Introductions with pics of my recent heirloom

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by R|M|D Photography

...and try to find a rear sight to match the artillery barrel.

The artillery barrel already has the proper rear sight...It does need a front sight, Tom Heller [LugerDoc] probably has a proper one...

...But both your rear toggles have fixed V-notch sights on them, which an artillery does not use (artillery rear toggles lack any sight)...

Tom should have one of those, too...and he has the tools & skill to change them...

then you would a really fun artillery shooter!!!

[R|M|D Photography]

Originally Posted by wlyon

Just realize that the way it is now it is illegal to attach a stock. Welcome to the forum. Bill

Originally Posted by John Sabato

The barrel that is presently installed is a Navy Luger barrel and has the appropriate and extra high front sight base for that type gun, not the gun you have just inherited. What that means is that the gun will not shoot to the point of aim, but significantly low...

The only way to get your Luger to shoot to point of aim would be to install a barrel that had a correct front sight base. The only barrel of the ones in your photograph that would be correct is the shortest barrel. The front sight base correctly matches the standard rear sight V-notch that is on both rear toggles that you have pictured. Place the muzzle of the 4 inch barrel against the muzzle of the installed barrel to see this difference in height.

Changing a Luger barrel is not a job for an amateur gunsmith, or even a gunsmith who has not done it before...and I personally do not recommend that you try it.

The Luger frame is easily mis-aligned by the use of improper tools, and can be permanently damaged.

I suggest you read this thread to see what is involved in changing a Luger barrel...

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=25223

If you decide to install the proper 4 inch barrel, I would recommend you contact member LugerDoc, who has the proper tools and years of experience in barrel changes.

As Bill Lyons wrning above has pointed out, your Luger would not be legal to attach a shoulder stock, since it is a "parts" Luger and not listed on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) website as a Curio & Relic.

Attaching any type of shoulder stock to this gun, or any other Luger that is not on the C&R list BEFORE paying a $200 tax and registering it as a Short Barrled Rifle (SBR) would be a federal offense, punishable by both fine and imprisonment ... so please be careful about what you do with your heirloom...

Thank you gentleman. And yes, I am well aware of the legalities, but if I do so it would just be for display in my home so I'm not worried.

And thanks for the tip on the mounted barrel's sight being too high, this was a fact I had overlooked! I think I will try to find the front sight and have the artillery barrel mounted as suggested below!

Originally Posted by postino

The artillery barrel already has the proper rear sight...It does need a front sight, Tom Heller [LugerDoc] probably has a proper one...

...But both your rear toggles have fixed V-notch sights on them, which an artillery does not use (artillery rear toggles lack any sight)...

Tom should have one of those, too...and he has the tools & skill to change them...

then you would a really fun artillery shooter!!!

Thanks and that's what I will do!

Quick question on that artillery barrel. What is the scale the rear sight uses? Meters x10? (I.e. 5 for 50 meters?)