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bradsimpson · 07-13-2002, 12:47 AM

Jan,
I too share your concern about the authenticity of a .45 caliber Luger Carbine, although I have not personally inspected the gun in question.

I have already written to this forum about how rare Lugers are created from common donor guns. A .45 caliber Luger Carbine would have to be created from a .45 Luger donor (the .45 has a larger frame, larger parts, etc.) Any other Luger could not be converted to a proper .45 Carbine.

Until now, .45 donor guns have not been available to boost. Now the .45 Luger is being manufactured again. It seems odd that a Carbine version of this gun suddenly appears at the same time the only potential donor gun is introduced? How coincidental?

Is there any historical evidence that a Carbine version of the .45 was made?

Might a Navy or Artillery version soon appear?

I have already told this forum about the only known 1941 Dated Krieghoff that appeared during the production of Randall Gibson's "Krieghoff Parabellum." It is featured on page 179 of that book.

The gun had been photographed earlier and it appears as a 1940 Krieghoff on page 175 of the same book (get out your copies of "Krieghoff Parabellum" and look if you don't believe me!) The serial number is the same, and you can see from the number alignment that it is the same gun. The condition gets nicer when it becomes a 1941. Imagine that?

Here we have published evidence of a common donor gun transformed into a rare one of a kind mint Luger.

Who do you think submitted the 1941 Krieghoff/ex 1940 Krieghoff on page 179/175 of "Krieghoff Parabellum"? Would you believe the same guy who now has the only known .45 Luger Carbine? Imagine that? [img]confused.gif[/img]

07-13-2002, 12:47 AM	#19
bradsimpson User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Galesburg, IL Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts	Jan, I too share your concern about the authenticity of a .45 caliber Luger Carbine, although I have not personally inspected the gun in question. I have already written to this forum about how rare Lugers are created from common donor guns. A .45 caliber Luger Carbine would have to be created from a .45 Luger donor (the .45 has a larger frame, larger parts, etc.) Any other Luger could not be converted to a proper .45 Carbine. Until now, .45 donor guns have not been available to boost. Now the .45 Luger is being manufactured again. It seems odd that a Carbine version of this gun suddenly appears at the same time the only potential donor gun is introduced? How coincidental? Is there any historical evidence that a Carbine version of the .45 was made? Might a Navy or Artillery version soon appear? I have already told this forum about the only known 1941 Dated Krieghoff that appeared during the production of Randall Gibson's "Krieghoff Parabellum." It is featured on page 179 of that book. The gun had been photographed earlier and it appears as a 1940 Krieghoff on page 175 of the same book (get out your copies of "Krieghoff Parabellum" and look if you don't believe me!) The serial number is the same, and you can see from the number alignment that it is the same gun. The condition gets nicer when it becomes a 1941. Imagine that? Here we have published evidence of a common donor gun transformed into a rare one of a kind mint Luger. Who do you think submitted the 1941 Krieghoff/ex 1940 Krieghoff on page 179/175 of "Krieghoff Parabellum"? Would you believe the same guy who now has the only known .45 Luger Carbine? Imagine that? [img]confused.gif[/img]