GT Specialties

Thor · 11-25-2010, 12:32 PM

I am really excited about the products of magazines and hopefully grips soon that GT is working on. Nice to have him produce really quality products for us!

suum cuique · 11-25-2010, 01:26 PM

Yep, he is a real genius....
He made this wonderful pair for me

lugerholsterrepair · 11-25-2010, 02:25 PM

Really beautiful! What exactly did GT make?

Jerry Burney

Thor · 11-25-2010, 04:14 PM

Outstanding Andy, really superb! I bet you have a nice Luger for them to go with!

G.T. · 11-26-2010, 01:56 PM

Hello and thanks to all my friends and customers who have had me make Luger mag bottoms and mag tune up assemblies for them... Andy's mags are a good example of about as good as custom work as I can do...

.... And, Ted is correct, I've got several projects in the fire that should make our P.08 shoot'en sport and hobby a little more fun! ...

..... Yes, grips are on the front burner, but I'm as slow as molasses in January! But, as I said before, "If you're moving, you ain't stuck!" Thanks again, and best to all, til....lat'r....GT

GerColctor · 11-28-2010, 05:31 PM

WOW those mag bottoms are very impressive. Can they be distinguished from the Type 3 originals, besides the issue of wear?

Joe

suum cuique · 12-01-2010, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Really beautiful! What exactly did GT make?

Jerry Burney

The magazine is based on on MecGar tubes, GT added a different spring, made the aluminium bottoms and numbered them according to the gun.

suum cuique · 12-01-2010, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thor

Outstanding Andy, really superb! I bet you have a nice Luger for them to go with!

Yep, you bet! Reblued by the Grandmaster of Reblueing himself: Thor

The grips were beautyful reworked by Hugh.

Thor · 12-01-2010, 02:29 PM

They can be distinquished from a Type II Army Issue Magazine in that they do not have Army Acceptance markings, that is E/63. E/83 pr E/655 (E=Eagle) Ref Jan C Still Third Reich Lugers page 125-126 Also the thumb piece is nickel plated on the originals not blued. BUT OUTSTANDING nice mags for sure!

Thor · 12-01-2010, 06:35 PM

Hey GT, how about a couple of pics of these , one with DWM type bottom and one with Erfurt Bottom to show the difference in how they are made?

G.T. · 12-02-2010, 10:30 PM

Hi Thor, excellent idea, I'm pretty sure most collectors don't realize the subtle differences... I have a couple of examples almost done... I'll post pic's when completed...and I'm still looking for the right orange wood!!!!....

... Best to you Thor, til...lat'r...GT

connectfour · 12-11-2010, 08:23 AM

G.T. Very impressive work! Do you have a website? How would one find out prices and such?

lfid · 12-11-2010, 01:57 PM

GT , Andy,

do the mags discussed above still have the mec-gar logo stamp ?

thanks
Bill

suum cuique · 12-13-2010, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lfid

GT , Andy,

do the mags discussed above still have the mec-gar logo stamp ?

thanks
Bill

No, they are unmarked.

Neil Young · 12-13-2010, 05:04 PM

G.T. just did an absolutely beautiful job of restoring my Imperial era magazine. It had a severely broken and mutilated wooden base with the period markings. I asked Gerry to fix it if he thought that was the right thing to do and if not, then to replace the base. He repaired it, even though I know that it took him much more time than it would have to replace it. Hopefully you can see what a good job it is from the attached before and after photos. A little bit of history was preserved.

Thanks G.T.

Neil

lugerholsterrepair · 12-13-2010, 05:28 PM

GT..That's incredible! Really nicely done Sir! I tip my hat to you! I don't recommend very many people but I have no hesitation when it comes to Gerald Tomek.

Neil, Thanks for showing us your mag.

Jerry Burney

John Sabato · 12-14-2010, 08:19 AM

What an amazing repair job. GT you should be in the museum curio and relic restoration business!

G.T. · 12-15-2010, 09:20 PM

Hi Guys, and Thanks to all for the kind words! I really enjoy trying to save original mag bottoms when possible... Every one is a new challange. It is far easier to replace them, but, I know that there is no replacement for the original item, and so, a little job, sometimes turns into a big quest! The more i do, the better they will get... Thanks again to all for your business, and trust! best to all, til...lat'r....GT...

Thor · 12-16-2010, 09:20 AM

SAWEET! Great job!

