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09-27-2013, 01:31 PM | #1 |
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Post war Eclictic Luger
Just for interest or discussion I thought i would share this truly eclictic Luger.
Top assembly- Erfurt Frame- DWM Barrel- Simpson Trigger/small parts- mauser Can't find any Krieghoff or Swiss parts so it doesn't cover the whole world.... LOL It has a matching aluminum bottom mag which I wasn't able to find today. Last edited by mystical_tutor; 09-27-2013 at 01:33 PM. Reason: added information |
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09-27-2013, 03:44 PM | #2 |
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Now that is truly a "Heinz 57" Luger. I bet it is a good shooter though. Thank for posting.
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The upper is a police, so it received a barrel that was likely bought by the Berlin armory and installed - these were installed when a barrel needed replacement, or they bought a 7.65mm barreled luger from DWM. And was acceptance marked by Simson before sold to the police
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09-30-2013, 09:14 AM | #7 |
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Neat Letter Gary!
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I met Sam Costanzo many years ago at the Houston Gun Collectors Shows. He was always friendly and informative. Is he still around?
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he passed away in the early part of 2010 i think.
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Ed, If I'm following you, your saying that this may have actually been a police gun and not a post war put-to-gather?
If so please elaborate a little on the SN. I haven't found anything in your book yet about SNs starting with a 0 (quickly I will admit I'm only part way through the book though--way too many irons in the fire. Retired in '92 and again in '00 and have more to do now than I ever did.... Gary |
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The first clip is where he "Stop Press".. I love it. Now days, just delete and retype. The second clip at the end of the letter where he re-thinks something he said and does a PS. Those are rarely seen any more. I owe a lot to these two folks along with many others of lesser renoun that did so much to encourage me in my collecting. Sorry for the off topic stuff--juat an old fart living in the past. Gary |
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