'New' Lugers

[Jon]

I can see the practicality of a popular rustproof shooter.

To someone who has had a lifetime admiration for the novel design, isn't it better we do our tonnage downrange with one of the new issues, rather than use a museum piece? I see no reason why they should be controversial here. Perhaps collectors of the WWII -and- before "real" issues need to make that distinction. So the new stainless issues have no history...I can understand that, and I do have a few odd collectables from that era, myself, but sadly, no "real" Luger.

But consider the Luger I saw at the range; It was built up out of mismatched parts, so I suppose it was not a great loss, but the guy had nickel plated it, plus the magazine release, safety, and toggle were gold-plated!

There were MANY comments at the range that day, but the funniest was,"I was not aware the Riech issued these to brothels!"