Lugerdoc · 12-17-2010, 11:46 AM

Since GT is now retired and doing the mag repair business full time, I encourage our members to support his projects, as his repairs are THE BEST. i do continue to stock his mag parts (HD springs, spring guides, pins, follower buttons, FXO black plastic bottoms with pins, and all varieties of wood bottoms --- plain, Cal, 9m/m or Germany marked, Navy concentric circle type and a few with the Swiss metal insert) for sale separately without installation or tube repair at his recommended prices. TH

11-25-2010, 12:32 PM	#1
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	GT Specialties I am really excited about the products of magazines and hopefully grips soon that GT is working on. Nice to have him produce really quality products for us! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

11-25-2010, 01:26 PM	#2
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 108 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	Yep, he is a real genius.... He made this wonderful pair for me Attached Thumbnails __________________ Regards, Andy There's No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz)

11-25-2010, 02:25 PM	#3
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Really beautiful! What exactly did GT make? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

11-25-2010, 04:14 PM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Outstanding Andy, really superb! I bet you have a nice Luger for them to go with! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

11-26-2010, 01:56 PM	#5
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	Alum. bottoms Hello and thanks to all my friends and customers who have had me make Luger mag bottoms and mag tune up assemblies for them... Andy's mags are a good example of about as good as custom work as I can do... .... And, Ted is correct, I've got several projects in the fire that should make our P.08 shoot'en sport and hobby a little more fun! ........ Yes, grips are on the front burner, but I'm as slow as molasses in January! But, as I said before, "If you're moving, you ain't stuck!" Thanks again, and best to all, til....lat'r....GT

11-28-2010, 05:31 PM	#6
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 31 Posts	WOW those mag bottoms are very impressive. Can they be distinguished from the Type 3 originals, besides the issue of wear? Joe __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.

12-01-2010, 02:29 PM	#9
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	They can be distinquished from a Type II Army Issue Magazine in that they do not have Army Acceptance markings, that is E/63. E/83 pr E/655 (E=Eagle) Ref Jan C Still Third Reich Lugers page 125-126 Also the thumb piece is nickel plated on the originals not blued. BUT OUTSTANDING nice mags for sure! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

12-01-2010, 06:35 PM	#10
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Hey GT, how about a couple of pics of these , one with DWM type bottom and one with Erfurt Bottom to show the difference in how they are made? __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

12-02-2010, 10:30 PM	#11
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	Mag bottom differences... Hi Thor, excellent idea, I'm pretty sure most collectors don't realize the subtle differences... I have a couple of examples almost done... I'll post pic's when completed...and I'm still looking for the right orange wood!!!!....... Best to you Thor, til...lat'r...GT

12-11-2010, 08:23 AM	#12
connectfour User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	G.T. Very impressive work! Do you have a website? How would one find out prices and such?

12-11-2010, 01:57 PM	#13
lfid Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, KS USA Posts: 453 Thanks: 573 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts	GT , Andy, do the mags discussed above still have the mec-gar logo stamp ? thanks Bill

12-13-2010, 05:04 PM	#15
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 548 Thanks: 566 Thanked 443 Times in 168 Posts	G.T. just did an absolutely beautiful job of restoring my Imperial era magazine. It had a severely broken and mutilated wooden base with the period markings. I asked Gerry to fix it if he thought that was the right thing to do and if not, then to replace the base. He repaired it, even though I know that it took him much more time than it would have to replace it. Hopefully you can see what a good job it is from the attached before and after photos. A little bit of history was preserved. Thanks G.T. Neil Attached Images __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

12-13-2010, 05:28 PM	#16
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	GT..That's incredible! Really nicely done Sir! I tip my hat to you! I don't recommend very many people but I have no hesitation when it comes to Gerald Tomek. Neil, Thanks for showing us your mag. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-14-2010, 08:19 AM	#17
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	What an amazing repair job. GT you should be in the museum curio and relic restoration business! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-15-2010, 09:20 PM	#18
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	Effort!!! Hi Guys, and Thanks to all for the kind words! I really enjoy trying to save original mag bottoms when possible... Every one is a new challange. It is far easier to replace them, but, I know that there is no replacement for the original item, and so, a little job, sometimes turns into a big quest! The more i do, the better they will get... Thanks again to all for your business, and trust! best to all, til...lat'r....GT...

12-16-2010, 09:20 AM	#19
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	SAWEET! Great job! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

12-17-2010, 11:46 AM	#20
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	Since GT is now retired and doing the mag repair business full time, I encourage our members to support his projects, as his repairs are THE BEST. i do continue to stock his mag parts (HD springs, spring guides, pins, follower buttons, FXO black plastic bottoms with pins, and all varieties of wood bottoms --- plain, Cal, 9m/m or Germany marked, Navy concentric circle type and a few with the Swiss metal insert) for sale separately without installation or tube repair at his recommended prices. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net Last edited by Lugerdoc; 12-17-2010 at 11:52 AM. Reason: correction

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