First P08 !!

bruce2000 · 05-21-2006, 11:25 PM

Hello Gentlemen, I am proud to say that I am the new buyer of a byf 41 black widow. Thanks to one of your very kind forum members. The pistol is all matching with correct grips and mag. Original finish @90+%. Non import or RC. I cannot figure out how to resize the pics I have or I would post them. Not very PC literate. I think the P08 has now put a halt to my P.38 collecting and caused me to move in their direction. Thank you gentlemen for this forum as I have learned quit a bit from reading the posts. There seems to be a lot to learn in the way of the luger vs the P.38. I hope you guys will accept me as a new and excited member of your forum. My Best, Bruce Wilder

Ron Smith · 05-21-2006, 11:48 PM

Yo Bruce,

Welcome to the Dark side>>>

E-mail me the photos. I'll try to shrink them for you.

ronald.smith8@att.net

Frank · 05-22-2006, 09:46 AM

Bruce, welcome to the Luger Forum. So you've been bitten by the Luger Bug. In a short period of time you will develop a severe case of "Lugeritis". While it isn't deadly, it can be a serious illness!!

Ron Smith · 05-22-2006, 04:46 PM

Hello my name is Bruce and I'm a Lugerholic.

Bruce's photos of his 41 byf.

bruce2000 · 05-23-2006, 06:56 AM

Thanks Ron. Yes, I am a Lugerholic. Hope the guys have some nice things to say about my first one. My Best, Bruce

Steinar · 05-23-2006, 09:18 AM

Welcome Bruce!
And congrats with your first Luger!
..it's much like drugs, the first Luger is often cheap.. then the price goes up when you get deeper into the state of "Lugeritis". Since you started out with such a nice one ..God knows where you go from here!

I don't have much to say about it.. it's a beautiful Luger with some valuble grips!
Perhaps the next thing would be a matching tool (e/655 ?) and holster?

bruce2000 · 05-23-2006, 03:59 PM

Hi Morgan, Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I am hooked for certain now. I am now looking for a holster and tool. But my funds may limit my purchase for awhile. Maybe this ole KY boy will have to live on bologna for a time. But well worth it in my opinion. Thanks again. My Best, Bruce

maddog350gt · 05-23-2006, 08:10 PM

Bruce;

Welcome to the forum, but take warning, this bug can eat a big hole in your budget. I never have any money, but I seem to find a way to keep buying Lugers (maybe there's a connection there). I just keep telling my wife I am spending her into the poor house, she keeps telling me to make an updated list of values so she will be abel to sell them when I am gone. I hope she doesn't get to be in too much of a hurry for that. Oh well, one of the hazards of the hobby.

Have you found number 2 yet?
Bob M.

bruce2000 · 05-23-2006, 08:32 PM

Hi Bob, Thanks for the welcome. It will probably be a year before number 2 comes around. But if I watch my spending it may not take that long. I was really blessed in being able to get this byf 41. One man made it possible or I would still be dreaming. The wife says "widow" may be the correct word for her. I`m kinda affraid to eat diiner tonite. But she seems content as long as there are fresh batteries in her remote control and a cocktail in the other hand. Now to find a cool P08 patch to put on baseball cap or a Luger club to join. Any ideas? My Best, Bruce

Tomathvl · 05-23-2006, 10:06 PM

Bruce,
Check out the link for patches.
Tom

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...gerforum+patch

bruce2000 · 05-23-2006, 10:44 PM

WOW! Thanks Tomathvl, I`ll order one in the morning. You guys are the greatest! My Best, Bruce

John Sabato · 05-24-2006, 11:09 AM

Sorry I wasn't around when you signed in... let me add my welcome to the Lugerforum and congrats on a fine P.08

I have a soft spot in my heart for the byf series... they are the finest that Mauser ever produced in my opinion...

bruce2000 · 05-24-2006, 06:50 PM

Thank you Sir, As you can probably tell I`m pretty excited about it. I did not know that there was so much to learn about the P08. I hope the guys can overlook my enthusiasm (did I spell that correctly). But I imagine at one time they all had the same feeling that I do. My Best, Bruce

Edward Tinker · 05-24-2006, 07:34 PM

Bruce, that is true!

Bob in OH · 05-25-2006, 07:21 PM

Hi Bruce... Nice '41... The guys here are amazing and the most cordial of any forum I visit + very knowledgable. I guess you're gonna leave a few P.38s for me and the OH posse then?

bruce2000 · 05-25-2006, 10:51 PM

For sure Ed.......Thanks Bob.........Yeah, seems like some really nice fellows here. You know Bob I might just have to sell a few. These P08s have nice price tags on them. But I do believe they are well worth it. Have a great up coming weekend guys. Thanks to all for the warm welcome. My Best, Bruce..........I gotta get a Luger tattoo!

