Another Movie Luger Redux...

Dwight Gruber · 07-02-2003, 12:39 AM

Its the same movie and the same Luger, but I'm starting a new thread because the screen in the other one was getting pretty deep...

Here's a cover shot of grim-faced comic Henry Gibson wielding his Luger out a car window. You can see that the barrel profile is wrong, that it is too thick and straight sided.

A closeup reveals that the barrel band and sight are wrong as well.

The odd protrusion at the front of the gun. Part of it is clearly attached to the barrel The other part seems to be attached to the frame. The proof marks would suggest that this is, for the most part, a real Luger.

A different frame, which also helps point out the barrel profile. Compare the inset: the barrel appears to be fxed in place, and the receiver slides over it as the action is worked. It looks like the frame protrusion may simply be what attaches the barrel to the gun. One can only imagine how the gun might work in this configuration.

In the front oblique view, the extension can just be made out at the fron of the frame.

--Dwight

07-02-2003, 12:39 AM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Another Movie Luger Redux... Its the same movie and the same Luger, but I'm starting a new thread because the screen in the other one was getting pretty deep... Here's a cover shot of grim-faced comic Henry Gibson wielding his Luger out a car window. You can see that the barrel profile is wrong, that it is too thick and straight sided. A closeup reveals that the barrel band and sight are wrong as well. The odd protrusion at the front of the gun. Part of it is clearly attached to the barrel The other part seems to be attached to the frame. The proof marks would suggest that this is, for the most part, a real Luger. A different frame, which also helps point out the barrel profile. Compare the inset: the barrel appears to be fxed in place, and the receiver slides over it as the action is worked. It looks like the frame protrusion may simply be what attaches the barrel to the gun. One can only imagine how the gun might work in this configuration. In the front oblique view, the extension can just be made out at the fron of the frame. --Dwight