Stoeger Luger...

Johnny C. Kitchens · 01-21-2003, 06:11 PM

I guess this would be a post-war Luger, right???

Navy · 01-21-2003, 08:52 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Your gun is a Luger only in the sense that an intellectual property lawyer can apply a trademark to something other than that which is generally known.

Stoeger purchased the right to use the name "Luger" in the 1920s...since then, they have owned it and applied it to a variety of handguns. Legally, these are all "Lugers" by virtue of the Stoeger trademark. They are Lugers in the sense of bearing the trademarked, brand name only.

From a collector's and practical standpoint, these are pieces of crap that should have gone into the scrap metal program decades ago.They were not sucessful commercially as they simply didn't work well and the buying public recognized the canard for what it was.

Maybe my bias is showing.

Tom A.

Steve Richards · 01-23-2003, 09:02 PM

I have no first hand knowledge of these little .22 pistols but they are a continuation of the Luger story. Since you have one, it deserves a place in a collection. Enjoy! That is what this is about, after all.

Stevie · 01-23-2003, 09:04 PM

My Dad had an identical pistol, when I was a kid. I shot it quite a bit, and liked it. It was ammo picky, and jammed plenty often. Worked great with CCI Stingers. I think he traded it on a Ruger "luger" .22 pistol, which was superior. All in all, I liked the Stoeger, and thought it quite cool.

Stevie.

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01-21-2003, 08:52 PM	#2
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Hello and welcome to the forum. Your gun is a Luger only in the sense that an intellectual property lawyer can apply a trademark to something other than that which is generally known. Stoeger purchased the right to use the name "Luger" in the 1920s...since then, they have owned it and applied it to a variety of handguns. Legally, these are all "Lugers" by virtue of the Stoeger trademark. They are Lugers in the sense of bearing the trademarked, brand name only. From a collector's and practical standpoint, these are pieces of crap that should have gone into the scrap metal program decades ago.They were not sucessful commercially as they simply didn't work well and the buying public recognized the canard for what it was. Maybe my bias is showing. Tom A.

01-23-2003, 09:02 PM	#3
Steve Richards User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have no first hand knowledge of these little .22 pistols but they are a continuation of the Luger story. Since you have one, it deserves a place in a collection. Enjoy! That is what this is about, after all.

01-23-2003, 09:04 PM	#4
Stevie User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ok. Posts: 212 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My Dad had an identical pistol, when I was a kid. I shot it quite a bit, and liked it. It was ammo picky, and jammed plenty often. Worked great with CCI Stingers. I think he traded it on a Ruger "luger" .22 pistol, which was superior. All in all, I liked the Stoeger, and thought it quite cool. Stevie.