Baby Luger for sale on Gun Broker - Page 2

John Sabato · 08-10-2016, 01:02 PM

I think you will find all you need to know here:

http://www.theparabellumisback.com/

Authored by two of our very recognizable forum members...

I am sure you will find it an interesting read.

Ron Wood · 08-10-2016, 02:43 PM

This little gun is my pride and joy, and one of my favorite Lugers. It is a full-house John Martz creation...a M1900 baby that has not only been cut down, it has been converted to a coil mainspring as well. A true gunsmith work of art.

Ron Wood · 08-10-2016, 02:48 PM

This is the one I have been fiddling with for 30 years and still haven't finished it.

sheepherder · 08-15-2016, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

This is the one I have been fiddling with for 30 years and still haven't finished it.

Maybe you should put your baby up for adoption...

Ron Wood · 08-15-2016, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Maybe you should put your baby up for adoption...

Nah, I have grown quite fond of the poor little beast...even unfinished it pleases me. The work I have done is kinda neat.

sheepherder · 09-08-2016, 10:57 PM

What happened to the baby for sale on GB??? Did the sale fall through???

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I hate to say it, but IMO Eugene has gotten the proportions and the correct donor Luger to make an appealing 'baby' (or pocket) Luger...

http://www.lugerman.com/Pages/SamplePages/Work_22.html

There is no way I could ever afford one, and I couldn't wait that long even if I could afford it...But it just looks "right"...

Vlim · 08-14-2016, 12:44 PM

Evan. The pistols are discussed in our book 'The Parabellum is Back - 1945 - 2000'. Mauser set up tooling in the 1970s and produced them again. Your baby is made out of a postwar Parabellum as a feasibility study for a commemorative version. The handwriting on the magazine is most likely that of Prof. Dr. Rolf Gminder, then manager of small arms production at Mauser.

Evan Duke · 08-14-2016, 07:57 PM

Vlim, thanks for the info. I received the pistol on Saturday. I don't believe that it has ever been fired.

hayhugh · 08-14-2016, 09:15 PM

Looking forward to seeing photos and more info...........

John Sabato · 08-15-2016, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by hayhugh

looking forward to seeing photos and more info...........

+1 !

Vlim · 08-15-2016, 11:01 AM

Your pistol was made in July 1974 and received an 'Original Mauser' toggle description.

The first prototype was made in May, 1974 and got the 10.000101 serial, with a toggle with Mauser banner, but without 'Original' text.

The pistols were initially numbered as follows:
I = 10.000101
II = 11.000101 (your pistol)
III = 10.000001
IV = the reference pistol.

The original document describing the production of these pistols is dated on the 2nd of August, 1974.
A progress document dating from the 31st of July, 1974 indicates that the 4 pistols were made as prototypes for possible sales by Renato Gamba in Italy.

DonVoigt · 09-08-2016, 11:08 PM

Rich,
You could make one yourself!

As I did with a lot of help from my friends!

This bbl is 2.75", I think maybe Eugene's is a half inch longer? I think I like the slightly longer bbl better myself.

Jim Solomon has the frame now, to make a set of simple "normal" checkered grips without border.

sheepherder · 09-09-2016, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

This bbl is 2.75", I think maybe Eugene's is a half inch longer? I think I like the slightly longer bbl better myself.

I think you're right about the barrel. Blowing it up on my scanner, I get 3 1/8" from his web site pic. But in another thread, Ron says the early 'babies' were made from shortened fat barrels...IIRC, Navy fat barrels...(I might have not remembered that correctly)...

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08-14-2016, 07:57 PM	#8
Evan Duke User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 52 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	baby luger Vlim, thanks for the info. I received the pistol on Saturday. I don't believe that it has ever been fired.

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Evan. The pistols are discussed in our book 'The Parabellum is Back - 1945 - 2000'. Mauser set up tooling in the 1970s and produced them again. Your baby is made out of a postwar Parabellum as a feasibility study for a commemorative version. The handwriting on the magazine is most likely that of Prof. Dr. Rolf Gminder, then manager of small arms production at Mauser.

08-14-2016, 09:15 PM	#9
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 898 Thanks: 893 Thanked 514 Times in 276 Posts	Looking forward to seeing photos and more info...........