Luger Repair in the Trenches~

cirelaw · 12-21-2017, 04:32 PM

I wondered if the Germans had a special unit for repair and maintenance of lugers during Trench warfare! Were spare parts mearly removed from those fallen. It amazes me that any survived! What was used for lubrication and cleaning!

DonVoigt · 12-21-2017, 04:48 PM

Lugers were not allowed to fail in the trenches!

This was asked and discussed on another thread, maybe someone remembers it and will provide a link.

George Anderson · 12-21-2017, 05:59 PM

Eric, the fellows in your photo never went into the trenches. They're part of a bakery unit.

cirelaw · 12-21-2017, 06:10 PM

A bakery Unit?? Tks Why did they need rifles?

cirelaw · 12-21-2017, 06:23 PM

George,Your right!! I found it!!!

cirelaw · 12-21-2017, 06:25 PM

https://greatwarphotos.com/2012/09/0...or-the-troops/

mrerick · 12-22-2017, 10:57 AM

Why do bakers need rifles?

Well, I suspect that they were first up in the morning, and (detecting an infiltration by the enemy) it would take just one rifle shot to wake up the rest of the camp...

That, and perhaps their bread wasn't quite up to snuff and they needed some form of self defense?

George Anderson · 12-22-2017, 11:14 AM

They used silencers so that the dough wouldn't collapse.

Eugen · 12-22-2017, 11:51 AM

So why does the guy on the far right have two bayonets? I see one on his rifle and the other on his belt or is that a dagger to check when his brownies are done cooking in the oven? Tooth picks were probably in short supply at the front.

mrerick · 12-22-2017, 12:03 PM

Perhaps the second bayonet was for cutting the cheese?

George Anderson · 12-22-2017, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mrerick

Perhaps the second bayonet was for cutting the cheese?

More likely, for grilling the frogs.

DonVoigt · 12-22-2017, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugen

So why does the guy on the far right have two bayonets? I see one on his rifle and the other on his belt or is that a dagger to check when his brownies are done cooking in the oven? Tooth picks were probably in short supply at the front.

The one on his rifle looks a little "short"; so they gave him another to make up for it.

sheepherder · 12-22-2017, 02:35 PM

Members of a 'field mess'. The only hot meals that soldiers ever got. I ate at several field messes during deployments, and I would defend those 'bakers' with all my heart.

Eugen · 12-22-2017, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Members of a 'field mess'. The only hot meals that soldiers ever got. I ate at several field messes during deployments, and I would defend those 'bakers' with all my heart.

Indeed a hot meal was often a luxury, even the crappy food they served at least tasted better when hot. I know I sure got my fill of "C" and "K" rats (rations in a dark green can) while in the military and deployed.

Major Tom · 12-22-2017, 06:25 PM

Our cooks in Vietnam slung their M14s over their shoulders when out in the 'field'. They also did picket duty.

gunbugs · 12-23-2017, 02:11 PM

The two guys standing center are brothers, and possibly twins.

cirelaw · 12-23-2017, 02:31 PM

Well, We know they are not sisters!!

4 Scale · 12-23-2017, 03:00 PM

Luger repair during WWI discussed here:

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...271#post305271

gunbugs · 12-23-2017, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cirelaw

Well, We know they are not sisters!!

Are you entirely sure of that? We don't REALLY know, do we?

cirelaw · 12-23-2017, 07:22 PM

And George Of Course~

12-21-2017, 04:32 PM	#1
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12-21-2017, 04:48 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Lugers were not allowed to fail in the trenches! This was asked and discussed on another thread, maybe someone remembers it and will provide a link. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Why do bakers need rifles? Well, I suspect that they were first up in the morning, and (detecting an infiltration by the enemy) it would take just one rifle shot to wake up the rest of the camp... That, and perhaps their bread wasn't quite up to snuff and they needed some form of self defense? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 790 Thanks: 393 Thanked 631 Times in 334 Posts	So why does the guy on the far right have two bayonets? I see one on his rifle and the other on his belt or is that a dagger to check when his brownies are done cooking in the oven? Tooth picks were probably in short supply at the front. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Perhaps the second bayonet was for cutting the cheese? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

12-21-2017, 05:59 PM	#3
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	Eric, the fellows in your photo never went into the trenches. They're part of a bakery unit.

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	A bakery Unit?? Tks Why did they need rifles?

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George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	They used silencers so that the dough wouldn't collapse.

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Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	Our cooks in Vietnam slung their M14s over their shoulders when out in the 'field'. They also did picket duty. __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 658 Thanks: 365 Thanked 1,176 Times in 393 Posts	The two guys standing center are brothers, and possibly twins.

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Well, We know they are not sisters!!

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