Slow Day....

[John D.]

Well â?? I finally have most of my work done, and just about finished installing the hardwood floor on the first floor. And the kitchen cabinets are now hung â?? so I have the afternoon FREE!!!


Anyway - I get asked quite a bit off this Forum why I donâ??t post pictures here of any of my Kriegs.. Well the truth is â?? I donâ??t have a lot of time (and Iâ??m not especially great with a digital camera). Anyway, since today is a slow day â?? below is a picture of one of my Krieg RIGS I thought you may enjoyâ?¦


Itâ??s a â??36â?� Krieghoff with itâ??s 1936 dated â??HKâ?� proofed shoulder holster. While I know there is a lot of controversy about whether shoulder holsters were ever issued, this one definitely came from the factory. Who the original recipient was, we can only imagine. And why was a shoulder holster â??proofedâ?� by the factory? Weâ??ll probably never know.


A little about the Luger (I could write a LONG note about Kriegs - but won't bore you all is that HK â??36â?� chamber dates were produced at the beginning of the 1936 production year â?? and the reason, some believe, that there is only a â??double digitâ?� rather then the full year, is that the dies were not ready for â??1936â?� at the factory. So, it appears that the first 500-600 1936 produced Krieghoffs may have been hand engraved by the factory as only â??36â?� until the full â??1936â?� dies arrived (the previous year HK produced the â??Sâ?� date â?? rather then having the numerical chamber date).


This piece is one of those double â?? digit â??36â?� in 99%+ condition. There is a slight wear mark on the muzzle end from carrying in a holster â?? but otherwise, it is a perfectly matched "36" Krieghoff in almost â??as newâ?� condition. The strawed parts still retain their â??goldenâ?� hue and are very good as well. To note, this particular Krieghoff has the â??course brownâ?� grip pattern rather then the finer â??Ritzmannâ?� grips more frequently encountered in the recorded â??36â?� series.


Anyway â?? enjoy..!! It only took me about 3 hours to try to get these darned pictures:-) Iâ??ll post others Kriegs from my collection if folks would like (and I have another â??slow dayâ?� to practice with my camera )..!!






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