Pimpin out a luger

[boogieman]

I'm sure some have made some mods to their luger. Some tasteful, some not. I have seen many nickel plated on gunbroker. I would love to see what some have done. Plating, fineshes, grips, etc... Please post some pics.

[Edward Tinker]

Many collectors on here will frown at 'modifications' (more so on Jan Stills forum, they are more 'staid' meaning dyed in the wool types, I mod at both).
I have always felt that different is okay
I had this done for me by GT Tomack

The top one is the one done by GT

the next are some long barrels (he put the barrels on) and the bottom was a nickle plated 4 inch bull barrel I used to own....

And my first luger, an 8 inch Erfurt Artillery with stag grips. Can only find a picture of the grips right now...

[boogieman]

Look great Ed. Its a shame the stag grips arent on a Luger. I would like to see how that looks.
IMO the mods are fine as long as they are not done to a significant gun.

[John Sabato]

If you are new to the Luger community, and into modifications, then you need to visit the website of forum member Herb Werle (Germany)...

http://www.waffen-werle.de/



His vivid and imaginative exploits into Luger modifications will astound you...

-Enjoy

[Edward Tinker]

Full artillery - They are different grips, I have a couple sets and have sold a couple sets

[boogieman]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

Full artillery - They are different grips, I have a couple sets and have sold a couple sets

Very tasteful and reversible mod. i would consider that for any shooter luger. I like the contrast that light grips offer on dark guns, also like dark grips on SS guns

[boogieman]

These are a few that I found on a quick search of the interweb. The complexity of the Luger body and all the different levels must make the engraving process so much more difficult. The guns are nearly a work of art from the factory. Other handguns like 1911's, revolvers would give a much flatter and easier to work with canvas.
I would likely not own any of these. I love the over the top opulence.

[Bluff Lake 36]

Here is my American Eagle with stag grips and a holster.
The grips did come from Ed.

[Edward Tinker]

Bill, those are great looking. I forgot that they were 1906 grip safety style.

Personally John (boogie) - I would love to find a Simson (its what I collect) that was horribly mismatched or messed up and have it lightly german style engraved.

Ed

[4 Scale]

I'm not sure if this qualifies as 'pimpin' a Luger, but it certainly has been messed with.

When I got it: 1938 frame and receiver and attached parts (mostly) matched, replacement toggle marked DWM, firing pin un-numbered, left grip un-numbered (and significantly lighter in color than the original right grip), barrel an unnumbered e/135 Mauser-proofed replacement, marred receiver from the re-barrel, side plate was a non-matching Mauser part with the raised portion buffed to a soft and shiny blob, MecGar mag.

The barrel is near mint, which I like and therefore decided to put a little money into partially restoring (pimpin?) the pistol. Since I've had it I have changed the following:

1. The buffed non-matching Mauser side plate was swapped for an aftermarket side plate, then Charles Danner refinished the aftermarket plate with rust blue;
2. Significant marring on receiver from re-barrel mostly repaired by Charles, and entire receiver/barrel reblued w/rust blue.
3. Hugh Clark re-checkered both grips and repaired $1M chip on left grip.
4. Replica aluminum bottom added to mag by G.T.

The frame remains in its original salt blue finish, which is over 90%.

Here's the result, a partially restored shooter that is a mix of parts and a rust-blued upper, sitting on a salt-blued original finish lower. I wish I had 'before' pictures, because with the marring, filthy and worn grips and buffed side plate it had a sad-Luger look to it. That rust blue and salt blue finishes are mixed is probably the major factor in my claim that the pistol has been subjected to "pimpin" by its owner, although under most conditions it is very hard to tell any color difference.

[G.T.]

I really enjoy shooters like this one! Sideplate came out great..... I'll bet it works good to.... Looks nice, best to you Greg, til...lat'r...GT.....

[4 Scale]

Yes it functions perfectly, thanks to you G.T. and is the most accurate pistol I have fired. Not bad for a "pimpin" pistol.

However, if I were to change careers and become a purveyor of the particular ahh... entertainment tangentially associated with the thread title, I would likely trade the '38 shooter for something like this:

[rhuff]

Now THAT is pimpin personified!!

[Zorba]

From my "new grips" thread:



Beautiful grips by our own Jim Solomon. I'm in the process of oiling them - pix to be posted once I'm done but they're looking GREAT so far!

[Sonofeugene]

My father made these grips back in the late 40's.

[tomaustin]

are those colors symbolic of anything in particular ?

[ithacaartist]

I don't think LGBT was that organized back then! Reminds me of candy canes, or salt water taffy!

I also await Martin's response... Inquiring minds want to know.

[Zorba]

Some Tru-Oil and outlining work and these look even better - picture doesn't do them justice!

[Sonofeugene]

Nothing significant, I'm sure. It's been joked before that it's a gay pride gun, and my father was living in San Francisco when he bought it in '48, but I believe it's just the colors that were available at the time and I'm sure my father just thought they looked good. He also made a small jewelry box for his girlfriend at the time. She became his wife, my mother, and 11 other siblings followed.

I think he just got carried away with the idea of "sweetheart grips". He made a set of sweetheart grips earlier while in France during WWII. They were for a WWI Spanish Izarra he picked up over there.

FYI, he kept and I have the original grips for both guns.

[Sonofeugene]

The girl under the grip is his kid sister who was likely 15 or 16 in the photo. At the time my father had no sweetheart, girlfriend or wife. Though just before he shipped home, I think he had a French girlfriend or two.