05-21-2006, 11:25 PM	#1
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First P08 !! Hello Gentlemen, I am proud to say that I am the new buyer of a byf 41 black widow. Thanks to one of your very kind forum members. The pistol is all matching with correct grips and mag. Original finish @90+%. Non import or RC. I cannot figure out how to resize the pics I have or I would post them. Not very PC literate. I think the P08 has now put a halt to my P.38 collecting and caused me to move in their direction. Thank you gentlemen for this forum as I have learned quit a bit from reading the posts. There seems to be a lot to learn in the way of the luger vs the P.38. I hope you guys will accept me as a new and excited member of your forum. My Best, Bruce Wilder

05-21-2006, 11:48 PM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Yo Bruce, Welcome to the Dark side>>> E-mail me the photos. I'll try to shrink them for you. ronald.smith8@att.net __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

05-22-2006, 04:46 PM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hello my name is Bruce and I'm a Lugerholic. Bruce's photos of his 41 byf. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

05-23-2006, 09:18 AM	#6
Steinar User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,538 Thanks: 18 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	Welcome Bruce! And congrats with your first Luger! ..it's much like drugs, the first Luger is often cheap.. then the price goes up when you get deeper into the state of "Lugeritis". Since you started out with such a nice one ..God knows where you go from here! I don't have much to say about it.. it's a beautiful Luger with some valuble grips! Perhaps the next thing would be a matching tool (e/655 ?) and holster? __________________ Previously known as Morgan Kane

05-24-2006, 11:09 AM	#12
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Sorry I wasn't around when you signed in... let me add my welcome to the Lugerforum and congrats on a fine P.08 I have a soft spot in my heart for the byf series... they are the finest that Mauser ever produced in my opinion... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

05-22-2006, 09:46 AM	#3
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 165 Times in 87 Posts	Bruce, welcome to the Luger Forum. So you've been bitten by the Luger Bug. In a short period of time you will develop a severe case of "Lugeritis". While it isn't deadly, it can be a serious illness!!

05-23-2006, 06:56 AM	#5
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Ron. Yes, I am a Lugerholic. Hope the guys have some nice things to say about my first one. My Best, Bruce

05-23-2006, 03:59 PM	#7
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Morgan, Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I am hooked for certain now. I am now looking for a holster and tool. But my funds may limit my purchase for awhile. Maybe this ole KY boy will have to live on bologna for a time. But well worth it in my opinion. Thanks again. My Best, Bruce

05-23-2006, 08:10 PM	#8
maddog350gt User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washougal WA Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Bruce; Welcome to the forum, but take warning, this bug can eat a big hole in your budget. I never have any money, but I seem to find a way to keep buying Lugers (maybe there's a connection there). I just keep telling my wife I am spending her into the poor house, she keeps telling me to make an updated list of values so she will be abel to sell them when I am gone. I hope she doesn't get to be in too much of a hurry for that. Oh well, one of the hazards of the hobby. Have you found number 2 yet? Bob M.

05-23-2006, 08:32 PM	#9
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Bob, Thanks for the welcome. It will probably be a year before number 2 comes around. But if I watch my spending it may not take that long. I was really blessed in being able to get this byf 41. One man made it possible or I would still be dreaming. The wife says "widow" may be the correct word for her. I`m kinda affraid to eat diiner tonite. But she seems content as long as there are fresh batteries in her remote control and a cocktail in the other hand. Now to find a cool P08 patch to put on baseball cap or a Luger club to join. Any ideas? My Best, Bruce

05-23-2006, 10:06 PM	#10
Tomathvl User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milan, IN Posts: 363 Thanks: 3 Thanked 48 Times in 19 Posts	Bruce, Check out the link for patches. Tom http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...gerforum+patch

05-23-2006, 10:44 PM	#11
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WOW! Thanks Tomathvl, I`ll order one in the morning. You guys are the greatest! My Best, Bruce

05-24-2006, 06:50 PM	#13
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you Sir, As you can probably tell I`m pretty excited about it. I did not know that there was so much to learn about the P08. I hope the guys can overlook my enthusiasm (did I spell that correctly). But I imagine at one time they all had the same feeling that I do. My Best, Bruce

05-24-2006, 07:34 PM	#14
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	Bruce, that is true! __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

05-25-2006, 07:21 PM	#15
Bob in OH User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NE OH Posts: 129 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hi Bruce... Nice '41... The guys here are amazing and the most cordial of any forum I visit + very knowledgable. I guess you're gonna leave a few P.38s for me and the OH posse then?

05-25-2006, 10:51 PM	#16
bruce2000 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hazard, Ky. Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	For sure Ed.......Thanks Bob.........Yeah, seems like some really nice fellows here. You know Bob I might just have to sell a few. These P08s have nice price tags on them. But I do believe they are well worth it. Have a great up coming weekend guys. Thanks to all for the warm welcome. My Best, Bruce..........I gotta get a Luger tattoo!