k date saved from destruction

lugercollector · 12-18-2002, 09:15 PM

Here are photos of a K date I just picked up ....complete with 1934 Otto Sindel holster...I called a gunsmith to see if he had any lugers....he said he had one but they were going to scrap the barrel and put a 6" one on (to comply with Canadian Law)....I called the night before he was going to do it!!!!....hold it, I said,...went down the next morning and purchased the gun....the timing was right!!!!

Roadkill · 12-18-2002, 09:37 PM

Sir, congratulations. Yo have performed a deed worthy of admiration. It saddens me however to think of the ones left to their fate. There was conjecture in the past regarding the stamping/numbering of parts prior to assembly to assist in production. This firearm dispells all such notions.

rk

Thor · 12-18-2002, 10:24 PM

Nice K dude! Good for you!!!

minigun · 12-19-2002, 01:27 AM

Excellent!!!
Would someone please give me a little info?? What's the "K" date pistol??? I'm not familiar with this one. The "S"/42 looks different too. Is this a rare one??
Thanks

Lonnie Zimmerman · 12-19-2002, 01:31 AM

This is the first military Luger made by Mauser in 1934. Only about 10,000 made. Very desirable!!
Lonnie

lugercollector · 12-19-2002, 01:38 AM

The K date was a code used by the German military to signify 1934 production(they were hiding the fact that they were re-arming,hence the date codes...k=1934...g=1935)I do not know why the s/42 is different than later models...maybe thats just the way they made them then??...there were about 10,000 produced...fairly rare and collectible as they were the starting point of Mausers military Luger production...

Dieter08 · 12-19-2002, 09:04 AM

What's wrong??? Something is unbelieveable...
I saw here in the luger-pic-gallery a K-date with the last two digits "57". It doesn't seem to be that gun descripted here. This here has the last digits 57. And my one has the number 5057, also the last digits 57. There are not much K-dates i ever saw pics of, maybe 5 or 6 here in the forum during the last two years, but three have the last digits 57. What's the matter of this???

Dieter08 · 12-19-2002, 09:11 AM

Here's a pic of my K-date #5057, before it is retaured.

[img]confused.gif[/img]

lugercollector · 12-19-2002, 01:16 PM

As long as they are not the same serial number!!!!then there would be some questions?????!!!!!!

minigun · 12-21-2002, 09:59 PM

Yep, it makes me very desires of it [img]biggrin.gif[/img] .
Thanks for the input. I'm learning as I go.

To change the subject, anyone interested in the post Luger world come to HKPRO.com. These are just as addictive as the HK's father (the Luger).

12-18-2002, 09:15 PM	#1
lugercollector User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: canada Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts	k date saved from destruction Here are photos of a K date I just picked up ....complete with 1934 Otto Sindel holster...I called a gunsmith to see if he had any lugers....he said he had one but they were going to scrap the barrel and put a 6" one on (to comply with Canadian Law)....I called the night before he was going to do it!!!!....hold it, I said,...went down the next morning and purchased the gun....the timing was right!!!!

12-18-2002, 10:24 PM	#3
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 971 Times in 277 Posts	Nice K dude! Good for you!!! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

12-18-2002, 09:37 PM	#2
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Sir, congratulations. Yo have performed a deed worthy of admiration. It saddens me however to think of the ones left to their fate. There was conjecture in the past regarding the stamping/numbering of parts prior to assembly to assist in production. This firearm dispells all such notions. rk

12-19-2002, 01:27 AM	#4
minigun User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 425 Thanks: 16 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Excellent!!! Would someone please give me a little info?? What's the "K" date pistol??? I'm not familiar with this one. The "S"/42 looks different too. Is this a rare one?? Thanks

12-19-2002, 01:31 AM	#5
Lonnie Zimmerman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 523 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This is the first military Luger made by Mauser in 1934. Only about 10,000 made. Very desirable!! Lonnie __________________ Lonnie Zimmerman

12-19-2002, 01:38 AM	#6
lugercollector User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: canada Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts	The K date was a code used by the German military to signify 1934 production(they were hiding the fact that they were re-arming,hence the date codes...k=1934...g=1935)I do not know why the s/42 is different than later models...maybe thats just the way they made them then??...there were about 10,000 produced...fairly rare and collectible as they were the starting point of Mausers military Luger production...

12-19-2002, 09:04 AM	#7
Dieter08 User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What's wrong??? Something is unbelieveable... I saw here in the luger-pic-gallery a K-date with the last two digits "57". It doesn't seem to be that gun descripted here. This here has the last digits 57. And my one has the number 5057, also the last digits 57. There are not much K-dates i ever saw pics of, maybe 5 or 6 here in the forum during the last two years, but three have the last digits 57. What's the matter of this???

12-19-2002, 09:11 AM	#8
Dieter08 User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's a pic of my K-date #5057, before it is retaured. [img]confused.gif[/img]

12-19-2002, 01:16 PM	#9
lugercollector User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: canada Posts: 322 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts	As long as they are not the same serial number!!!!then there would be some questions?????!!!!!!

12-21-2002, 09:59 PM	#10
minigun User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 425 Thanks: 16 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Yep, it makes me very desires of it [img]biggrin.gif[/img] . Thanks for the input. I'm learning as I go. To change the subject, anyone interested in the post Luger world come to HKPRO.com. These are just as addictive as the HK's father (the Luger).