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Edison · 01-11-2009, 03:59 PM

Hello rjlance! I'm a new guy on here as well. My name is edison(no relation)

I own a German Luger that appears to look just like yours. My father brought it back from Germany, probably back in 1941, on the Queen Mary - no less! He was injured by a German machine gunner, but managed to get rescued by his Army buddies, and bring this baby back stateside.

Mine is dated (d)1938, on top of the receiver, S/42, with Ser#5824 on all parts, except the magazine that came with it. Markings on the right side of the receiver(forward) appear to be the same as yours. My father gave it to me back in 1968; have fired it several times since then.

BTW, the first time I stripped my Luger down for cleaning, that thumb latch gave me some problems too!

To others who may read my post, I have noticed in the past, that slightly "hotter" reloads(powder grains) result in far less cartridge jams. The action would simply jam, with a cartridge stuck halfway in the chamber, and scare the heck out of me.

A gunsmith in Clovis, New Mexico told me he could fix that problem, and to save all my spent shell casings. He did a darned good job with those reloads, because it has not happened since.

See you later.

01-11-2009, 03:59 PM	#3
Edison New User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello rjlance! I'm a new guy on here as well. My name is edison(no relation) I own a German Luger that appears to look just like yours. My father brought it back from Germany, probably back in 1941, on the Queen Mary - no less! He was injured by a German machine gunner, but managed to get rescued by his Army buddies, and bring this baby back stateside. Mine is dated (d)1938, on top of the receiver, S/42, with Ser#5824 on all parts, except the magazine that came with it. Markings on the right side of the receiver(forward) appear to be the same as yours. My father gave it to me back in 1968; have fired it several times since then. BTW, the first time I stripped my Luger down for cleaning, that thumb latch gave me some problems too! To others who may read my post, I have noticed in the past, that slightly "hotter" reloads(powder grains) result in far less cartridge jams. The action would simply jam, with a cartridge stuck halfway in the chamber, and scare the heck out of me. A gunsmith in Clovis, New Mexico told me he could fix that problem, and to save all my spent shell casings. He did a darned good job with those reloads, because it has not happened since. See you later.