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02-12-2010, 09:29 PM | #1 |
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Handmade Luger
Interesting handmade Luger
http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=2645197
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02-13-2010, 07:09 AM | #2 |
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Somebody put a LOT of work into that pistol. Can anybody read the inscribed plate on the barrel?
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02-13-2010, 07:32 AM | #3 |
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Not a hand-made. It is a converted gun.
I am not sure the definition of hand-made, in imagination, the starting point (i.e. raw material before making) is supposed to be a chunk of steel, not another gun. I cannot read German. Is it described as handmade? |
02-13-2010, 09:57 AM | #4 |
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I think the inscription is a persons name, Wolfram Rau. Neat way that the safety lever is reversed. I have seen that conversion before. It makes it much more easy to apply or release the safety without changing your grip on the gun.
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02-13-2010, 11:29 AM | #5 |
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The ad describes it as a pistol made by an unknown gunsmith apprentice. It has the look and feel of a student's graduation project. Nice job, I like the gold plate inlays in the frame ears.
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02-13-2010, 02:55 PM | #6 |
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WOuld it qualify as a BBQ gun?
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02-14-2010, 06:48 AM | #7 |
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Personally, i would. It's pretty out there, nice looking work though, i'm impressed.
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