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JorgeO · 11-30-2008, 08:22 AM

Hello, my first post in this forum - so pls bear with me!

I've always liked the design of the Parabellum-Luger (but I'm not a weapons collector).
Decades ago, I had the chance of purchasing a 9mm (possibly marine - it had a longer barrel as far as I remember) brought from Europe as a war souvenir, but it was quite ugly, rusty, black grips, maybe a Mouser manufactured during WWII, I let it pass.

Now I'm considering the purchase of a P08, but mostly for the looks (I would rather prefer it to shoot, also!). I'm not looking for a real collector's item - some parts with different numbers would be OK.

My dream Luger would look like the ones Thor owns!

What should I look for in a P08 so it can be reworked to a nice look?

Thanks for your help!

11-30-2008, 08:22 AM	#1
JorgeO User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 28 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newbie, rookie, etc want to purchase first P08 [Edited] Hello, my first post in this forum - so pls bear with me! I've always liked the design of the Parabellum-Luger (but I'm not a weapons collector). Decades ago, I had the chance of purchasing a 9mm (possibly marine - it had a longer barrel as far as I remember) brought from Europe as a war souvenir, but it was quite ugly, rusty, black grips, maybe a Mouser manufactured during WWII, I let it pass. Now I'm considering the purchase of a P08, but mostly for the looks (I would rather prefer it to shoot, also!). I'm not looking for a real collector's item - some parts with different numbers would be OK. My dream Luger would look like the ones Thor owns! What should I look for in a P08 so it can be reworked to a nice look? Thanks for your help! Last edited by JorgeO; 11-30-2008 at 05:41 PM. Reason: make the post clearer