What got you into lugers?

mikedavid · 03-23-2014, 10:35 AM

As a young boy in the 50's my fathers family (not my father) were, lets say, just the opposite of police. When they came to the house to visit they all carried Lugers. They would take out there gun and set it on top of a table and my father would tell me that I could look, but never touch. I fell in love with these pistols and as soon as I was able, purchase my first one. I have a collection of them now, and will give them to my children when I die.

GySgt1811 · 03-23-2014, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Wow. Reading posts here really points out the differences in thought processes between you guys and me. When I read that, I thought "P-51"...

(p.s. - I have an L98 Vette)

(Mine's a 1999 LS1 Maggie Red 6spd coupe!)

Guns

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318is_Parabellum · 03-23-2014, 12:05 PM

Sweet 'Vette! Sometimes I really regret selling my triple black Mercedes SL500.

I had a baby on the way and just lost my job, so it had to go.

Fortunately, I still have my namesake, the 91 BMW 318is!

sheepherder · 03-23-2014, 01:31 PM

Maybe we can get Ed to post a picture of his Mustang...

I've owned my '86 Vette since '98, and it's a hodge-podge of adapted parts...Original parts are no longer available...Repros are few and mostly cosmetic...And due to an ill-designed fuel line placement, I'm mostly scared to drive it...

View Poll Results: Peaked interest of Lugers
One of the first widely adopted automatic pistols	1	1.27%
Craftsmenship, engineering, function	27	34.18%
Beauty, apperance, style	14	17.72%
Romanticized/connotion to WWI	5	6.33%
Connection to the Weimer Republic	2	2.53%
Romanticized/connection to Nazi Germany & WWII	9	11.39%
Other (explain)	21	26.58%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

03-23-2014, 10:35 AM	#1
mikedavid Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lockport, Illinois Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	As a young boy in the 50's my fathers family (not my father) were, lets say, just the opposite of police. When they came to the house to visit they all carried Lugers. They would take out there gun and set it on top of a table and my father would tell me that I could look, but never touch. I fell in love with these pistols and as soon as I was able, purchase my first one. I have a collection of them now, and will give them to my children when I die. __________________ Mike D

03-23-2014, 01:31 PM	#4
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	Maybe we can get Ed to post a picture of his Mustang... I've owned my '86 Vette since '98, and it's a hodge-podge of adapted parts...Original parts are no longer available...Repros are few and mostly cosmetic...And due to an ill-designed fuel line placement, I'm mostly scared to drive it... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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03-23-2014, 12:05 PM	#3
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	Sweet 'Vette! Sometimes I really regret selling my triple black Mercedes SL500. I had a baby on the way and just lost my job, so it had to go. Fortunately, I still have my namesake, the 91 BMW 318is!