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George Mezalis · 07-11-2002, 05:23 PM

Hi! I'm new to this game but have always loved Lugers for their beauty and engineering. After owning and shooting a myriad of weapons over the years I finally bought my first serious(?) Luger from Ralph Shattuck - an 8" engraved artillary 9mm in near mint condition. the piece has obviously been shot since the bore shows some signs of pitting (plenty of rifling left, though). Right or wrong, I intend to shoot the gun before retirring it to a display case (I just feel there's not much sense in owning any gun if you can't shoot it). My initial questions are these: who is a good supplier for Luger parts (firing pins, mags, etc.) and is there anyone selling genuine ivory (or excellent repro ivory) grips and is there anyone known who can do a superlative job of either carving or scrimshawing same? Glad to be part of the 'club' and thanks in advance.

07-11-2002, 05:23 PM	#1
George Mezalis New User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Greenie Hi! I'm new to this game but have always loved Lugers for their beauty and engineering. After owning and shooting a myriad of weapons over the years I finally bought my first serious(?) Luger from Ralph Shattuck - an 8" engraved artillary 9mm in near mint condition. the piece has obviously been shot since the bore shows some signs of pitting (plenty of rifling left, though). Right or wrong, I intend to shoot the gun before retirring it to a display case (I just feel there's not much sense in owning any gun if you can't shoot it). My initial questions are these: who is a good supplier for Luger parts (firing pins, mags, etc.) and is there anyone selling genuine ivory (or excellent repro ivory) grips and is there anyone known who can do a superlative job of either carving or scrimshawing same? Glad to be part of the 'club' and thanks in advance.