Any Luger Mysteries Left ?

Jasta2 · 04-22-2019, 04:40 PM

It seems like there has been so much deep research done and in depth books written about the Luger, is there any real mysteries left?
Excepting whatever happened to the other US Army test .45. Are there any Lugers known to be made, but never an example of one being found? Maybe some Lugers being found that the research shows were never made. I take the Russian Crossed Rifles and Death's Head might fall into that category. Are there many "WOW' type finds out there?

Not really part of my question, but something I found interesting. Quite a few years back, 10 maybe, one of the TV shows like 60 Minutes, took a trip back into the "No Go" Afghanistan mountain regions controlled by the Taliban, to research the locally made guns, like seeing a Colt 45 clone frame forged from a inground furnace. While in a local gun store there, so to speak, were many firearms hanging on the wall in the background, AK 47s and the like, but there a few ( I think 3) Lugers also on the wall. The view was from around 10 ft. away. Two of which for sure looked to be artilleries. What a story they could tell as to their travels to end up in the mountains of Afghanistan. Wonder if they are still there? LOL.

04-22-2019, 04:40 PM	#1
Jasta2 User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 514 Thanks: 349 Thanked 101 Times in 52 Posts	Any Luger Mysteries Left ? It seems like there has been so much deep research done and in depth books written about the Luger, is there any real mysteries left? Excepting whatever happened to the other US Army test .45. Are there any Lugers known to be made, but never an example of one being found? Maybe some Lugers being found that the research shows were never made. I take the Russian Crossed Rifles and Death's Head might fall into that category. Are there many "WOW' type finds out there? Not really part of my question, but something I found interesting. Quite a few years back, 10 maybe, one of the TV shows like 60 Minutes, took a trip back into the "No Go" Afghanistan mountain regions controlled by the Taliban, to research the locally made guns, like seeing a Colt 45 clone frame forged from a inground furnace. While in a local gun store there, so to speak, were many firearms hanging on the wall in the background, AK 47s and the like, but there a few ( I think 3) Lugers also on the wall. The view was from around 10 ft. away. Two of which for sure looked to be artilleries. What a story they could tell as to their travels to end up in the mountains of Afghanistan. Wonder if they are still there? LOL.