then the finer â??Ritzmannâ? grips more frequently encountered in the recorded â??36â? series.
Anyway â?? enjoy..!! It only took me about 3 hours to try to get these darned pictures:-) Iâ??ll post others Kriegs from my collection if folks would like (and I have another â??slow dayâ? to practice with my camera )..!!
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