Luger Display Pedestal Mount

[G.T.]

Hi Rich, Yup! You pretty much got it! As far as the base material, a nice piece of granite or marble would be great, even in a roughed out form.. I once had a friend, (one once.. anyway) that was an accomplished artist, and he came out here to visit, this was at the heigth of the building construction boom, and we visited a counter top cutting place. They had a big pile of "BIG" cut off pieces that were free for the taking.. We loaded up his van with so much free scrap pieces that his van sagged on the rear springs, worring us a bit about the 1400 drive home.. He made it, and the marble and granite now adorn some pretty nice bronze sculptures!....... Believe me, the base is the easy part.. but necessarly heavy and hard to ship inexpensively.. I'm not to anxious to get into that arena, but will probably have to at some point in this journey... Oh, BTW, The mounting attachment bolt is a 5/16" X 18 thread and you couldn't bust it off with a hammer... OK, maybe with a big hammer.. .......til...lat'r...GT

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by G.T.

Oh, BTW, The mounting attachment bolt is a 5/16" X 18 thread...

That would be a useful way to 'get rid' of some of the spurious aluminum bases that crop up...or maybe some of the cast aluminum bases that have come up on GB & eBay lately...Make a slug to fit in the mag body (threaded); a through-hole in the aluminum mag base; and a long bolt from the bottom...The "mag" would stay with the base...

Just thinking out loud...

[Ron Wood]

G.T. is making a much more elegant mount than the "blunt instrument" approach I took to making a photo setup.

[G.T.]

Hi Rich & Ron, You guys are right on track on the evolutionary timeline on display stand construction.. and Ron, that is an elegant stand.. You just have to take it a level or two higher... Which, when using a small wood-working router / shaper table, means going thru a little bit of carbide schrapnel, blood, and starting over.. again, & again, & again.. well you get the picture... .... On a commercial level, I put integrity and strength first... no one wants to see their cartridge counter on, or going onto, a concrete or tile floor... usually, with my luck, with FAR more speed or energy then just dropping it!....... With Georges permission, and some additional pic's from him, I'm going to have my son post some pictures on the forum yet today... I hope you guys like what you see... Remember the hand made part when you look!...... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

[hgreer2]

It would work great in this display case.

Harry

[G.T.]

Second stand, this is the pre-production prototype, ( shown as, "not yet finished, spring not installed, not pinned, and final finish to the wood bottom yet to be done") and also shows the second of three angles available... the aluminum bar stock in the picture is just for reference to level, so as to show the approx. angle of the mount & gun... The production mount will have a dark or blued rivet for the delrin block attachment, and will be slightly different under the block and bottom... for all practical purposes, this is it! I hope some of you guys like it.. the strength factor is evident in the pictures... Best to all, and thanks for looking! til...lat'r...GT

[G.T.]

First stand... This is the initial prototype and the very 1st completed effort to come out of my work shop, it is numbered "1" and stamped GT, (which is a no cost option) some like it, some don't, ... this stand hold the gun close to level, with just the slightest bit of muzzle rise to look it's best... The 2nd effort shown above is shaped a little different, for both better looks and ease of production... best to all, til...lat'r...GT