WW1 Luger found on Somme battlefields on Saturday

Macadoon · 03-02-2010, 04:00 PM

For me the key thing is to see whether the ejector is sitting proud or not and whether there is a bullet in the chamber. Secondly, I want to know how many, if any, bullets are in the chamber. If there are any, I plan to have them removed.
I originally suspected the luger was fully loaded, but as I learn more about this type of gun from this forum, the more I think this may not be the case.
Of course, it is early days as yet, and I very much regard the luger as fully loaded until proven otherwise. That in mind, I have left it for safe keeping with an appropriately qualified person rather than break any laws or take any undue risks. Safety, caution, legality are my rules.
Actually, there appears to be quite a bit of metal, as opposed to rust, still left in the frame. The photo doesn't show it, but a pin test revealed the uminstakable shine of metal under some dirt.
Macadoon

03-02-2010, 04:00 PM	#26
Macadoon User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	For me the key thing is to see whether the ejector is sitting proud or not and whether there is a bullet in the chamber. Secondly, I want to know how many, if any, bullets are in the chamber. If there are any, I plan to have them removed. I originally suspected the luger was fully loaded, but as I learn more about this type of gun from this forum, the more I think this may not be the case. Of course, it is early days as yet, and I very much regard the luger as fully loaded until proven otherwise. That in mind, I have left it for safe keeping with an appropriately qualified person rather than break any laws or take any undue risks. Safety, caution, legality are my rules. Actually, there appears to be quite a bit of metal, as opposed to rust, still left in the frame. The photo doesn't show it, but a pin test revealed the uminstakable shine of metal under some dirt. Macadoon