My first luger

[Edward Tinker]

I think I follow you now. Would it be safe to call this a reworked commercial?

NO, it is a miltiary, reworked into commerical sales

As far as the barrel length, I really have no idea how to accurately measure it. To me, it looks exactly 4â?�.

take a pencil, drop it down the barrel (with closed action), mark the remainder sticking up, measure the part that was down the barrel, that is the length of the barrel

Originally posted by Kleist

I guess it doesnâ??t make sense that it saw action in WW2 in .30cal but I canâ??t think of any other reason to change the barrel in the states and still end up with .30cal. Why change it if it isnâ??t shot out? Or at least put a 9mm on it (I assume thatâ??s all it takes to change calibers?).

MANY guns were rechambered to 7.65mm during the 1920's, 1930's etc. At the time 9mm was not available as easily as 7.65mm (30 luger). We can't always think in todays terms. 7.65 was cheaper, so cartridges were made for it.

In addition, only 9mm was allowed for the military in the 1920's and 1930's, so "commercial" and commercialized guns were made in 7.65mm.