Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied??

John Sabato · 06-01-2001, 01:15 PM

Does anyone have any photos of Lugers being manufactured at any of the production plants? DWM, Mauser, Spandau, Krieghoff, Bern, Vickers, etc. I am talking about photos of different stages of manufacture of the various parts...

It just occured to me that I don't remember EVER seeing any, even in reference books...(which I no longer have). Were these things all destroyed during or after the war?

And how about AIMCO and Krauswerk? Photo's in articles or advertising literature?

Patrick and Frank Rial, anything like that in the documents you two have collected?

I think it would be neat to see the machinery and jigs used to produce them... and it would be a great addition to the history pages here on the forum as well...

-please pardon the ramblings of a bored and aging Parabellum enthusiast and engineer...

-John

Thor · 06-01-2001, 01:27 PM

I would have loved to been a fly on the wall at DWM during all the production. But the chemical fumes would have probably done me in. Thor

BILL · 06-01-2001, 03:05 PM

It seems to me that there is some footage of Mike Krause's shop and a row of partially completed, unfinished Luger .45s in the History Channel's Story of the Gun-Luger video.

Thor · 06-01-2001, 03:40 PM

There is and shows him working on them! Very Cool

Marvin · 06-01-2001, 07:59 PM

John,

In Gortz's book, "Die P.08", there are three photos of persond doing inspection procedures on Lugers, just not of any machinery. In Law's book, "The Backbone of the Wehrmact" there are a number of photos of the Mauser manufacturing facility. This book deals with the K98k only, but it does show the machinery layout and I feel that the pistol production area would be similar.

Marvin

John Sabato · 06-04-2001, 10:53 AM

What a wealth of research knowledge this forum provides! It is like having direct access to an historical brain trust!

-John

06-01-2001, 01:15 PM	#1
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	Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied?? Does anyone have any photos of Lugers being manufactured at any of the production plants? DWM, Mauser, Spandau, Krieghoff, Bern, Vickers, etc. I am talking about photos of different stages of manufacture of the various parts... It just occured to me that I don't remember EVER seeing any, even in reference books...(which I no longer have). Were these things all destroyed during or after the war? And how about AIMCO and Krauswerk? Photo's in articles or advertising literature? Patrick and Frank Rial, anything like that in the documents you two have collected? I think it would be neat to see the machinery and jigs used to produce them... and it would be a great addition to the history pages here on the forum as well... -please pardon the ramblings of a bored and aging Parabellum enthusiast and engineer... -John

06-01-2001, 01:27 PM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 971 Times in 277 Posts	Re: Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied?? I would have loved to been a fly on the wall at DWM during all the production. But the chemical fumes would have probably done me in. Thor

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BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied?? It seems to me that there is some footage of Mike Krause's shop and a row of partially completed, unfinished Luger .45s in the History Channel's Story of the Gun-Luger video.

06-01-2001, 03:40 PM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 971 Times in 277 Posts	Re: Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied?? There is and shows him working on them! Very Cool

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Patrick User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 241 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied??

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Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Photographs of Luger and Spare Parts Being Manufacturied?? John, In Gortz's book, "Die P.08", there are three photos of persond doing inspection procedures on Lugers, just not of any machinery. In Law's book, "The Backbone of the Wehrmact" there are a number of photos of the Mauser manufacturing facility. This book deals with the K98k only, but it does show the machinery layout and I feel that the pistol production area would be similar. Marvin

06-04-2001, 10:53 AM	#8
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	Thanks Guys! What a wealth of research knowledge this forum provides! It is like having direct access to an historical brain trust! -John