101 years old

MarkC · 04-21-2016, 08:04 PM

I thought some of you guys might like to see this "rig" I completed with an original cleaning rod.

The 1915 gun is all matched except the mags which are period correct, it has seen service in WWI and WWII then brought back in 1945 by Emilio Spezzafero a good Italian boy like my family heritage!

Not great condition for the gun and the holster and the holster was reworked for the cleaning rod.

Mark

DonVoigt · 04-21-2016, 10:05 PM

Nice Mark,
got to love 'em when they come with papers!

tharpo · 04-21-2016, 10:12 PM

Very nice and great photography!

Sergio Natali · 04-22-2016, 05:32 AM

Mark

Beautiful rig and picture, then when a gun comes with its own papers it's always a plus.

Regards

John Sabato · 04-22-2016, 08:17 AM

Nice rig Marc! The papers look like the "carbon copy" of the original certificate which was probably filed by the soldier's unit.

I'd bet that today's digital generation would look at you like a deer staring at a car's headlights if you asked them if they knew what "carbon paper" was!

They would probably ask if Al Gore invented it...

Eugen · 04-22-2016, 10:10 AM

MarkC, such a beautiful piece of history. That's a keeper for sure. Thank you for sharing the story.

MarkC · 04-22-2016, 10:38 AM

John ... I have fun with the interns at work when I ask them what cc: means on emails, so I know what you are talking about!

Mark

Mac Cat · 04-22-2016, 01:19 PM

Happy Birthday - I should be around so long !!!

GerColctor · 04-26-2016, 01:18 PM

Very nice rig, with a lot of history, as it was used thru all 3 German periods. Best of luck.

This Imperial holster was reworked during the Weimar period when they added a leather attachment in order to hold the cleaning rod. This attachment was installed on some older and also newly manufactured Luger holsters. This style was originally designed for pre War commercial holsters. The military cleaning rod version was discontinued after 1934. The rod, if original, which I am sure it is, would be worth a few bucks.

04-21-2016, 10:05 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	Nice Mark, got to love 'em when they come with papers! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

04-22-2016, 05:32 AM	#4
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Mark Beautiful rig and picture, then when a gun comes with its own papers it's always a plus. Regards __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-22-2016, 08:17 AM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Nice rig Marc! The papers look like the "carbon copy" of the original certificate which was probably filed by the soldier's unit. I'd bet that today's digital generation would look at you like a deer staring at a car's headlights if you asked them if they knew what "carbon paper" was! They would probably ask if Al Gore invented it... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

04-26-2016, 01:18 PM	#9
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 318 Thanks: 2 Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts	Very nice rig, with a lot of history, as it was used thru all 3 German periods. Best of luck. This Imperial holster was reworked during the Weimar period when they added a leather attachment in order to hold the cleaning rod. This attachment was installed on some older and also newly manufactured Luger holsters. This style was originally designed for pre War commercial holsters. The military cleaning rod version was discontinued after 1934. The rod, if original, which I am sure it is, would be worth a few bucks. __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.

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04-21-2016, 10:12 PM	#3
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 544 Thanks: 118 Thanked 383 Times in 158 Posts	Very nice and great photography!

04-22-2016, 10:10 AM	#6
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 797 Thanks: 403 Thanked 640 Times in 339 Posts	MarkC, such a beautiful piece of history. That's a keeper for sure. Thank you for sharing the story.

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MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	John ... I have fun with the interns at work when I ask them what cc: means on emails, so I know what you are talking about! Mark

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Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 769 Thanks: 2,189 Thanked 656 Times in 350 Posts	Happy Birthday - I should be around so long !!!