WW2 Luger/Walther Display Case

saaismail · 05-16-2011, 01:16 PM

Gunman - With probably $500 for material (Wood, custom glass, and brass hardware), along with about 60 hours of labor, I'm not sure the price would be appealing...but if you happen to have an extra MG-42 laying around, I'm sure we could work something out! I've been looking for one of those :-)

Duster42 · 05-16-2011, 05:03 PM

Great wood working skills.
I hope you post pic's of what you design for your M1 Garand when finished.

fred p · 05-16-2011, 05:52 PM

Very nicely done!

steven c · 05-17-2011, 10:06 PM

Scott, dime to a dollar you have more than 60 hours in that. That my friend is top notch. I myself like to work with wood modestly, but if you call yourself an amateur then some of my past work looks like I have training wheels on.

Very, very nice. I could have easily sat and looked at 10 more pics of it. If you have a moment could you post more pics of the eagle on top and explain how it was done?

Regards, Steve.

saaismail · 05-17-2011, 10:38 PM

Hey Steve - Thanks for the kind words. You may be very correct about the 60 hours....honestly I have no idea...I just remember a lot of trips downstairs to the shop for either 30 minutes or maybe a couple hours.

I'll try to attach a pic of the eagle below. I found the Reichsadler (eagle) online, but after agonizing a bit, I decided to replace the swastika with the Iron Cross. The history buff in me wanted to leave it since the guns are original to WW2 and have the waffenampts on them. However the realist in me didn't want people walking in my house to freak out and think I was a nut if they saw a swastika. I think it's a common peril of this hobby of ours - at least the WW2 era Lugers.

So basically, I modified the image, found a font that I thought felt sufficiently German, and created the design. I had a local company burn the design on through a laser process as I knew any attempt of mine to carve it just wouldn't look great...and I couldn't afford to ruin any more wood....I had made enough mistakes already!

Georgesd · 05-28-2011, 03:49 PM

I can only say that it is a beautiful piece of work and underlines your love of gun collecting!
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
George

05-16-2011, 05:52 PM	#3
fred p User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N.C. usa Posts: 86 Thanks: 10 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Very nicely done! __________________ if it's broke I'll either fix it or I'll fix it so no one else can fix it.

05-17-2011, 10:38 PM	#5
saaismail User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 10 Thanked 18 Times in 4 Posts	Eagle Pic Hey Steve - Thanks for the kind words. You may be very correct about the 60 hours....honestly I have no idea...I just remember a lot of trips downstairs to the shop for either 30 minutes or maybe a couple hours. I'll try to attach a pic of the eagle below. I found the Reichsadler (eagle) online, but after agonizing a bit, I decided to replace the swastika with the Iron Cross. The history buff in me wanted to leave it since the guns are original to WW2 and have the waffenampts on them. However the realist in me didn't want people walking in my house to freak out and think I was a nut if they saw a swastika. I think it's a common peril of this hobby of ours - at least the WW2 era Lugers. So basically, I modified the image, found a font that I thought felt sufficiently German, and created the design. I had a local company burn the design on through a laser process as I knew any attempt of mine to carve it just wouldn't look great...and I couldn't afford to ruin any more wood....I had made enough mistakes already! Attached Thumbnails

05-28-2011, 03:49 PM	#6
Georgesd User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I can only say that it is a beautiful piece of work and underlines your love of gun collecting! Thanks for sharing the pictures. George __________________ Need rear toggle axel pin # 44 for my 1939 42 code

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05-16-2011, 01:16 PM	#1
saaismail User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 10 Thanked 18 Times in 4 Posts	Gunman - With probably $500 for material (Wood, custom glass, and brass hardware), along with about 60 hours of labor, I'm not sure the price would be appealing...but if you happen to have an extra MG-42 laying around, I'm sure we could work something out! I've been looking for one of those :-)

05-16-2011, 05:03 PM	#2
Duster42 User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 7 Thanks: 31 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great wood working skills. I hope you post pic's of what you design for your M1 Garand when finished.

05-17-2011, 10:06 PM	#4
steven c User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: texas Posts: 60 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Scott, dime to a dollar you have more than 60 hours in that. That my friend is top notch. I myself like to work with wood modestly, but if you call yourself an amateur then some of my past work looks like I have training wheels on. Very, very nice. I could have easily sat and looked at 10 more pics of it. If you have a moment could you post more pics of the eagle on top and explain how it was done? Regards, Steve.