You Always Remember Your First~~

cirelaw · 10-01-2016, 01:35 PM

This is mine! A 1906 French Contract. What was yours? TKS for sharing! Like my first kiss I'll never forget!!!

Edward Tinker · 10-01-2016, 02:02 PM

Nothing so fancy Eric, this was and is my first Luger, 1914 Erfurt - shoots great to this day.

cirelaw · 10-01-2016, 02:14 PM

Ed, Lugers are always relevent and unforgettable! The only thing I still own from the eighties and not much of anything! Nice Gun!

George Anderson · 10-01-2016, 03:56 PM

Yes, her name was Cheryl.

wayne8661 · 10-01-2016, 04:54 PM

Nice George. Mine was Missy! And an S/42 1936 which was stolen from me then returned to me after 26 years. Still have the S/42 but Missy is looong gone!

Dick Herman · 10-01-2016, 05:37 PM

My first Luger is a 1920 alphabet commercial .30 caliber. The gun has been fun shooting and a valuable learning tool. The pistol was reblued when I bought it. Subsequently I learned about the mechanics of the mechanism and rust bluing. I still enjoy taking it to the range.

cirelaw · 10-01-2016, 05:57 PM

Lugers never die, they mearly get past down to their next owner! Timeless Beauty!!

ithacaartist · 10-02-2016, 01:35 PM

Eric,

Mine was a 1917 DWM Artillery, all matching (ex. mag) with lots of nice finish and straw remaining. However, it is a shooter because someone ground the stock lug off!

Your pics show the grip safety tight to the rear back-strap, is its spring broken?

MikeP · 10-02-2016, 04:14 PM

BYF 41 in 1964 when I was 17.

Almost zero finish, near smooth bore and smooth worn wood grips.
Never saw one so completely worn-even the ones we had in training group.

$25 with holster. A bit high even then.

Ron Wood · 10-02-2016, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeP

BYF 41 in 1964 when I was 17.

Almost zero finish, near smooth bore and smooth worn wood grips.
Never saw one so completely worn-even the ones we had in training group.

$25 with holster. A bit high even then.

Mine was a BYF 41 in 1957 when I was 17 (almost 18

). It was mint with two matching magazines and a near new holster - $35. That gun is long gone but it was my first Luger.

gunnertwo · 10-02-2016, 06:22 PM

My first is long gone. I was 16 and was with my buddy and his father at a garage sale. There was a re-blued 7.65 commercial for $75. I wanted it badly, so my friends father bought it for me. It was with me for a while but other interests came up. That was 43 years ago. I've since replaced it with a few others. :-)

That sure wouldn't happen today. Those times are gone.

G2

cirelaw · 10-02-2016, 06:37 PM

Thank You for sharing your Luger many future owners!

Tango3 · 10-03-2016, 08:06 PM

Well, since I just purchased my first Luger, this is easy, and I still have it!

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Eric

10-02-2016, 01:35 PM	#8
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,560 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	Eric, Mine was a 1917 DWM Artillery, all matching (ex. mag) with lots of nice finish and straw remaining. However, it is a shooter because someone ground the stock lug off! Your pics show the grip safety tight to the rear back-strap, is its spring broken? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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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 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Ed, Lugers are always relevent and unforgettable! The only thing I still own from the eighties and not much of anything! Nice Gun!

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George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Yes, her name was Cheryl.

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wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 611 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	Nice George. Mine was Missy! And an S/42 1936 which was stolen from me then returned to me after 26 years. Still have the S/42 but Missy is looong gone!

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Dick Herman User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 302 Thanks: 496 Thanked 356 Times in 138 Posts	My first Luger is a 1920 alphabet commercial .30 caliber. The gun has been fun shooting and a valuable learning tool. The pistol was reblued when I bought it. Subsequently I learned about the mechanics of the mechanism and rust bluing. I still enjoy taking it to the range.

10-01-2016, 05:57 PM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Lugers never die, they mearly get past down to their next owner! Timeless Beauty!!

10-02-2016, 04:14 PM	#9
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	BYF 41 in 1964 when I was 17. Almost zero finish, near smooth bore and smooth worn wood grips. Never saw one so completely worn-even the ones we had in training group. $25 with holster. A bit high even then.

10-02-2016, 06:22 PM	#11
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 643 Thanks: 854 Thanked 958 Times in 374 Posts	My first is long gone. I was 16 and was with my buddy and his father at a garage sale. There was a re-blued 7.65 commercial for $75. I wanted it badly, so my friends father bought it for me. It was with me for a while but other interests came up. That was 43 years ago. I've since replaced it with a few others. :-) That sure wouldn't happen today. Those times are gone. G2

10-02-2016, 06:37 PM	#12
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Thank You for sharing your Luger many future owners!

10-03-2016, 08:06 PM	#13
Tango3 User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Michigan (Native American for "too much winter") Posts: 51 Thanks: 90 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Well, since I just purchased my first Luger, this is easy, and I still have it! IMG_0490.jpg IMG_0486.jpg Eric