[Big Norm]

I read Walthers book "The Navy Luger" and found it interesting buy not all that worthwhile. The book covered the history of the developement of this model but did not differentiate between years. Lots of information about ships. I had to write notes on the sides of the pages about which model he was talking about. I still think the "Lugers at Random" and Stills books are the best.


I have been studying that 1904 Navy Luger for a while now and I would love to sit in on a discussion between Stills, Gibson and Don Hallock on that Luger. Gibson seems to contradict a lot of what Hallock has told me and Stills has written. A friend of mine has one and I would love to hold it just to feel the balance of that navy. Actually, I may want to buy it. But negotiations have been slow.


The model 1914 also had chamber dated 1915's and 1918's. But for shooting "feel" and "balance" the 1908 has the same great balance that the model 1914 has.


To Shadow:


A P04 navy Luger is a Luger with a 6 inch barrel AND an adjustible 100 and 200 meter rear sight. A luger that does not conform to that definition is not a P04 navy model Luger. If the Luger has navy markings but does not have the above specifications, it is a Luger with navy markings but not a P04 navy model. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to refer to this style as the P04 Luger and not a navy Luger.

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