New collector my 2 lugers

FNorm · 01-15-2012, 10:35 AM

Mark,
The interior marks ,P, V, 02, etc. are stage or production marks. They have nothng to do with date or caliber. The 32 on the breech block is strange though.

All lugers after early-mid 1937 were totally blued. Can't tell from your pics if it has been re-blued.

In this country is is illegal to shoot a 4 inch barrel with a stock on it.

FN

Pat · 01-15-2012, 11:02 AM

Ok. Thanks for the info. I am quite sure that "32" mark is Finnish army stamp and it indicates caliber 7.65mm in inches, but i have not found confirm about it. Finnish army usually mark its property with "SA" stamp which means "Suomen Armeija" (Finnish Army) however this stamp is missing.

S42 1939 luger is probaly reblued (Sorry for bad pics) it just look too new, all the edges are sharp and there is no marks of sanding however. Sideplate is only part that is not blued and its number matches the serial. Could be replaced and stamped after of course.

You have a crazy laws in Colorado

but so we have here in Finland too. Stock is still legal here. Strange that US authorities think that gun almost 100 years old is more dangerous with stock attached in it.

sheepherder · 01-15-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Pat

Ok. Thanks for the info. I am quite sure that "32" mark is Finnish army stamp and it indicates caliber 7.65mm in inches...

7.65mm Luger actually uses .308 to .310 inch bullet, and 32 ACP uses .308 to .312 inch bullet (no real world difference), so that may well be correct...

Quote:

You have a crazy laws in Colorado

Also in other 47 states of United States...Maybe non-continental states also...

Pat · 01-15-2012, 01:19 PM

[QUOTE=postino;206026]7.65mm Luger actually uses .308 to .310 inch bullet, and 32 ACP uses .308 to .312 inch bullet (no real world difference), so that may well be correct...

Right... Here in Finland we use millimetric system in calibers usually.. But Army and Law authorities use randomly both... very confusing usually. I really have to find another example of commercial luger here in finland.
Example you firearm licence says calibre for your 7.65 Pb only 7.65?

So it may mean ANY 7.65cal.

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FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Mark, The interior marks ,P, V, 02, etc. are stage or production marks. They have nothng to do with date or caliber. The 32 on the breech block is strange though. All lugers after early-mid 1937 were totally blued. Can't tell from your pics if it has been re-blued. In this country is is illegal to shoot a 4 inch barrel with a stock on it. FN Last edited by FNorm; 01-15-2012 at 10:35 AM. Reason: sp

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01-15-2012, 11:02 AM	#2
Pat New User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok. Thanks for the info. I am quite sure that "32" mark is Finnish army stamp and it indicates caliber 7.65mm in inches, but i have not found confirm about it. Finnish army usually mark its property with "SA" stamp which means "Suomen Armeija" (Finnish Army) however this stamp is missing. S42 1939 luger is probaly reblued (Sorry for bad pics) it just look too new, all the edges are sharp and there is no marks of sanding however. Sideplate is only part that is not blued and its number matches the serial. Could be replaced and stamped after of course. You have a crazy laws in Colorado but so we have here in Finland too. Stock is still legal here. Strange that US authorities think that gun almost 100 years old is more dangerous with stock attached in it.

01-15-2012, 01:19 PM	#4
Pat New User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[QUOTE=postino;206026]7.65mm Luger actually uses .308 to .310 inch bullet, and 32 ACP uses .308 to .312 inch bullet (no real world difference), so that may well be correct... Right... Here in Finland we use millimetric system in calibers usually.. But Army and Law authorities use randomly both... very confusing usually. I really have to find another example of commercial luger here in finland. Example you firearm licence says calibre for your 7.65 Pb only 7.65? So it may mean ANY 7.65cal.