1937 S/42 Drilled barrel ... why?

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Originally Posted by ChrisLL

As promised here is a photo, not going to win any beauty contests, but a great shooter, and one that reminds me of my Uncle when I get it out:

It was suggested that I tell a bit about this pistol. The pistol was handed down to me after my Uncle died. He was quite an interesting, but very humble man. He traveled to Antarctica twice with Admiral Byrd. He was in the Army for the 1st trip, but due to some sort of red tape he had to transfer to the Navy in order to go with Byrd for the second trip. He was medaled for his part in numerous polar rescue operations, serving primarily as a dog trainer/handler. He was very proud to have been a soldier and citizen and many times showed us (as kids) how to take down and properly fold a flag. Then the mystery comes in ... he did not serve in any war that I know of. I did have several uncles which did though, one of them a WW2 paratrooper; who over the years stored many of his belongings at my Uncle's house (the one that went to Antarctica) and I suspect that was where it came from. Unfortunately, those who would know are no longer with us so the mystery of the luger remains as much a mystery as why there was a hole drilled through the barrel. It looks like I will probably never know too much more about this pistol, but it remains a valuable piece of history to me and a reminder of my uncles.

It's simple, your uncle gained the luger battling elite SS fanatics held out in New Swabia in the quest to kill Hitler once and for all..

Glad you got her up and running again. From what I hear of GT, when I need serious luger work done, he is the one getting my lugers.